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dwell的過去式和過去分詞

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted
   into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen,
   dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
   delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
   Sw. dv["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
   dull. See {Dull}, and cf. {Dwale}.]
   1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]

   2. To abide; to remain; to continue.

            I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.   --Shak.

            Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
                                                  --Wordsworth.

   3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
      in a place; to reside.

            The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
            possessions.                          --Peacham.

            The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
            hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
                                                  Smith.

   {To dwell in}, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
      ``My hopes in heaven to dwell.'' --Shak.

   {To dwell on} or {upon}, to continue long on or in; to remain
      absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell
      upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.

            They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
            language, fixed in amazement.         --Buckminster.

   Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
        stay; rest.

Dwelt \Dwelt\, imp. & p. p.
   of {Dwell}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

dwell
     v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {brood}]
     2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
        in this country" [syn: {consist}, {lie}, {belong}, {lie in}]
     3: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in
        Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people
        inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The
        plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {shack}, {reside}, {live},
         {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
     4: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always
        harping on the same old things" [syn: {harp}]
     [also: {dwelt}]

dwelt
     See {dwell}
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