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单词 inhabit
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Definition of inhabit in English:

inhabit

verbinhabits, inhabited, inhabiting ɪnˈhabɪtɪnˈhæbət
[with object]
  • (of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment)

    (人,动物,群体)居住于;栖息于

    a bird that inhabits North America

    栖息于北美的一种鸟。

    the region was inhabited by Indians

    这个地区为印第安人所居住。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wild species inhabits wet ground such as riverbanks and the flowers bloom in summer to autumn.
    • There is no attempt to characterize the society that inhabits these places.
    • Not only is the dugong vital, but also the environment inhabited by the dugong.
    • What they do manage is to build and inhabit an intimate space which is quite enthralling.
    • It's as if, when God was making the animals that inhabit the Earth, he dumped here anything he got a bit wrong.
    • They inhabited a world that was dominated by a different kind of animal - the mammal.
    • Russians still regard it as a place inhabited by criminals, bears and wolves.
    • The people who inhabit this neighbourhood appear strikingly similar to one another.
    • For example, there are more species of ants inhabiting the hill called Black Mountain in Canberra than there are in all of Britain.
    • It inhabits an environment of violence, constantly fighting with others of its kind.
    • The second group included 6 species inhabiting tributaries of the Pacific Ocean.
    • The species inhabits continental slopes of all southern continents.
    • Wealthy areas are inhabited by a disproportionate number of resident foreigners.
    • The people inhabiting the area are admirable because they know how to live in harmony with nature.
    • Humans are too afraid to accept the truth that they're not the only creatures inhabiting this small planet.
    • We've gone from being a largely rural society, to one that increasingly inhabits cities.
    • Now they inhabit two rooms in what appears to be a carpet factory unchanged since a wet Tuesday night in 1953.
    • This can be very important since some fish will inhabit silty area in preference to hard bottoms.
    • The hunting of animals by the Baka posed no threat to the sustainability of the natural species inhabiting the area.
    • All the spuds are growing on land which was inhabited by pigs last year, so I think all that manure has been good for them.
    Synonyms
    live in, occupy
    settle in, settle, people, populate, colonize, make one's home in, set up home in
    dwell in, reside in, tenant, lodge in, have one's home in, be an inhabitant of, be established in, be ensconced in
    formal be domiciled in, abide in

Derivatives

  • inhabitation

  • noun ɪnhabɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌhæbəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
    • The natural hazards are too numerous and the climate too determinedly extreme to tolerate inhabitation by anybody but the most intrepid and self-reliant.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The same interface specificity differentiates the inhabitation of public banking terminals, automobile interiors, retail purchasing registers, etc.
      • You know how it is, when you're sitting out in the dark, 50 kilometres from the nearest place of inhabitation, and you turn on the light, even the tiniest little three LED gizmo.
      • Adams chronicles the fate of early Virginia in eight chapters, beginning with its geological and biological history and then turning to the history of its inhabitation by Native American, Spanish, and English residents and visitors.
      • Trees were felled mercilessly to pave way for inhabitations.

Origin

Late Middle English inhabite, enhabite, from Old French enhabiter or Latin inhabitare, from in- 'in' + habitare 'dwell' (from habere 'have').

Definition of inhabit in US English:

inhabit

verbɪnˈhæbətinˈhabət
[with object]
  • (of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment)

    (人,动物,群体)居住于;栖息于

    a bird that inhabits North America

    栖息于北美的一种鸟。

    urban centers inhabited by more than 10 million people
    the loneliest inhabited place on Earth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We've gone from being a largely rural society, to one that increasingly inhabits cities.
    • The people who inhabit this neighbourhood appear strikingly similar to one another.
    • Wealthy areas are inhabited by a disproportionate number of resident foreigners.
    • The hunting of animals by the Baka posed no threat to the sustainability of the natural species inhabiting the area.
    • The second group included 6 species inhabiting tributaries of the Pacific Ocean.
    • The wild species inhabits wet ground such as riverbanks and the flowers bloom in summer to autumn.
    • It's as if, when God was making the animals that inhabit the Earth, he dumped here anything he got a bit wrong.
    • What they do manage is to build and inhabit an intimate space which is quite enthralling.
    • Russians still regard it as a place inhabited by criminals, bears and wolves.
    • Not only is the dugong vital, but also the environment inhabited by the dugong.
    • The people inhabiting the area are admirable because they know how to live in harmony with nature.
    • There is no attempt to characterize the society that inhabits these places.
    • It inhabits an environment of violence, constantly fighting with others of its kind.
    • This can be very important since some fish will inhabit silty area in preference to hard bottoms.
    • They inhabited a world that was dominated by a different kind of animal - the mammal.
    • Humans are too afraid to accept the truth that they're not the only creatures inhabiting this small planet.
    • The species inhabits continental slopes of all southern continents.
    • Now they inhabit two rooms in what appears to be a carpet factory unchanged since a wet Tuesday night in 1953.
    • All the spuds are growing on land which was inhabited by pigs last year, so I think all that manure has been good for them.
    • For example, there are more species of ants inhabiting the hill called Black Mountain in Canberra than there are in all of Britain.
    Synonyms
    live in, occupy

Origin

Late Middle English inhabite, enhabite, from Old French enhabiter or Latin inhabitare, from in- ‘in’ + habitare ‘dwell’ (from habere ‘have’).

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