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a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there 居民;住户 a resident of the United States 美国的居民 The proposals sparked concern among local residents. 这些提议引起了当地居民的担忧。
Extra ExamplesThere were confrontations between local residents and the police. 当地居民和警察之间有过冲突。 The factory has been a source of annoyance to nearby residents for over 30 years. 30多年来,这家工厂一直是附近居民的烦恼之源。 The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump. 当地居民成立了一个委员会来反对垃圾场。 The volcano had previously erupted within the living memory of some of the older residents of the village. 这座火山以前曾在该村一些老居民的记忆中爆发过。 As usual, all residents of the village are welcome to attend the meeting. 像往常一样,欢迎全村的居民参加会议。 Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against the airport extension. 数百名居民签署了反对机场扩建的请愿书。 Japan has more than 1.1 million registered foreign residents. 在日本登记的外国居民超过110万人。 Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. 将优先考虑加拿大公民和加拿大永久居民。 The development will provide jobs for disadvantaged inner city residents. 这项开发将为贫困的内城居民提供工作。 There were angry complaints from nearby residents about the noise. 附近居民对噪音有愤怒的抱怨。 We interviewed 400 residents of York about the quality of public services. 我们就公共服务质量采访了400名约克居民。
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a person who is staying in a hotel Topics Holidaysb2(旅馆的)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(美国的)高级专科住院实习医生
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin resident- ‘remaining’, from the verb residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’.