inhabit /inˈhæbit/ vt. 居住于，(动物)栖居于：a district densely inhabited 人口稠密的地区No one has inhabited the island for over 100 years. 那岛上无人居住已有一百多年了。
inhabitant /inˈhæbitənt/ n. ［c］居民：The inhabitants of the island were friendly. 岛上的居民都很友好。The inhabitants were evacuated from the flooded villages. 居民们撤离遭水淹的村庄。
［辨析］inhabitant 常指在某个特定的地方定期居住或住有很长一段时间的人，有时也可指动物。resident着重指居住者有个合法的永久住址，住址比较固定，如permanent resident永久居民。该词也可表示旅店里的居住者，如：This hotel serves meals to residents only. (=only to people who sleep there)
