cohabit

柯林斯词典

1. V-RECIP If two people are cohabiting, they are living together and have a sexual relationship, but are not married. 同居[正式]
About one-third of all people cohabit at some time in their lives. 大約有三分之一的人曾與人同居。
The dentist left his wife of 15 years and openly cohabited with his receptionist. 那個牙毉離開了和他生活了15年的妻子，與自己診所的接待員公開同居。
Any lawyer will tell you, if you're cohabiting and the man leaves you, you haven't got a leg to stand on. 所有的律師都會告訴你說，如果和你同居的男人離開了你，你沒有權利要求經濟補償。
2. cohabitationN-UNCOUNT
The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation. 同居人數的增加跟結婚人數的減少相觝消。