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a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there 居民;住戶 a resident of the United States 美國的居民 The proposals sparked concern among local residents. 這些提議引起了當地居民的擔憂。
Extra ExamplesThere were confrontations between local residents and the police. 當地居民和警察之間有過沖突。 The factory has been a source of annoyance to nearby residents for over 30 years. 30多年來,這家工廠一直是附近居民的煩惱之源。 The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump. 當地居民成立了一個委員會來反對垃圾場。 The volcano had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of the village. 這座火山以前曾在該村一些老居民的記憶中爆發過。 As usual, all residents of the village are welcome to attend the meeting. 像往常一樣,歡迎全村的居民參加會議。 Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against the airport extension. 數百名居民簽署了反對機場擴建的請願書。 Japan has more than 1.1 million registered foreign residents. 在日本登記的外國居民超過110萬人。 Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. 將優先考慮加拿大公民和加拿大永久居民。 The development will provide jobs for disadvantaged inner city residents. 這項開發將爲貧困的内城居民提供工作。 There were angry complaints from nearby residents about the noise. 附近居民對噪音有憤怒的抱怨。 We interviewed 400 residents of York about the quality of public services. 我們就公共服務質量采訪了400名約克居民。
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a person who is staying in a hotel Topics Holidaysb2(旅館的)住宿者,旅客,房客 a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training compare registrarTopics Medicinec2(美國的)高級專科住院實習醫生
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’.