dwell
英 [dwel]
美[dwɛl]
- vi. 居住；存在于；细想某事
英英释意
- 1. think moodily or anxiously about something
- 2. originate (in);
- "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
- 3. make one's home or live in;
- "She resides officially in Iceland"
- "I live in a 200-year old house"
- "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"
- "The plains are sparsely populated"
- 4. come back to;
- "Don't dwell on the past"
- "She is always harping on the same old things"
双语例句
- 1. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on.
- 我不再去回忆那些痛苦不堪的往事了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
- 沉湎于虚幻的梦想而忘记现实的生活，是毫无益处的。
来自电影《哈利波特与魔法石》
- 3. Sometimes his mind would dwell on the horrors he had been through.
- 有时他会老是想着他所经历过的种种恐怖.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.
- 不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A great number of water fowls dwell on the island.
- 许多水鸟在岛上栖息.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》