n (1)居民(a person who lives in a country，area，or house)[C]：local/foreign～s 当地居民/外侨;permanent～s of California 加利福尼亚的永久性居民;a～of Beijing 一名北京的居民;We joined the～s' committee. 我们参加了居民委员会。a local～s' association 本地居民联合会;〖同〗inhabitant，dweller;〖反〗non-resident;

(2)(住旅店的)旅客(person who lives in a hotel overnight)[C]：summer/hotel～s 避暑客人/旅店房客;This restaurant opens to non-～s as well as to～s. 这家餐厅不仅对住旅店的客人开放，也对外开放。

(3)住院实习医生(physician who lives in the hospital while undergoing specialist training)[C](=AmE resident physician)：He is only a～now. He can't go out in practice. 现在他只是个住院实习医生，还不能出去开业。

adj 居住的(living in a place)[A(in)]：be～abroad/in Paris/in the hotel 住在国外/巴黎/这家旅店;the～population of the town 城镇常住人口;

← re′side vi 居住;

→ ͵resi′dential adj 住宅的，适合居住的;与居住有关的;

【说明】当resident 表示“住院实习医生”时，既可作名词，也可作形容词修饰其他的词，如：a resident (physician) ((内科)住院实习医生)。