一、詳細釋義:


n.

住宅,住所,公寓 [C]


例句:

I hope your new dwelling will bring you and your family loads of fortune and good health.

謹祝你的新居將為你全家?guī)眸欉\。


例句:

Soon after we came to the city, we rented a dwelling place.

來到城里不久,我們的寓所已經(jīng)租定。


二、詞義辨析:


house,building,dwelling,shelter,habitation,home,residence

這些名詞均含有“居住處”之意。 house中性詞,泛指一切供居住的建筑物,尤指適合一家一戶居住的房屋。 building泛指一切建筑物,不限于居住的房子。 dwelling正式用詞,僅指人們居住的任何建筑物。 shelter可指長期或臨時的住處,也指簡陋或臨時搭建的躲避風雨的場所。 habitation指長久或固定的住所或居住地。 home指永久住家時,帶有家庭所特有的溫暖、情感等氣息。 residence指大而堂皇的寓所或公館,也指法律上的居住點。


三、相關(guān)短語:


dwelling house

居住房屋,居住房屋


lake dwelling

n. [史前期]在湖上的木架房屋


四、參考例句:


He changed his dwelling recently.

他最近搬了家。


Don't waste time dwelling on it.

不要浪費時間老是想著問題。


Because you are dwelling on it.

因為你總是止不住去想。


Ants need ventilation and a possibility to moisture their dwelling.

螞蟻需要通風和保持他們住所一定適度的可能。


These dwelling houses have been put to use.

這些住宅已交付使用。


Why do you keep dwelling upon that matter?

你為什么一直在喋喋不休地講那個問題?


A near friend is better than a far - dwelling kinsman.

近友勝過遠親。


His picture appeared prominently in every private dwelling

他的肖像,顯著地呈現(xiàn)于每一個私人住宅。


Dwelling on the past and worrying about the future.

回想過去,并擔心未來。


The koala is a nocturnal, tree dwelling marsupial mammal.

考拉屬喜夜間活動居于樹上的有袋類哺乳動物。