v.  〔在某一地方〕居住

• dweller   n. 居住在…的人

• dwelling   n. 住宅，寓所，住处

• dwell on/upon sth  老是想着[详述，唠叨]某事〔尤指令人不快之事〕

• city/town/cave dweller 

  居住在城里/镇上/洞穴中的人[动物]

• They dwelt in the forest. 他们住在森林里。

• That is not a subject I want to dwell on.

  那不是我愿意多谈的话题。

• So you made a mistake, but there's no need to dwell on it.

  你是错了，不过不必老是想着这事儿。

• City dwellers suffer higher pollution levels. 城市居民承受的污染程度更严重。

• The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices.

  新建楼区将由66栋住房和一些办公用房组成。

• The more we dwell on negative emotions, the more negative we begin to feel.

  老想那些负面的情绪

• Just off the coast of Southern California sits Santa Cruz Island, where a magical creature called the island fox dwells. 有狐狸居住

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/