Word · Frequency #6908
inhabit
居住于, 占据, 栖息
be present in
- 1.
To live or reside in.
居住于
- 2.
To be present in.
存在于
居住于；存在于；占据；栖息
In use
Many species of birds inhabit this forest.
The ancient ruins were once inhabited by a prosperous civilization.
Microscopic organisms inhabit almost every environment on Earth.
inhabit + place
inhabit 是及物动词，直接跟地点名词，不用介词。
Many species of birds inhabit this forest.
许多鸟类栖息在这片森林里。
be inhabited + by + agent
被动语态强调居住者，常用介词 by 引出。
The island is inhabited by a small community of fishermen.
这个岛屿上居住着一个由渔民组成的小社区。
inhabit + area/environment
表示在特定环境或区域中生存。
These creatures inhabit the deep ocean trenches.
这些生物栖息在深海海沟中。
Verb forms
base inhabit · third person inhabits · -ing inhabiting · past inhabited · past participle inhabited
规则动词
Common mistakes
Many people inhabit in the city.Many people inhabit the city.
inhabit 是及物动词，直接接地点名词，不需要加介词 'in'。中文'居住在'包含'在'，但英语中 inhabit 后不用介词。
Who inhabits in this house?Who inhabits this house?
inhabit 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不能像 live 那样后接介词 in。应去掉 'in'。
Connections
Collocations
- inhabit a region
- 居住在一个地区
- Many species inhabit this region.许多物种居住在这个地区。
- inhabit an island
- 居住在岛上
- The tribe has inhabited the island for centuries.这个部落已经在岛上居住了几个世纪。
- inhabit a cave
- 栖息在洞穴中
- Bats inhabit the cave during winter.蝙蝠在冬天栖息在洞穴中。
- inhabit a forest
- 居住在森林中
- Deer and bears inhabit the forest.鹿和熊居住在森林中。
- inhabit a place
- 居住在一个地方
- People have inhabited this place for thousands of years.人们已经在这个地方居住了数千年。
- inhabit a planet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'in'(在内)与'habit'(习惯)结合：在一个地方居住久了就会养成习惯，即居住、栖息。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或书面语境，描述生物或人类居住或存在于某地。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Habit rhymes with inhabit (stressed vowel /æ/ matches). Other words share the ending /-ɪt/ but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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。
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