Dwell
[dwel] or [dwɛl]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) originate (in); 'The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country'.
(verb.) exist or be situated within; 'Strange notions inhabited her mind'.
編輯:西娅--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To delay; to linger.
(v. i.) To abide; to remain; to continue.
(v. i.) To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
(v. t.) To inhabit.
編輯:卢克
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. Inhabit, reside, live, stay, sojourn, tarry, abide, plant one's self, be settled, have a habitation.
阿方斯校對
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Stop, stay, rest, inhabit, sojourn, lodge, linger, tarry, live, reside, abide
ANT:Move, travel, hasten, speed, migrate, wander, depart, flit, roam
手打:托马斯
解釋/意思:
v.i. to abide in a place: to remain: to rest the attention: to continue long.—v.t. (Milt.) to inhabit to place:—pr.p. dwell′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. dwelled or dwelt.—ns. Dwell′er; Dwell′ing the place where one dwells: habitation: continuance; Dwell′ing-house a house used as a dwelling in distinction from a place of business or other building; Dwell′ing-place a place of residence.
布雷特整理
例句/造句/用法:
- Jaelthe stern woman; sat apart, relenting somewhat over her captive; but more prone to dwell on the faithful expectation of Heber coming home. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- I hate to dwell long on any subject, unless indeed it were the merits of these my most interesting and valuable memoirs! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- No need to dwell on the result. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- My friend, the Golden Age still exists in Melnos, and if you come with me, you will dwell in Arcady. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- You propose, replied I, to fly from the habitations of man, to dwell in those wilds where the beasts of the field will be your only companions. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- I will not dwell on a scene, which even at this distant period I cannot remember without shuddering. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Or her taste for peculiar people, put in Mrs. Archer in a dry tone, while her eyes dwelt innocently on her son's. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Strange to say, that quiet influence which was inseparable in my mind from Agnes, seemed to pervade even the city where she dwelt. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Near the spot we sailed from, the Holy Family dwelt when they sojourned in Egypt till Herod should complete his slaughter of the innocents. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- It was so long since Fanny had had any letter from her, that she had some reason to think lightly of the friendship which had been so dwelt on. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- This was what Will Ladislaw dwelt on to Mr. Brooke as a reason for congratulation that he had not yet tried his strength at the hustings. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Mrs Gowan thought the hit so good a one, that she dwelt upon it; repeating 'Not _everything_. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Falsehoods and illusions ascend to take their place; the prodigal goes back into the country of the Lotophagi or drones, and openly dwells there. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- He dwells upon the pleasure of an open fire, and the destruction of this pleasure by the use of the closed stoves. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- And, fled from monarchs, Mount Charles, dwells with thee! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Yes—in Constantinople; a daughter of the old Byzantine nobles, a Fanariot beautiful as the dawn, who dwells at Phanar. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- At this early date no drawings were attached to patents, and the specification dwells more on the function of the machine than the instrumentalities employed. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Take her as the visionary nursling of your own fancy; and she will grow upon you, all the more clearly, as the living woman who dwells in mine. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The latter place was a large, comfortable dwelling, beautifully situated among woods about a mile to the northeast of Chesterfield. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Silence reigned in this dwelling. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- The spirit of elder days found a dwelling here, and we delighted to trace its footsteps. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- But it took off her thoughts from too impatiently dwelling upon her desire to have all explained to Mr. Thornton. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- They talked about art in a merely sensuous way, dwelling on outside effects, instead of allowing themselves to learn what it has to teach. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- In what way could it possibly be the interest of the inhabitants of that dwelling to serve me? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- This was not the rose; but she had dwelled with it. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
校對:诺艾尔