Wordiyo

dwell

🇬🇧 UK/dwel/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLC1

Definitions

v.

To live or reside in a place; to think or talk at length about something.

居住；沉湎于，详述

n.

A brief pause in the motion of a mechanism.

（机械运动中的）停顿

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
dwellother
=dwell

Common Collocations

  • 1.dwell on沉湎于
  • 2.dwell in居住在

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They dwell in a small cottage on the outskirts of the rural village.

  • 2.

    Don't dwell too long on past mistakes; focus on the future instead.

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