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adj.通俗的,流行的,受欢迎的

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popul,publ=people(人)

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popular


/'pɒpjʊlə(r); `pɑpjəlɚ/
adj
1 (a) liked, admired or enjoyed by many people 为众人所喜爱、赞赏或欢迎的; 流行的
*a popular politician 深孚众望的政治家
* Jeans are popular among the young. 牛仔裤年轻人很喜爱.
* Jogging is a popular form of exercise. 慢跑是一种十分普及的体育活动.
(b) ~ with sb liked, admired or enjoyed by sb 某人所喜爱、赞赏或欢迎的
*measures popular with the electorate 受选民欢迎的措施
* (infml 口) I'm not very popular with the boss (ie He is annoyed with me) at the moment. 我现在不称老板的心.
2 [attrib 作定语] (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) suited to the taste or the education level of the general public 适应大众口味或教育水平的; 普及的; 通俗的; 庸俗的
*popular music 流行音乐
* the popular press 通俗报刊
* novels with popular appeal 适合大众口味的小说
* popular (ie simplified) science 大众科学
* popular (ie low) prices 廉价.
3 [attrib 作定语] of or by the people 人民的; 依靠人民的
*the popular vote 人民的投票
* issues of popular concern 人民群众关心的问题
* by popular demand 根据人民群众的要求.
4 [attrib 作定语] (of beliefs, etc) held by a large number of people (指信念等)广大民众所持有的
*a popular myth, superstition, misconception, etc 民众的神话、迷信、错误观念等.

popular


adj
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: popularis, from populus 'people']
liked by a lot of people
unpopular
 Hilary was popular at school.
 a popular holiday resort
 Coffee is probably the most popular drink in the world.
hugely/enormously/immensely etc popular
 Guerrero's music is hugely popular in Latin America.
popular with/among
 The President is very popular with Jewish voters.
[only before noun]
done by a lot of people in a society, group etc
 the closest popular vote in U.S. presidential history
 The government has little popular support among women voters.
 Kaplan's latest recording has received considerable popular acclaim (=it is liked by a lot of people) .
popular belief/opinion/view
(=a belief, opinion etc that a lot of people have)
 a survey of Hispanic-American popular opinion
 Contrary to popular belief (=in spite of what many people believe) , gorillas are basically shy, gentle creatures.
 a popular movement for democracy
[only before noun]
relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people
 Wintour's writing is full of references to American popular culture .
 Steele was ridiculed by the popular press.
pop music
1. Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular,
    除了泽曼特和夏蒙尼等一两个很快出了名的地方外,

2. Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
    两百多年前,拳击比赛在英国是非常盛行的。

3. Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
    两百多年前,拳击比赛在英国是非常盛行的。

4. But, contrary to a popular assumption, it is far from being the only one, or even the greatest.
    但是,和一般的看法相反,这决非是仅有的,甚至不是最主要的动机。

5. Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
    两百年前,拳击比赛在英国非常盛行。

6. Believe it or not, 91/2 is the most popular size.
    信不信由你,最普通的尺码竟然是 9.5 号。

7. But its most popular attraction is the tall tower where I lined up.
    不过那儿最吸引人的还是这个我排队登上的高塔。

8. We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo´s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth;
    如果我们回想一下伽利略之前几个世纪期间,曲面镜一直是一种用于产生幻影而不是产生真象的把戏装置,那么我们就会原谅那些当时把伽利略观察到的木星卫生说成是伽利略用他的小望远镜变出来的人们,

9. The Chinese Mao Tai wine is popular all over the world.
    中国的茅台酒闻名全世界。

10. Today, although the old Galileo lives on in many popular writings, among historians of science a new and more sophisticated picture has emerged.
    今天,虽然已故的伽利略继续活在许多通俗读物中,但在科学史家中间,一个新的更加复杂的伽利略形象出现了。

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