cohabiting是什么意思？

cohabiting

• v. （未婚者）同居( cohabit的现在分词 )；

例句

• They were cohabiting for three years before their marriage. 他们同居了三年才结婚.
• Ann had been cohabiting with Jim for years before getting married. 安在结婚前曾和吉姆同居了好几年.
• Cohabiting couples would regularise their unions, they said. 他们说，同居情侣会让他们的结合合法化。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• V-RECIP
  (男女未婚而)同居，姘居
  If two people are cohabiting, they are living together and have a sexual relationship, but are not married.
  例句
  In Italy people hardly ever cohabit... 在意大利，很少有人未婚同居。 The dentist left his wife of 15 years and openly cohabited with his receptionist... 那个牙医离开了和他生活了15年的妻子，与自己诊所的接待小姐公开同居。