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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。
居住于, 占据, 栖息
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
居住于, 占据, 栖息
be present in
Many species of birds inhabit this forest.
许多鸟类栖息在这片森林里。
居住于
To live or reside in.
存在于
To be present in.
inhabit
Base
原形
inhabits
3rd person
第三人称单数
inhabiting
-ing
现在分词
inhabited
Past
过去式
inhabited
Past participle
过去分词
Many species inhabit the forest.
许多物种栖息在这片森林中。
The ancient tribe inhabited this region.
这个古代部落曾居住在这个地区。
Humans have inhabited Earth for thousands of years.
人类已经在地球上居住了数千年。
规则动词
Many species of birds inhabit this forest.
许多种类的鸟类栖息在这片森林中。
The ancient ruins were once inhabited by a prosperous civilization.
这些古代遗址曾经被一个繁荣的文明所居住。
Microscopic organisms inhabit almost every environment on Earth.
微生物几乎栖息在地球上的每一种环境中。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
Many people inhabit in the city.
Use this
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。
Not this
Who inhabits in this house?
Use this
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'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
居住在一个地区
Many species inhabit this region.
许多物种居住在这个地区。
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。
栖息在洞穴中
Bats inhabit the cave during winter.
蝙蝠在冬天栖息在洞穴中。
居住在森林中
Deer and bears inhabit the forest.
鹿和熊居住在森林中。
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。
居住在行星上
Could humans inhabit Mars one day?
人类有一天能居住在火星上吗？
活在自己的世界里
He seems to inhabit a world of his own, unaware of what's happening around him.
他似乎活在自己的世界里，对周围发生的事情毫无察觉。
生活在谎言中
For years she inhabited a lie about her identity.
多年来，她一直生活在关于自己身份的谎言中。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
Habit rhymes with inhabit (stressed vowel /æ/ matches). Other words share the ending /-ɪt/ but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.