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- a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis常住居民, 定居者。
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- a bird, butterfly, or other animal of a species that does not migrate留鸟; 无迁徙习性的蝴蝶（或其他动物）。
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- Brit. a guest in a hotel who stays for one or more nights〈英〉（旅店）住客。
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- US a person who boards at a boarding school〈美〉寄宿制学校学生。
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- historical a British government agent in any semi-independent state, especially the Governor General's agent at the court of an Indian state〈史〉（英国政府派驻半独立国家的）特派代表; （英国驻印度总督派驻各邦的）特派代表。
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- an intelligence agent in a foreign country驻外特工。
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- N. Amer. a medical graduate engaged in specialized practice under supervision in a hospital〈北美〉（高级专科）住院医师。
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- living somewhere on a long-term basis常住的, 定居的：
he has been resident in Brazil for a long time.
他已在巴西居住了很长时间。
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- having quarters on the premises of one's work住在工作场所的：
resident farm workers.
住场农场工人。
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- attached to and working regularly for a particular institution常驻的：
the film studio needed a resident historian.
电影厂需要一位常驻的历史学家。
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- (of a bird, butterfly or other animal) non-migratory; remaining in an area throughout the year（鸟、蝴蝶等）非迁徙性的。
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- (of a computer program, file, etc.) immediately available in computer memory, rather than having to be loaded from elsewhere（计算机程序、文件等）（在存储器中）常驻的, 驻留的。
派生词
residentship
noun （historical 〈史〉）词源
Middle English: from Latin resident- 'remaining', from the verb residere （see RESIDE）.