Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2053
resident
居民；居住者；栖居的动植物
A person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place or area.
- 1.
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
居住在某地或某区域的人、动物或植物
- 2.
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
长期居住在特定地方或出生在那里的人
- 3.
A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
不迁徙的留鸟
- 4.
a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
住在医院并在医院医务人员监督下照顾住院患者的医生(尤其是实习医生)
- 5.
A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
在医院或诊所接受研究生培训的医生
- 6.
A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
驻外外交代表,级别低于大使
- 7.
A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
合法永久居民,保持居留权的人
永久居民；长期居留者；住院医师；实习医生；留鸟；常驻外交代表；居住在某地或某区域的人、动物或植物
In use
The residents of the apartment building held a meeting to discuss security.
As a longtime resident of the city, she knows every street well.
The new resident moved in last week and is already friendly with neighbors.
the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital
a resident of sth
She is a resident of New York.
她是纽约的居民。
local residents
常用复数形式表示群体。
The local residents complained about the noise.
当地居民抱怨噪音。
Connections
Collocations
- local resident
- 当地居民
- The local residents were asked to evacuate.当地居民被要求撤离。
- permanent resident
- 永久居民
- She has been a permanent resident of Canada for ten years.她成为加拿大永久居民已有十年。
- new resident
- 新居民
- The new residents received a welcome package from the city.新居民收到了城市的欢迎礼包。
- elderly resident
- 老年居民
- The community center offers activities for elderly residents.社区中心为老年居民提供活动。
- fellow resident
- 同住居民
- I often chat with my fellow residents in the lobby.我经常在大厅里和同住居民聊天。
- resident's permit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“resident”中的“reside”（居住）加上“nt”（人），意为“居住的人”，即居民。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: residential area, community, city, household; note_zh: 通常指长期居住在某地的人，中性词，适用于各种正式和非正式场合。
Grammar Note
表示居住在某地的人，常见搭配为 a resident of/in + 地点。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'president' rhymes with 'resident' (/ˈprɛzɪdənt/). Other words with -dent ending are spelling lookalikes and have different stressed vowels.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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