• vt. 栖息；居住于；占据
• vi. （古）居住；栖息

in-,进入，使，-habit,持有，握住，词源同habitable,habitat.引申词义居住，栖息。

inhabit

inhabit: see habit

inhabit (v.)

late 14c., from Old French enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from Latin inhabitare "to dwell in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit (n.)). Related: Inhabited; inhabiting.

1. some of the rare species that inhabit the area

生活在这个地区的一些罕见物种

来自《权威词典》

2. Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.

菲律宾部分地区仍然居住着一些原始部落.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.

啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Thoughts inhabit his mind.

各种思想占据了他的心灵.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.

他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。

来自辞典例句