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。
同居
cohabiting — present participle of cohabit
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
to live together as a couple without being married
同居,尤指未婚但有浪漫和性关系
To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
共存于共同环境
To coexist in common environs with.
与对立政党合作
To cooperate with an opposing political party.
一般现在时
They cohabit in a small apartment downtown.
他们在市中心的一间小公寓里同居。
现在进行时
Right now, she is cohabiting with her boyfriend in Beijing.
她现在正和男朋友在北京同居。
现在完成时
They have cohabited for five years without getting married.
他们已经同居五年,没有结婚。
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。
They decided to cohabit before getting married.
他们决定在结婚前同居。
用法提示:cohabit 为动词原形,在句中作不及物动词,表示未婚伴侣同居。
The couple have cohabited for five years and now plan to buy a house together.
这对夫妇已经同居五年,现在打算一起买房子。
用法提示:cohabited 是过去分词,与 have 构成现在完成时,表示同居状态持续至今。
They are cohabiting in a small apartment near the station.
他们正在车站附近的一间小公寓里同居。
用法提示:cohabiting 是现在分词,与 are 构成现在进行时,表示当前正在同居。
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。
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。
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。
非正式,可能带贬义;强调性关系和较随意/短暂的同居,不宜用于正式文体。
强调组建家庭、长期共同生活,不只指住同一屋檐下;用于朋友合住则显得过重。
过时或戏谑用法,带有道德或宗教色彩;现代中性语境中不宜使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子They cohabited each other for two years.
正确表达They cohabited with each other for two years.
cohabit 是不及物动词,不能直接接宾语;表示“和某人同居”时要用介词 with,所以 each other 前必须加 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子Their cohabit lasted only a year.
正确表达Their cohabitation lasted only a year.
cohabit 是动词,不能作名词;表示“同居”这个行为或状态要用名词 cohabitation。
此处 cohabit 指未婚情侣同居;separate 表示伴侣不再共同生活,可用于未婚或已婚,但侧重‘分开’而非‘解除婚姻’。
较口语,指情侣关系结束并不再同居,与 cohabit 的未婚同居义相对。
较正式,指两人分开/分手,常用于文学或正式语境;不强调居住安排。
inhabit 表示“居住在某地”,后接地点名词;cohabit 表示“(未婚伴侣)同居”,不接地点宾语,主语是人。
coexist 指“共存、共处”,可用于事物、群体等,不强调恋爱或夫妻关系;cohabit 专指未婚情侣居住在一起。
reside 是正式用语,指“居住在某地”,通常带地点;cohabit 强调未婚伴侣同住,不带地点宾语。
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。
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。
同居情侣
The couple next door are a cohabiting couple.
隔壁的这对是同居情侣。
开始同居
After dating for a year, they started cohabiting.
约会一年后,他们开始同居。
co-(共同)+ habit(居住,源自拉丁语 habitare)
同居的人通常是彼此的 partner(伴侣)。
cohabit 常出现在谈论两人 relationship(关系)的情境中。
同居双方共同生活的 household(住户/家庭)。
选择同居常意味着对这段关系有 commitment(承诺/投入)。
开始同居时常说 move in,表示搬进同一个住处。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.