popu·lar·ity/ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti; NAmEˌpɑːpjuˈlærəti/noun[uncountable ]the state of being liked, enjoyed or supported by a large number of people 受欢迎；普及；流行◆the increasing popularity of cycling骑自行车运动的日益风行◆Her novels have gained in popularityover recent years. 近年来她的小说渐受欢迎。popularitywith/among sb ◆to win/lose popularitywith the students 受到╱不受学生的欢迎popu·lar·ity/ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti; NAmEˌpɑːpjuˈlærəti/
when something or someone is liked or supported by a lot of peoplepopularity of The popularity of the Internet has soared. The president’s popularity has declined considerably.gain/grow/increase in popularity (=start to be liked by many people) Country music is growing in popularity.COLLOCATIONSverbsenjoy popularity (=be popular)· The band enjoyed great popularity in the 1980s.achieve popularity (=become popular)· Her books achieved tremendous popularity on both sides of the Atlantic.gain/grow/increase in popularity· Extreme sports are growing in popularity.court popularity (=try to be popular by pleasing people)· It is tempting for politicians to court popularity.somebody's popularity soars (=increases by a large amount)· Opinion polls showed that his popularity had soared to a record level.something's popularity declines· As fashions changed, their popularity declined.adjectivesgreat popularity· His great popularity with British audiences dates from that period.enormous/tremendous/immense popularity· the enormous popularity of Coca-Colawidespread/wide popularity (=with a lot of people, or in many places)· Astrology enjoyed widespread popularity.growing/increasing/rising popularity· This may be the key to explaining Celtic music's increasing popularity.continuing/enduring popularity· Today, the novel enjoys enduring popularity and ranks among the USA's top-selling books.personal popularity· While these changes were controversial, his personal popularity remained high.political popularity· The sagging economy has seriously damaged his political popularity.popularity + NOUNa popularity contest (=competition to find who the most popular person is)· All election campaigns are popularity contests to some degree.a popularity poll (=survey to find how popular someone is)· In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.somebody's popularity rating (=how popular someone is according to a poll)· His popularity rating dropped quite dramatically after the events of last year.
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