| 单词 | habitation |
| 释义 | habitation (hæbɪteɪʃən ) Word forms: habitations 1. uncountable noun Habitation is the activity of living somewhere. [formal] 20 per cent of private-rented dwellings are unfit for human habitation. Signs of habitation appeared and the fields gave way to houses. Synonyms: occupation, living in, residence, tenancy 2. countable noun A habitation is a place where people live. [formal] Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west. Synonyms: dwelling [formal, literary], home, house, residence Collocations: human habitation There were only four sites of human habitation - the odd sheep station manned by two or three people - in 300 miles. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It was not a great botanic garden, but it was a lung in the midst of the crowded brick and stone of human habitation. THY BROTHER DEATH What we are saying is human habitation and occupation is worse. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This was the only human habitation visible in the landscape. Seminary Boy (2006) There was not another human habitation in sight. Times, Sunday Times (2008) |
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