inhabit

/ɪnˈhæbɪt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

居住于;栖息于;占据

释义与例句

v. 居住于;栖息于;占据
to live in or occupy a place or environment
  1. Many rare animals inhabit this forest.
    许多珍稀动物栖息在这片森林里。
  2. The island has been inhabited for thousands of years.
    这座岛屿已有数千年的居住历史。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Fish inhabit nearly all bodies of water on Earth.
    鱼类几乎栖息在地球上所有的水域中。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 inhabit = in(在内)+ habit(栖息),居住于、栖息于。名词 inhabitant(居民)。注意与 inherit(继承)区分。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • inhabitant 居民;栖息者
    名词,指居住在某地的人或动物。
  • habitable 可居住的
    形容词,指环境适合居住。
同义词
  • live in 居住在
    live in 是日常用语,可用于人或动物;inhabit 更正式,常用于描述动物、物种或族群长期占据某一栖息地。fish inhabit rivers 比 fish live in rivers 更书面,二者语体不同。
    Many foreigners live in this part of the city. 许多外国人住在城市的这一区。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • inherit 继承
    inhabit 是‘居住、栖息’,inherit 是‘继承(财产、品质)’,拼写和读音相近但含义完全不同,注意区分。
    She inherited a large fortune from her grandfather. 她从祖父那里继承了一大笔财产。
常见搭配
  • inhabit a region 栖息于某地区
    Snow leopards inhabit high mountain regions. 雪豹栖息在高海拔山区。
  • be inhabited by 有……居住
    The village is inhabited mainly by farmers. 这个村庄主要住着农民。
  • sparsely inhabited 人烟稀少的
    The desert is sparsely inhabited. 沙漠地区人烟稀少。