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habitation

英 [ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  居住; 住处; 住所; 聚居地

复数:habitations 

TEM8

BNC.14815 / COCA.17865

同义词辨析

habitationdwellingresidence【导航词义:住所】

habitationn. 〈正式〉住宅,住处
〔辨析〕
指人长久或固定的住所或居住地。
〔例证〕
She chose this village for her habitation.
她选择这个村庄作为她的栖身之地。
The house is unfit for human habitation.
那所房子不适宜住人。
dwellingn. 〈正式〉住宅,寓所,住处
〔辨析〕
指人们居住的任何处所或建筑物,有别于办公等用房,常用复数形式。
〔例证〕
Ancient people dug caves for their dwellings.
古代人挖洞穴作为住所。
Dwellings in the mountains are few and far between.
山里的住家寥若晨星。
residencen. 〈正式〉住宅,官邸
〔辨析〕
指大而堂皇的寓所或公馆,也指官员因公职而使用的住所。
〔例证〕
This is Mr. Brown's residence.
这是布朗先生的寓所。
They have a summer residence in the countryside.
他们在乡间有幢避暑居所。
He has been to the ambassador's official residence.
他去过那位大使的官邸。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 居住
      the act of living in a place
      1. They looked around for any signs of habitation.
        他们四处寻找有人居住的迹象。
      2. The houses were unfit for human habitation (= not clean or safe enough for people to live in) .
        那些房子不适合人居住。
    • 住处;住所;聚居地
      a place where people live
      1. The road serves the scattered habitations along the coast.
        这条公路连接着海岸线上分散的聚居地。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 居住
      Habitationis the activity of living somewhere.
      1. The recent survey found that 20 per cent of private-rented dwellings are unfit for human habitation...
        最近的调查发现,20%的私人租住房屋并不适合人居住。
      2. Signs of habitation appeared and the fields gave way to houses.
        屋宇起平地,耕野生人烟。
    • N-COUNT 住处;住所;聚居地
      Ahabitationis a place where people live.
      1. Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west.
        在居住区后面,北边和西边陡然高耸着砂岩悬崖。

    英英释义

    noun

    • the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
      1. he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony
      Synonym:inhabitancyinhabitation
    • housing that someone is living in
      1. he built a modest dwelling near the pond
      2. they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
      Synonym:dwellinghomedomicileabodedwelling house
    • the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

      双语例句

      • Kunming is a city with a long history; long before the Paleolithic Sanmonian have human habitation.
        昆明是一个历史悠久的城市,远在三万年前的旧石器时代就有人类居住。
      • Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west.
        在居住区后面,北边和西边陡然高耸着砂岩悬崖。
      • Application of China's traditional habitation culture in design of villa
        浅谈中国传统居住文化在别墅设计中的应用
      • Is it a house fit for human habitation?
        这是幢适合于人居住的房子吗?
      • The conversion of waste land into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation.
        把废弃的土地改变为适合居住或耕作。
      • And climate change threatens to make much of the planet unsuited for food production and habitation.
        气候变化威胁着地球,使其大部分地区不再适合粮食生长和生物居住。
      • The building is unfit for human habitation.
        那幢楼不适合人类居住。
      • Close to habitation, these two mosquito species multiply in collections of stagnant water, mostly in artificial containers.
        这两种蚊虫接近住所,主要在采集的存放在人造容器的死水中繁殖。
      • Habitation is one of basic functions of city.
        居住,是城市的基本功能之一。
      • Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
        耶和华啊!我喜爱你住宿的殿,你荣耀居住的地方。