inhabit,dwell,reside在英语中有什么区别?

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  • dwell :文学上的用词,口语中通常用live代替.

    Those two men are dwelling with us.(那两个人跟我们住在一起.)

    reside :书面用词,指合法的永久性居住,也指在豪华的住宅里居住.

    They reside abroad.(他们居住在国外.)

    inhabit :强调人或动物居住在某个地区并已适应某种特殊环境.

    Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.(啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中.)