cohabit

IPA/kəʊˈhæbɪt/
KK[kohˈæbɪt]IPA/kəʊˈhæbɪt/

cohabit — 動詞

  • cohabitpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • cohabitshe / she / it
  • cohabitedpast simple
  • cohabiting-ing form

1. for two people in a romantic relationship to share one home as a couple, especia

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

同居

像伴侶一樣住在一起

for two people in a romantic relationship to share one home as a couple, especially without getting married

例句

After graduation, Mira and Ramón chose to cohabit in Taichung before planning a wedding.

Mira 和 Ramón 畢業後決定先在台中同居，再規劃婚禮。

cohabit before marriage

The lease allows only married tenants, so the couple cannot cohabit there legally.

租約只允許已婚房客，所以這對情侶不能合法在那裡同居。

formal or legal context for cohabit

常見搭配
  • cohabit with a partner
  • cohabit before marriage
  • cohabit for several years
  • unmarried couples cohabit
同義詞
反義詞
  • live apart

    describes partners who keep separate homes

  • split up

    focuses on ending the relationship rather than sharing a home

文法句型

two people cohabit

cohabit with + partner

cohabit before marriage

用法筆記

Common in legal, housing, and social-policy writing when a couple's marital status matters. In everyday conversation, people more often say live together.

常見錯誤

Two software systems cohabit in the same office.
Two software systems coexist in the same office.
cohabit is used for romantic partners sharing a home, not for systems or companies.
Nila cohabits her boyfriend in Taoyuan.
Nila cohabits with her boyfriend in Taoyuan.' / ✅ 'Nila and her boyfriend cohabit in Taoyuan.
cohabit is intransitive, so the partner is not a direct object.

同根字

  • cohabitation
    名詞C1
  • cohabitant
    名詞C2

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常用片語

  • cohabit before marriage
  • cohabit with a partner
  • unmarried couples cohabit

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