cohabit
UK/kәu'hæbit/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To live together as a couple, especially without being married
同居（尤指未婚共同生活）
v.
(of animals or things) to coexist in the same place
（动物或事物）共存于同一处
词根拆分
词根派生co-（一起）+ habit（来自 habitāre，居住）=「住在一起」。最常指未婚伴侣共住一处；在生物学里可指物种共存于同一环境。
词根 habit 还连着 7 个词常用搭配
- 1.cohabit with与……同居
- 2.cohabiting couple同居伴侣
例句
- 1.
Many couples cohabit for years before deciding to marry.
许多伴侣在决定结婚前会同居多年。
- 2.
The two species cohabit peacefully in the same wetland.
这两个物种在同一片湿地里和平共处。