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- ① 居住于(国家、市镇等);(动物)栖息于(★常用被动式)
- The island was gradually populated by settlers from the mainland.该岛逐渐由大陆来的移民所居住。
- The marsh is populated by large numbers of birds.那块沼泽地由大批的鸟类栖息。
- ② 使人居住于(某地),殖民于
- What peoples have populated Switzerland?什么民族居住在瑞士?