dwell

dwell
(past and past participle dwelt 或 dwelled)
[no obj.]

[with adverbial of place](formal)live in or at a specified place
(正式)居住；生活
groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves.
一些吉卜赛部落仍然住在这些山洞里。
(dwell on/upon)think, speak, or write at length about (a particular subject, especially one that is a source of unhappiness, anxiety, or dissatisfaction)
老是想着，不能释怀（某事，尤指令人不快、不安或不满的事情）
I've got better things to do than dwell on the past.
我有更重要的事情要做，不能老是想着过去。
■(dwell on/upon)(of one's eyes or attention) linger on (a particular object or place)
（眼睛，注意力）停留在，凝视
she let her eyes dwell on them for a moment.
她让目光在他们身上停留了一会儿。

noun

(technical)a slight regular pause in the motion of a machine
(技)（机器运转过程中）有规律的小停顿

派生
dweller
noun

语源

Old English dwellan 'lead astray, hinder, delay' (in Middle English 'tarry, remain in a place'), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwellen 'stun, perplex' and Old Norse dvelja 'delay, tarry, stay'

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