people

英 [ˈpiːpl]

美 [ˈpiːpl]

n.  人; 人们; 大家; (统称)人民，国民; 民族; 种族
v.  居住在; 把…挤满人; 住满居民
person的复数

复数：peoples　现在分词：peopling　过去式：peopled　第三人称单数：peoples　过去分词：peopled　

中考高考CET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.75 / COCA.62

同义词辨析

racenationnationalitypeople【导航词义：种族，民族】

习惯用语

n.

of all people
• （在所有的人中）偏偏，唯有
  when you say of all people , you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth
• She of all people should know the answer to that.
  在所有的人中，唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• 身居玻璃房，投石招祸殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人错
  you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you
a man of the people
• 体恤民情者；体察民意者
  a man who understands and is sympathetic to ordinary people
be all things to all men/peoplebe all things to all men/people

牛津词典

noun

• 人
  persons; men, women and children
  1. At least ten people were killed in the crash.
     至少有十人在撞车事故中丧生。
  2. There were a lot of people at the party.
     有许多人参加聚会。
  3. Many young people are out of work.
     很多年轻人失业。
• 人们；大家
  persons in general or everyone
  1. He doesn't care what people think of him.
     他不在乎人们怎样看他。
  2. She tends to annoy people.
     她的举止往往惹人烦。
• （统称）人民，国民；民族；种族
  all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc.
  1. the French people
     法国人
  2. the native peoples of Siberia
     西伯利亚本土民族
• 平民；百姓；大众
  the ordinary men and women of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society
  1. the life of the common people
     普通人的生活
  2. 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。
• （统称某行业或领域的）人
  men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity
  1. a meeting with business people and bankers
     与商界和银行界人士的会晤
  2. These garments are intended for professional sports people.
     这些服装是为专业运动员制作的。
• 国民；人民；臣民；群众
  the men, women and children that a person leads
  1. The king urged his people to prepare for war.
     国王呼吁臣民百姓准备作战。
• 雇员；支持者；下属人员
  the men and women who work for you or support you
  1. I've had my people watching the house for a few days.
     我让用人照看了几天房子。
• 客人；朋友
  guests or friends
  1. I'm having people to dinner this evening.
     今晚我在家里宴请客人。
• 家人；亲人；家属；（尤指）父母，祖父母
  the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc.
  1. She's spending the holidays with her people.
     她正与家人一起度假。

verb

• 居住在；把…挤满人；住满居民
  to live in a place or fill it with people
  1. The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.
     这个镇上的居民大部分都是汽车厂的工人及其家属。
  2. The ballroom was peopled with guests.
     舞厅里满堂宾客。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 人，人们（通常用作person的复数）
  Peopleare men, women, and children.Peopleis normally used as the plural ofperson, instead of 'persons'.
  1. Millions of people have lost their homes.
     数百万人流离失所。
  2. ...the people of Angola.
     安哥拉人
  3. ...homeless young people...
     无家可归的年轻人
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
• N-PLURAL （与政府或上流社会相对的）人民，民众，大众
  The peopleis sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the upper classes.
  1. ...the will of the people.
     人民的意愿
  2. ...a tremendous rift between the people and their leadership.
     民众和领导层之间的巨大裂痕
• N-COUNT-COLL 一国人民；民族；种族
  Apeopleis all the men, women, and children of a particular country or race.
  1. ...the native peoples of Central and South America...
     中南美洲的土著民族
  2. It's a triumph for the American people.
     这是美国人民的胜利。
• VERB 居住在；定居于
  If a place or countryis peopled bya particular group of people, that group of people live there.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a small town peopled by lay workers and families.
     普通工人和家庭居住的小镇
• VERB （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 historyis peopled withpeople of a particular kind, those people occur or exist in it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

noun

• (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  1. old people
  2. there were at least 200 people in the audience
• members of a family line
  1. his people have been farmers for generations
  2. are your people still alive?
• the body of citizens of a state or country
  1. the Spanish people
  Synonym:citizenry
• the common people generally
  1. separate the warriors from the mass
  2. power to the people
  Synonym:multitudemassesmasshoi polloithe great unwashed

verb

• fill with people
  1. Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes
• furnish with people
  1. The plains are sparsely populated

双语例句

• People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
  人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
• These people cherish their independence and sovereignty.
  这些人民珍视他们的独立和主权。
• Perhaps we ought to have trusted people more
  也许我们本当对人多一些信任的。
• People are not interested in movies anymore.
  人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
• It's a triumph for the American people.
  这是美国人民的胜利。
• I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to mix with older people
  我大胆地提出了这样的观点：保持年轻的秘诀就在于和年长的人交往。
• I think it's good that some people are going
  我认为一些人要去是好事情。
• I had to keep in with the people who mattered.
  我得和管事儿的人保持良好关系。
• I have a rich brother and a lot of people envy the fact
  我有个有钱的兄弟，很多人都因此羡慕我。
• I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
  我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。