uninhabited + noun
uninhabited 常用来修饰地点名词,如 island、area、house 等。
They sailed to an uninhabited island.
他们航行到一个无人居住的岛屿。
无人居住的;杳无人迹的
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无人居住的;杳无人迹的
having no inhabitants; not lived in
They sailed to an uninhabited island.
他们航行到一个无人居住的岛屿。
无人居住的;没有居民的。
Not inhabited; having no inhabitants.
无居民的;无人居住的
not having inhabitants; not lived in
没有项的。
Not having a term.
The old house has been uninhabited for twenty years.
那座老房子已经二十年没人住了。
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They discovered an uninhabited island and decided to explore it.
他们发现了一座无人岛屿,决定去探索。
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The explorers found the valley uninhabited, so they decided to camp there.
探险者们发现这个山谷无人居住,于是决定在那里露营。
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an uninhabited island
一个无人居住的岛屿
WordNet
uninhabited 常用来修饰地点名词,如 island、area、house 等。
They sailed to an uninhabited island.
他们航行到一个无人居住的岛屿。
remain uninhabited 表示持续处于无人居住的状态。
The house has remained uninhabited for years.
这所房子多年来一直无人居住。
Most of the region is uninhabited.
这个地区的大部分地方无人居住。
Not this
After the earthquake, the village was uninhabited for years because the houses were dangerous.
Use this
After the earthquake, the village was uninhabitable for years because the houses were dangerous.
uninhabited 只表示“无人居住”这一状态;uninhabitable 才表示“不适合/无法居住”。原句强调房子危险以致不能住人,所以应改成 uninhabitable。
Not this
This remote island is unhabited.
Use this
This remote island is uninhabited.
inhabited 表示“有人居住的”,其否定形式是 uninhabited;不能去掉 in- 写成 unhabited。
Not this
The seat next to me was uninhabited, so I put my bag there.
Use this
The seat next to me was unoccupied, so I put my bag there.
uninhabited 只用于岛屿、房屋、地区等“无人居住”的场所,不能用来描述椅子这类具体物品;表示临时没有人占用应使用 unoccupied 或 empty。
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无人岛
They spent a week on an uninhabited island.
他们在一个无人岛上待了一周。
无人居住的地区
The expedition crossed an uninhabited area of the desert.
探险队穿过了一片无人居住的沙漠地区。
无人居住的房子
The old uninhabited house at the end of the street is for sale.
街尾那栋无人居住的老房子在出售。
杳无人迹的地区
Satellite images show large uninhabited regions in the north.
卫星图像显示北方有大片杳无人迹的地区。
无人居住的土地
Most of the country is uninhabited land covered by forest.
这个国家大部分地区是森林覆盖的无人居住土地。
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un-(不)+ inhabited(有人居住的)→ 无人居住的;想象一座荒岛,杳无人迹。
语域:neutral 常见场景:地理描述、旅行指南、新闻报道 该词多用于书面语或正式描述,语气中性,常出现在地理、旅行或新闻语境中,表示某地无人居住或杳无人迹。
只有 inhabited /ɪnˈhæbətɪd/ 与 uninhabited 押韵(重读元音及之后的音相同)。inhibited、exhibited、unlimited 虽都以 -ited 结尾,但重读元音不同,是形近而音异的词。
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