| 单词 | people |
| 释义 | peo·ple1 /ˈpiːpəl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 persons 人 [plural]PERSON/PEOPLE used as the plural of ‘person’ to refer to men, women, and children 人 How many people were at the meeting? 有多少人到会？ At least 40 people were killed. 至少有40人遇害。 the people who live next door 住在隔壁的那些人2 people in general 人的统称 [plural] people in general, or people other than yourself 人们 I don’t care what people think. 我不在乎别人怎么想。 People can be really mean sometimes. 有时候人真的很卑鄙。theatre/business etc people (=people who work or are involved in the theatre etc) 戏剧界/商界等人士 The hotel was full of business people. 这家酒店里住满了商务人士。3 country/race 国家/种族 [countable]COUNTRY/NATION the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area 国民；种族；民族；人民the British/American etc people He pledged that he would never lie to the American people. 他保证绝不对美国人民撒谎。people of the Basques, a people of northwestern Spain 巴斯克人，西班牙西北部的一个民族 the peoples of Europe 欧洲各民族4 the people [plural]SOCIETY a) all the ordinary people in a country or a state, not the government or ruling class 平民，民众，老百姓 The people rebelled. 民众奋起反抗。 Rice formed the staple food of the common people. 米饭是老百姓的主食。 The party try to portray the prime minister as a man of the people (=someone in power who understands or is like ordinary people). 该政党试图把首相描绘成一个亲民的人。the people’s party/army etc (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) 人民的政党/军队等 the People’s Liberation Army 人民解放军 Diana – the people’s princess 戴安娜，受民众爱戴的王妃 b) American English used in court cases to represent the government of the US or of a particular state 美国政府；州政府〔用于诉讼案〕 The People vs. Romero 政府诉罗梅罗案5 somebody’s people [plural] a) PGCRRthe people that a king or leader rules or leads 〔国王的〕臣民；〔领袖统治的〕人民 The king ordered his people to prepare for war. 国王命令他的臣民准备作战。 b) the people who work for a person or organization 〔某人或某组织的〕雇员 A manager’s job is to make his or her people feel part of the system. 经理的职责就是让其下属有归属感。 c) SSF old-fashioned your relatives, especially your parents, grandparents etc 家人，亲属；〔尤指〕父母[祖父母等] Do your people live round here? 你家里人住在附近吗？6 of all people spokenESPECIALLY used to say that someone is the person you would least or most expect to do something 在所有人中偏偏 Why should he, of all people, get a promotion? 为什么偏偏是他应该获得晋升呢？ You of all people should have known better. 在所有人中你本应该是最清楚的。7 to get attention 为引起注意 [plural] American English spoken informalGROUP OF PEOPLE used to get the attention of a group of people 诸位 Listen up, people! 注意听，各位！ → little peoplen 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.n THESAURUSpeople people in generalMost people know that smoking causes lung cancer.People are the same everywhere.folk informal peopleLouisa'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 organizationThis information should be made available to the public. population all the people who live in a particular areaThe 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 groupthe 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 insteadTravelling into space was a great advance for mankind.populace formal the people who live in a country – a very formal useIt is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.Examples from the Corpuspeople• Thomas' own sales and publicity team consists of 12 people in the office, plus eight reps.• People are getting very worried about rising crime.• People sometimes make fun of my name.• How many people were at the concert?• Most people hate writing essays, but I quite like it.• an earthquake that left thousands of people homeless• It means that people need or want a product.• The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France.• I like the people I work with.• Historical objects provide links with the people who made and used them.• Protean-like kings, these people raise and they may likewise level.• I think people thought in the beginning I was going to be a flash in the pan, like Tiny Tim.• Three people, whom I did not know, asked me about the outcome.• Later, her staff members became aware of the larger number of promotions and monetary rewards accorded to people in other groups.• Mobility Allowance is paid to people who become unable to walk or virtually unable to walk before the age of 65.• I never understand people who say they don't like vegetables.• I don't want people to feel sorry for me.theatre/business etc people• It is ambitious and beautiful; what is more, it acknowledges the importance of being sophisticated for adult business people.• The crowd of affirmative action supporters included university students, government workers, community activists and business people.• One can already see many examples where skilful use of information technology has given imaginative and creative business people enormous commercial advantages.• They must operate on a good deal less than total information; 70 percent is considered high availability for business people.• According to him, greedy business people often looked to the government for help in maintaining their position.• Ubeunon priests, business people, journalists: Whatever our intentions, we were all enmeshed in the system.• But there is another side to the story. Business people say technological change will mean fewer but better jobs.people2 verb [transitive] formal 1 SGLIVE SOMEWHEREif a country or area is peopled by people of a particular type, they live there 居住在〔国家或地区〕 SYN inhabitbe peopled by/with somebody an island peopled by hardy sea folk 住着吃苦耐劳、在海上讨生活的人的一座岛屿2 FULLif a story or someone’s imagination is peopled by people of a particular type, it is full of them 〔某种类型的人〕充斥于〔故事或想象〕be peopled by/with somebody Her world was peopled with imaginary friends. 她的世界里充满了想象出来的朋友。n Grammar People is usually passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspeople• The region has traditionally been peopled by Armenians.• The neighborhood is dominated by the Waterloo train station and peopled by derelicts late at night.• It peoples itself in the sunbeams.be peopled by/with somebody• Of course Hell was peopled by bullies.• The place was peopled with ghosts and soon he would be one of them.• Her island was peopled with plumed parrots, preening dodos, psychedelic land crabs.• The situation is growing precarious as more and more corporations are peopled by temporary employees.be peopled by/with somebody• Of course Hell was peopled by bullies.• The place was peopled with ghosts and soon he would be one of them.• Her island was peopled with plumed parrots, preening dodos, psychedelic land crabs.• The situation is growing precarious as more and more corporations are peopled by temporary employees.nPeople (also People Magazine / $ ˈ.. ˌ.../) trademark na US magazine that contains short articles and pictures of famous people, especially people who appear on television and in filmsnThe PeoplePeople, The trademark na British tabloid newspaper sold every Sunday, which is known for printing shocking articles about famous people, especially about their relationships and their sexual experiencesOrigin people1 (1200-1300) Old French peuple, from Latin populus; → POPULARpeo·ple1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1people2 verb →n GRAMMAR1PeoplePeople, TheLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable ‘person’ plural of as the to Corpus used |
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