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The word "people" refers to humans in general, a specific nation or ethnic group, or can be used as a verb meaning to inhabit or populate a place, often passively as in "peopled by."

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/pi͟ːp(ə)l/
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]人,人们(通常用作person的复数) People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of person, instead of 'persons'.
  • Millions of people have lost their homes.

    数百万人流离失所。

  • ...the people of Angola.

    安哥拉人

  • ...homeless young people...

    无家可归的年轻人

  • I don't think people should make promises they don't mean to keep...

    我认为人们不应作出自己无意信守的承诺。

  • It is illegal and could endanger other people's lives.

    这是非法的,可能会危及他人的生命。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](与政府或上流社会相对的)人民,民众,大众 The people is sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the upper classes.
  [the N]
  • ...the will of the people.

    人民的意愿

  • ...a tremendous rift between the people and their leadership.

    民众和领导层之间的巨大裂痕

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[N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词]一国人民;民族;种族 A people is all the men, women, and children of a particular country or race.
  • ...the native peoples of Central and South America...

    中南美洲的土著民族

  • It's a triumph for the American people.

    这是美国人民的胜利。

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[VERB 动词]居住在;定居于 If a place or country is peopled by a particular group of people, that group of people live there.
  [be V-ed by/with n]
  [V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  • It was peopled by a fiercely independent race of peace-loving Buddhists.

    那里住着一个与世隔绝的种族,人们都是爱好和平的佛教徒。

  • ...a small town peopled by lay workers and families.

    普通工人和家庭居住的小镇

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[VERB 动词](某种类型的人)出现,存在,充斥于(故事或历史时期) If something such as a story or a time in history is peopled with people of a particular kind, those people occur or exist in it.
  [be V-ed with/by n]
  [V n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters...

    格拉斯的小说里都是些稀奇古怪的人物。

  • British history of the 19th century is peopled by energetic reformers...

    19世纪英国史上积极改革者层出不穷。

  • Other people had the gift of peopling their lives with friends and colleagues.

    其他人善于在生活中结识许多朋友和同事。


Oxford people / ˈpiːpl ; NAmE ˈpiːpl /
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people peoples peopled peopling
noun 1 [plural ] persons; men, women and children At least ten people were killed in the crash. 至少有十人在撞车事故中丧生。 There were a lot of people at the party. 有许多人参加聚会。 Many young people are out of work. 很多年轻人失业。 2 [plural ] persons in general or everyone 人们;大家 He doesn't care what people think of him. 他不在乎人们怎样看他。 She tends to annoy people. 她的举止往往惹人烦。 HELP  Use everyoneor everybodyinstead of ‘all people’. 用 everyone 或 everybody,不用 all people。 3 [countable ] all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc. (统称)人民,国民;民族;种族 the French people 法国人 the native peoples of Siberia 西伯利亚原住民族 see also
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4 the people [plural ] the ordinary men and women of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society 平民;百姓;大众 the life of the common people 普通人的生活 It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people. 人们觉得政府已脱离了民众。 see also
little people
5 [plural ] men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity (统称某行业或领域的)人 a meeting with business people and bankers 与商界和银行界人士的会晤 These garments are intended for professional sports people. 这些服装是为专业运动员制作的。 6 [plural ] ( literary) the men, women and children that a person leads (某人辖下的)国民,人民,臣民,群众 The king urged his people to prepare for war. 国王呼吁臣民百姓准备作战。 7 [plural ] the men and women who work for you or support you 雇员;支持者;下属人员 I've had my people watching the house for a few days. 我让佣人照看了几天房子。 8 [plural ] ( BrE) ( informal) guests or friends 客人;朋友 I'm having people to dinner this evening. 今晚我在家里宴请客人。 9 [plural ] ( old-fashioned) the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc. 家人;亲人;家属;(尤指)父母,祖父母 She's spending the holidays with her people. 她正与家人一起度假。 see also
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IDIOMS of ˈall people when you say of all people,you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth (在所有的人中)偏偏,唯有 She of all people should know the answer to that. 在所有的人中,她是最应知道那个问题的答案的。 people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw ˈstones ( saying) you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you 身居玻璃房,投石招祸殃;自身毛病多,勿挑他人错 more at
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verb [usually passive ] peoplesth (with sth) to live in a place or fill it with people 居住在;把…挤满人;住满居民 The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families. 这个镇上的居民大部份都是汽车厂的工人及其家属。 The ballroom was peopled with guests. 舞厅里满堂宾客。 people / ˈpiːpl ; NAmE ˈpiːpl /
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people1 noun
people2 verb
peoplepeo‧ple1 /ˈpiːpəl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
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1persons [plural] used as the plural of ‘person’ to refer to men, women, and children:  How many people were at the meeting? At least 40 people were killed. the people who live next door2people in general [plural] people in general, or people other than yourself:  I don’t care what people think. People can be really mean sometimes.theatre/business etc people (=people who work or are involved in the theatre etc) The hotel was full of business people.3country/race [countable] the people who belong to a particular country, race, or areathe British/American etc people He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.people of the Basques, a people of northwestern Spain the peoples of Europe4the people [plural] a)all the ordinary people in a country or a state, not the government or ruling class:  The people rebelled. Rice formed the staple food of the common people. The party try to portray the prime minister as a man of the people (=someone in power who understands or is like ordinary people).the people’s party/army etc (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) the People’s Liberation Army Diana – the people’s princess b)American English used in court cases to represent the government of the US or of a particular state:  The People vs. Romero5somebody’s people [plural] a)the people that a king or leader rules or leads:  The king ordered his people to prepare for war. b)the people who work for a person or organization:  A manager’s job is to make his or her people feel part of the system. c) old-fashioned your relatives, especially your parents, grandparents etc:  Do your people live round here?6of all people spoken used to say that someone is the person you would least or most expect to do something:  Why should he, of all people, get a promotion? You of all people should have known better.7to get attention [plural] American English spoken informal used to get the attention of a group of people:  Listen up, people!
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GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?People is followed by a plural verb: · The American people are proud of their democracy. Don’t say: The American people is proud of its democracy.THESAURUSpeople people in general: · Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer.· People are the same everywhere.folk informal people: · Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.· They looked like two ordinary folk.· There are still folk around here who remember the old days.the public ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization: · This information should be made available to the public.population all the people who live in a particular area: · The majority of the population were farmers.· The city has a population of 11 million.the human race all the people in the world, considered as a group: · the origins of the human racemankind (also humankind) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead: · Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.populace formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use: · It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.
people1 noun
people2 verb
peoplepeople2 verb [transitive] formal
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1if a country or area is peopled by people of a particular type, they live there SYN  inhabitbe peopled by/with somebody an island peopled by hardy sea folk2if a story or someone’s imagination is peopled by people of a particular type, it is full of thembe peopled by/with somebody Her world was peopled with imaginary friends.GRAMMAR People is usually passive.
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[ˈpi:pl]peopled, peopling, peoples

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peoples[3853]
人(65%),人们(21%),人民(12%),居住于(1%),使住人(1%)
n.人;人类;民族;公民
vt.居住于;使住满人

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