Word · Frequency #23142
cohabited
同居
cohabited is the past of cohabit.
to live together as a couple without being married
- 1.
To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
同居,尤指未婚但有浪漫和性关系
- 2.
To coexist in common environs with.
共存于共同环境
- 3.
To cooperate with an opposing political party.
与对立政党合作
同居,尤指未婚但有浪漫和性关系；共存于共同环境；与对立政党合作；同居；[法] 同居
In use
They decided to cohabit before getting married.
The couple have cohabited for five years and now plan to buy a house together.
They are cohabiting in a small apartment near the station.
cohabit
cohabit 是不及物动词，后面不能直接接宾语。
They decided to cohabit after dating for two years.
他们恋爱两年后决定同居。
cohabit with sb
用 with 引出同居对象。
She has cohabited with her partner for five years.
她和伴侣同居五年了。
Verb forms
base cohabit · third person cohabits · -ing cohabiting · past cohabited · past participle cohabited
cohabit 常指未婚伴侣同居，为不及物动词；如需说明对象，可与 with 连用。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- cohabit with someone
- 与某人同居
- He has been cohabiting with his partner for two years.他与伴侣同居已有两年。
- cohabit before marriage
- 婚前同居
- Many couples cohabit before marriage to see if they are compatible.许多情侣婚前同居，看看他们是否合得来。
- cohabiting couple
- 同居情侣
- The couple next door are a cohabiting couple.隔壁的这对是同居情侣。
- start cohabiting
- 开始同居
- After dating for a year, they started cohabiting.约会一年后，他们开始同居。
Synonyms
- live together
- 住在一起（中性，不特指婚姻关系） · 最常用、最中性；也可指普通室友合住，因此需靠语境或搭配表明情侣关系。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
co-共同 + habit习惯：同居就是两人共同生活、习惯彼此。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式报道、学术讨论 cohabit 比 live together 更正式，多用于法律、正式报道或书面语；日常口语中更常说 live together。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cohabit 真正押韵的有 habit、inhabit、rabbit（结尾读 /hæbɪt/ 或 /bɪt/）。注意 exhibit、prohibit 拼写以 -hibit 结尾，但读作 /hɪbɪt/，与 cohabit 的 /hæbɪt/ 不押韵，是易混淆的形近词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.