| 单词 | people |
| 释义 | peoplepeoplespeoplepeople1 /ˈpiːpəl/ noun1[plural] men, women, and children. ‘People’ is the usual plural of ‘person’: I like the people I work with.我喜欢和我共事的人。How many people were at the party?be聚会上有多少人？I don’t care what people think.我不在乎人们怎么想。2the people all the ordinary people in a country or place who do not have important jobs or high social positions ➔ population: Rice was the main food of the common people.be米饭是老百姓的主食。3[countable also + plural verb] formal a race or nationpeople ofthe peoples of Asiapeople亚洲各民族the American people美国人民Phrasesof all people spoken used to emphasize that you are very surprised that a particular person did or did not do something: Why did he, of all people, get promotion?do在所有人当中为什么偏偏是他获得了提升？THESAURUS: peoplepeople men, women, and children in general: I met a lot of really nice people in Mexico.meetPeople here are worried about rising crime.beworryrisethe public ordinary people who do not belong to the government, a particular organization etc: The public has a right to know how their taxes are being spent.havetaxbebespendpopulation all the people who live in a town or country – used especially when giving some facts about them: The city has a population of 11 million.haveMost of the population speaks Russian.speakthe human race all the people in the world, considered as a group: a book on the history of the human racea member of the human racemankind/humankind people in general – used especially when talking about their development: Mankind’s understanding of the universe has changed.understandhavechangeIt was a great achievement for humankind.beWord Choice: people or persons?The usual plural of person is people:There were a lot of people at the party.be聚会上有很多人。Persons is sometimes used in formal and legal contexts, for example on official notices and documents:This lift can carry up to 12 persons.person这电梯最多可容纳12人。the 1969 Children and Young Persons Actchildperson《1969年儿童和青少年法案》 |
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