dwell

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdwɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dwɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dwel)

Inflections of 'dwell' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
The past form "dwelt" is mainly used in UK English. It is correct in US English, but rare. Both "dwelled" and "dwelt" are correct in UK English.
dwells
v 3rd person singular
dwelling
v pres p
dwelled
v past (US & UK)
dwelt
v past (Mainly UK)
dwelled
v past p (US & UK)
dwelt
v past p (Mainly UK)
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
dwell vi formal, literary (live)SCSimplified Chinese 居住 jū zhù
TCTraditional Chinese 居住
  SCSimplified Chinese 生活(于) jū zhù,shēng huó ( yú )
 George has dwelled here all his life.
 乔治一生都居住于此。
dwell vi informal (think too much about [sth])SCSimplified Chinese 老是想着 lǎo shì xiǎng zhe
 I know what's happened is sad, but try not to dwell.
 我知道悲痛的事情发生了,不过还是得试着不要老是想着它。
dwell on [sth/sb],
dwell upon
vi + prep
(be preoccupied with)SCSimplified Chinese 一直想着
 Try not to dwell on your failures.
 不要一直想着自己的失败。
dwell on [sth],
dwell upon
vi + prep
(speak extensively about)SCSimplified Chinese 详细阐述 xiáng xì chǎn shù
TCTraditional Chinese 詳細闡述
  SCSimplified Chinese 详尽讲解
 In her lecture, the professor dwelt a great deal on the similar themes in the two texts.
 课上,教授长篇大论地描述了两篇文章主题的相似之处。
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议
其他翻译
英语中文
dwell n (machine: pause)SCSimplified Chinese 机器运转中有规则的停顿
dwell n (machine: part of a cam) (凸轮)SCSimplified Chinese 休止区,休止部分
备注: 凸轮上使从动件保持静止的区域
  有所遗漏?报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

dwell [dwɛl]
(pt, pp dwelt)
[dwɛlt] vi (frm) 住 zhù dwell on vt fus 不可拆分 详(詳)述 xiángshù
在这些条目还发现'dwell':
在英文解释里:
中文:
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习惯性搭配: there's no use dwelling on [it, the past, what might have been, these things], don't dwell on [it], had no time to dwell on [it], 更多……

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