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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·in·hab·it·ed /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd◂/ adjective  EMPTYan uninhabited place does not have anyone living there 无人居住的;杳无人迹的,没有人烟的 SYN deserted an uninhabited island 杳无人迹的荒岛see thesaurus at empty
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uninhabitedVictorine Meurent lived in another system of reference, in a narrative as yet unformulated and uncodified, but not uninhabited.Most of the islands in Clear Bay are uninhabited.Offshore, there's a maze of islands, many uninhabited.One can feel responsibility without feeling love, otherwise the world would be uninhabited.The centre is vast and uninhabited.The land, relentlessly monotone in all but a few summer weeks of feverish flowering, is almost uninhabited.Access to this remote uninhabited Himalayan mountain is via high snow-covered passes.The two seek refuge on an uninhabited island.an uninhabited islandLaxford Bridge is a welcome uninhabited oasis amongst shaggy surroundings.Both groups need to leave and are intending to settle on a previously uninhabited planet.uninhabited islandThe two seek refuge on an uninhabited island.They set up camp on the uninhabited island; and started a barbecue.It turns the fan at a public toilet on an uninhabited island in Boston Harbor.The new airport was to be built at Chek Lap Kok, a largely uninhabited island north of Lantau island.
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uninhabited
uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/ adjective
an uninhabited place does not have anyone living there
   SYN  deserted:
    an uninhabited island
     
THESAURUS
■ with no people
    empty used about a place that has no one in it or no one using it: There were no lights on and the house looked empty. | the empty streets
    free used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it: Is this seat free? | There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
    vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use: a vacant apartment | The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
    deserted used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left: a deserted village | It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
    uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently: an uninhabited island
    unoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment: unoccupied buildings | Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.


un·in·hab·it·edBrE /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjectivewith no people living there; not inhabited 无人居住的;无人烟的;荒凉的an uninhabited island荒岛