dwelling
单词辨析：
指人长久或固定的住所或居住地。
She chose this village for her habitation.
她选择这个村庄作为她的栖身之地。
The house is unfit for human habitation.
那所房子不适宜住人。
指人们居住的任何处所或建筑物，有别于办公等用房，常用复数形式。
Ancient people dug caves for their dwellings.
古代人挖洞穴作为住所。
Dwellings in the mountains are few and far between.
山里的住家寥若晨星。
指大而堂皇的寓所或公馆，也指官员因公职而使用的住所。
This is Mr. Brown's residence.
这是布朗先生的寓所。
They have a summer residence in the countryside.
他们在乡间有幢避暑居所。
He has been to the ambassador's official residence.
他去过那位大使的官邸。
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A cave is not FOR dwelling.
洞穴不为人居住而存在。
He built a modest dwelling near the pond; they raise money to provide homes for the homeless.
他在池塘旁边建了一座朴素的住处；他们酬钱给那些无家可归。
Their social structure is very similar to that of their forest dwelling cousins.
他们的社会结构和森林巨魔非常类似。
It's a whole separate dwelling!
那是个完全独立的住处。
It shows the types of walls which are often used in dwelling blocks.
这表示居住大厦中通常所用的墙的类型。
Based on the characteristic of dwelling house having variability, many uses and systematicness, new concept of dwelling house design has been built up.
本文根据住宅的变化性、适用性、多用性、系统性特点，树立和倡导住宅设计新观念。