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美音:[´pi:pəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.人,人们,民族,人类,公民 vt.使住(满)人

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名词:peopler 动词过去式:peopled 过去分词:peopled 现在分词:peopling 第三人称单数:peoples 名词复数:people

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people


/'pi:pl; `pipl/
n
1 [pl v] persons 人
*Were there many people at the party? 聚会上的人多吗?
* Some people are very inquisitive. 有些人好管闲事.
* streets crowded with people 挤满人的街道
* He meets a lot of famous people in his job. 他在工作中常能见到许多名人.
* Many old people live alone. 不少老年人都独自生活. =>Usage at man1 用法见man1.
2 (a) [C] (all the persons belonging to a) nation, race, tribe or community 民族; 种族; 部落; 人民
*the English-speaking peoples 说英语的民族
* The Spartans were a warlike people. 斯巴达人是尚武的民族.
(b) [pl v] those persons who live in a particular place or have a particular nationality 生活在某地或有某国籍的人们
*the people (ie inhabitants) of London 伦敦居民
* the British, French, Russian, etc people 英国人、法国人、俄国人. =>Usage 见所附用法.
3 the people [pl v] the citizens of a country, esp those with the right to vote 国民, 公民(尤指有选举权者)
*The President no longer has the support of the people. 总统已失去国民的支持.
4 the people [pl v] ordinary persons who do not have a special rank or position in society 普通人; 平民; 民众
*the common people 老百姓
* a man of the people, eg a politician who is popular with ordinary people 受民众欢迎的人(如受欢迎的政治家).
5 [pl v] subjects (of a king) or supporters (of a leader) (国王的)臣民; (领袖的)拥护者
*a king loved by his people 受臣民爱戴的国王
* His people worked hard to get him elected. 拥护他的人都为使他当选而努力.6 [pl v] (infml 口) person's parents or other relatives 父母或亲戚
*She's spending Christmas with her people. 她与亲人一起过圣诞节.
7 (idm 习语) people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (saying 谚) one should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own 住在玻璃房子里, 不要向人扔石头; 自己有错就不要批评别人.

v [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] fill (a place, an area, etc) with people; populate 使(某地)住满人; 居住于
*He believes the world is peopled with idiots. 他认为世上多白痴.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*Compare person, persons, people and peoples. 试比较person、persons、people、peoples的用法.
1 People is the most usual plural of person. *people是person最通用的复数形式. Persons is formal and mostly used in legal language. *persons较文, 主要作法律用语.
2 Person can also sound formal and is often avoided. *person有时也较文, 通常避免使用. In general statements, the sentence can be made plural 在泛指时, 此词在句中可用其复数形式
*A person has the right to defend himself/People have the right to defend themselves. 人人均有自卫权. When referring to a particular situation, we can say I saw someone/a man/a woman riding a horse instead of I saw a person riding a horse. 在特指时, 可以说`我看见有个人[男的/女的]骑着马'(英文句中可以不用person, 用someone/a man/a woman).
3 People is also a singular noun (plural peoples) meaning `nation', `tribe' or `race' *people作`民族'、`部落'或`种族'解时, 是单数名词(复数是peoples)
*The Ancient Egyptians were a fascinating people. 古埃及人是个令人神往的民族.
* the French-speaking peoples of the world 世界上说法语的民族.

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People
alsoPeople Magazinetrademark
a US magazine that contains short articles and pictures of famous people, especially people who appear on television and in films or sports people
1. Each of the five people had one fifth of the cake.
    五个人分那块糕,每人分得五分之一。

2. Ever since, people have had difficulty in deciding whether the craft should be ranged among ships, planes, or land vehicles----for it is something in between a boat and an aircraft.
    自那以后,人们很难决定是否应该将这种运载工具列为轮船、飞机,或是陆上交通工具,因为它是介于船和飞机之间。

3. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
    甚至是最诚实的人也常弄得觉得有罪似的,

4. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
    即使是对艺术不感兴趣的人也不会注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品。

5. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
    即使这样,人们仍会感到上班有困难。

6. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
    从那时起,这座伟大的纪念碑对通过纽约港进入美国定居的千百万人来说就一直是自由的象征。

7. Every four years, millions of people all over the world enjoy the international sports competition called the Olympics.
    每四年,世界上千百万人就会欣赏一次被称为奥林匹克的世界性大赛。

8. Even so, Mexico City continues to look good to the rural people who pour into the city.
    虽然如此,对拥入该城的乡村农民来说,墨西哥城仍是个好地方。

9. Everything was so relaxed it did not seem possible that the conference was about to make decisions involving the fortunes of millions of people.
    一切看起来都是那样的轻松,好象要在这次会议上来决定数百万人命运的大事有点不大可能。

10. Eliot says there are people in this world whom he calls "hot reactors".
    埃利奥特说在这个世界上有一类他称之为"热核反应堆式的人"。

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