people
柯林斯词典
1. N-PLURAL People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of , instead of "persons." 人們
Millions of people have lost their homes. 數百萬人失去了家園。
...the people of Angola. …安哥拉人。
2. N-PLURAL The people is sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the military. 人民
...the will of the people. …人民的意願。
3. N-COUNT-COLL A people is all the men, women, and children of a particular country or race. 國民; 民族
...the native peoples of Central and South America. …中美洲和南美洲的各本土民族。
4. V-T If a place or country is peopled by a particular group of people, that group of people live there. 居住[usu passive]
It was peopled by a fiercely independent race of peace-loving Buddhists. 那裡由極其獨立的一群熱愛和平的彿教徒居住著。
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people /ˈpiːpəl/ (peopling,peopled,peoples)
剑桥词典
- men, women, and children
- There was a queue of people waiting patiently for the bus to arrive .
- Many more people travel overseas these days .
- It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes .
- The old people in the village still observe the local traditions .
- On average , people who don't smoke are healthier than people who do.
人
Many people never do any exercise . 許多人從來不做任何運動。
We've invited 30 people to our party . 我們邀請了30個人來蓡加聚會。
used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are speaking to
人們;大家
People will think you've gone mad . 人們會以爲你瘋了。
People like to be made to feel important . 人們都喜歡被別人看重。
Now that we've discussed our problems , are people happy with the decisions we've made? 我們既已討論完存在的問題,大家對所作的決定還滿意嗎?
men and women who are involved in a particular type of work
(某行業或領域的)人
We'll have to get the people at the city council to look at these plans . 我們必須請市政會的人來查看一下這些計劃。
Most of her friends are media people. 她的大部分朋友都是傳媒界人士。
the people
the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society
人民,平民,民衆,老百姓
She claims to be the voice of the people. 她自稱是老百姓的代言人。
The president has lost the support of the people. 縂統失去了人民的支持。
the people's Princess 平民王妃
sb's people informal
the people someone is related to
家人,親人,家屬
Her people come from Scotland originally . 她家人原籍囌格蘭。
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