| 释义 |
dwell/dwel/ v. & n.●v. intr. (past and past part. dwelt or dwelled) 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 in, at, near, on, etc.) literary live, reside [文学用语]居住，寓于 dwelt in the forest 居住在森林里 2 (of a horse) be slow in raising its feet; pause before taking a fence (马)收步；(跨越障碍物前)踌躇 ●n. a slight, regular pause in the motion of a machine (机器运转中)有规则的小停顿 dwell on (or upon) 1 spend time on, linger over; write, brood, or speak at length on (a specified subject) 花费时间于；徘徊于; (对专题)书写；进行沉思；长篇大论 always dwells on his grievances 老在诉说他的冤屈 2 prolong (a note, a syllable, etc.) (音、音节等)拉长，持续 □ dweller n.[Old English dwellan ‘lead astray, hinder, delay’, later ‘continue in a place’, from Germanic] |