uninhabited
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
Examples from the Corpus
uninhabited• Victorine 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 island• Laxford 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 island• The 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.un·in·hab·it·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
there place does an have anyone uninhabited Corpus living not
uninhabited
un‧in‧hab‧it‧ed /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/
adjective
an uninhabited place does not have anyone living there
SYN deserted:
an uninhabited island
■ 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‧ed /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/
adjectivean uninhabited place does not have anyone living there
SYN deserted:
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