[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一国家或地区的)全体人民,人口 The population of a country or area is all the people who live in it.
Bangladesh now has a population of about 110 million.
孟加拉国现有大约1.1亿人口。
...the annual rate of population growth.
人口年增长率
...the local population.
当地人口
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一国家或地区某类人或动物的)总数 If you refer to a particular type of population in a country or area, you are referring to all the people or animals of that type there.
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...75.6 per cent of the male population over sixteen.
16岁以上男性中的75.6%
...areas with a large black population.
黑人人口众多的地区
...the elephant populations of Tanzania and Kenya.
坦桑尼亚和肯尼亚的大象种群
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popu·la·tion★/ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌpɑːpjuˈleɪʃn/noun1★[countable + singular or plural verb , uncountable ]all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there (地区、国家等的)人口,人口数量◆One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources.世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。◆The entire population of the town was at the meeting.全镇的居民都出席了集会。◆countries with ageing populations人口老化的国家◆Muslims make up 55% of the population.穆斯林占人口的 55%。◆an increase in population人口的增长◆areas of dense/sparse population(= where many/not many people live)人口稠密╱稀少的地区◆The population is increasing at about 6% per year.人口以每年约 6% 的速度增加。◆Japan has a population of nearly 130 million.日本有近 1.3 亿人口。2★[countable + singular or plural verb ]a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area (统称)某领域的生物;族群;人口◆the adult/working/rural, etc. populationof the country 一国的成年人口、劳动人口、农村人口等populationpopulationspopu·la·tion/ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌpɑːpjuˈleɪʃn/
1[countable] the number of people living in a particular area, country etcpopulation of India has a population of more than one billion. Nearly 70 percent of the population still live in the countryside.2[countable usually singular] all of the people who live in a particular area: Most of the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat.white/French/urban etc population (=part of the group of people who live in a particular area who are white, French etc) South Florida has a large Jewish population.3centre of population/population centre a city, town etc: Cromer is the main centre of population in this area.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + populationthe total/whole/entire population· The entire population will be celebrating.the world's population· Sixty percent of the world's population live in areas that are at risk from sea-level rises.the general population· Ethnic minorities suffer more than the general population.the local population· The local population gave them a warm welcome.the black/white population (=black or white people who live in a place)· Unemployment is greater among the black population.the Jewish/Muslim/Asian etc population (=the people of a particular nationality or religion who live in a place)· the city's 4,000-strong Asian populationthe indigenous population formal (=the people who have always lived in a place)· His new book assesses the impact of Spanish culture on the indigenous population of Mexico.the urban population (=the people who live in towns or cities)· The region's urban population will more than double in the next two decades.the rural population (=the people who live in the countryside)· Agricultural reforms must address the needs of the rural population.the adult population· A third of the adult population pay no tax at all.the elderly population· Should the entire elderly population be regularly screened for this disease?an ageing population (=gradually becoming older on average)· The rapidly ageing population will put a strain on the country's health care system.a large population· California is a big state with a large population.a prison population (=the number of people in prisons in a country or area)· A quarter of the prison population is under 21.a student population· The university has a student population of almost 5,000.verbsa population grows/increases/rises· Between these years the population grew by 40%.a population falls/declines/decreases· The population in many rural areas has continued to fall.a population reaches· Nigeria 's population will reach 532 million in the middle of this century.population + NOUNpopulation growth· Rapid population growth intensifies competition for land.population increase· The population increase in the region is a cause for concern.a population explosion/boom (=when the population increases quickly and by a large amount)· What will be the long-term effects of this population explosion?population density (=the degree to which an area is filled with people)· Australia has a low population density.population control (=controlling how many children people have)· It is argued that population control is essential to limit the depletion of natural resources.
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n.人口;[生物] 种群,[生物] 群体;全体居民
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