■ inhabit

第一类动词，是及物动词，后面没有介词，直接宾语就是所住的地方，这与中文不及物动词“住（在）”不同。而且它还可以有被动语态（表示延续状态）。

• Fishermen inhabited (*inhabited in) the coastal village...渔民居住在这个海边的村子里…
• The tribe inhabited the desert all year round.那个部落一年到头居住在沙漠上。
• All kinds of animals inhabit the forest.各种各样的飞禽走兽栖息在树林里。
• This house has not been inhabited for some time.这栋房子已经有一些时间没人住了。
• The city is inhabited by three million people.这座城市有三百万人居住。
• The tree was inhabited by a family of squirrels.树上住着一窝松鼠。