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dwell
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- Conjugation :
past
dwelled
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past
dwelt
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ing
dwelling
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Derivatives :
n
dweller
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- dwell
[dwεl]
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1.
vi.
[frm]
住
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dwell
[dwel]
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1.
vi.
踌躇
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2.
vi.
注意；凝思，沉思
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3.
vi.
存在，来源
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The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country.
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这个国家依然存在社会不公的问题。
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4.
vi.
居住，生活
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This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean.
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这种鱼生活在海底。
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5.
vi.
占据
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6.
vi.
回到，回忆
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Don't dwell on the past.
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不要总留恋过去。
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7.
n.[u]
延长；停止；保压
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dwell
[dwεl]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
[formal, literary]
to live as a permanent resident
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2.
vi.
to live (in a specified state)
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to dwell in poverty
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3.
n
a regular pause in the operation of a machine
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4.
n
a flat or constant-radius portion on a linear or rotary cam enabling the cam follower to remain static for a brief time
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5.
n
[Etymology]
Old English dwellan to seduce, get lost; related to Old Saxon bidwellian to prevent, Old Norse dvelja, Old High German twellen to prevent
Examples
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The interviewee didn't want to dwell on bad experiences.
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受访者不想对那些糟糕的经历谈得太多。
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Don't dwell on the past.
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不要总留恋过去。
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to dwell in poverty
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总的说来，这是一本好书，若对不足之处过多指摘，未免吹毛求疵。
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On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.
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许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
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A great number of water fowls dwell on the island.
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他这人就是小心眼，针鼻儿大的事能挂累好长时间。
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He is so narrow-minded that even a tiny matter will dwell in his mind for a long time.
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黑种人主要分布于非洲等地。
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Black people dwell mainly in African.
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避重就轻
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evade serious issues and dwell on the trivial
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