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BNC: 75 COCA: 62

people

Word family 
peo·ple1 /ˈpiːpəl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  persons 人 [plural]PERSON/PEOPLE used as the plural of ‘person’ to refer to men, women, and children 人
 How many people were at the meeting?
有多少人到会？
 At least 40 people were killed.
至少有40人遇害。
 the people who live next door
住在隔壁的那些人
2  people in general 人的统称 [plural] people in general, or people other than yourself 人们
 I don’t care what people think.
我不在乎别人怎么想。
 People can be really mean sometimes.
有时候人真的很卑鄙。
theatre/business etc people (=people who work or are involved in the theatre etc) 戏剧界/商界等人士
 The hotel was full of business people.
这家酒店里住满了商务人士。
3  country/race 国家/种族 [countableC]COUNTRY/NATION the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area 国民；种族；民族；人民
the British/American etc people
 He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.
他保证绝不对美国人民撒谎。
people of
 the Basques, a people of northwestern Spain
巴斯克人，西班牙西北部的一个民族
 the peoples of Europe
欧洲各民族
4  the people [plural]SOCIETY
a) all the ordinary people in a country or a state, not the government or ruling class 平民，民众，老百姓
 The people rebelled.
民众奋起反抗。
 Rice formed the staple food of the common people.
米饭是老百姓的主食。
 The party try to portray the prime minister as a man of the people (=someone in power who understands or is like ordinary people).
该政党试图把首相描绘成一个亲民的人。
the people’s party/army etc (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) 人民的政党/军队等
 the People’s Liberation Army
人民解放军
 Diana – the people’s princess
戴安娜，受民众爱戴的王妃
b) American EnglishAmE used in court cases to represent the government of the US or of a particular state 美国政府；州政府〔用于诉讼案〕
 The People vs. Romero
政府诉罗梅罗案
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the people• "Millions of our people are still victims of poverty, " said Mandela.• To what extent did the people of Italy support the new government?• It was a fair election, the people have made their decision, and we must all accept it.• Reagan's views were shared by a majority of the American people.• the awful sufferings of the people of Sarajevo• The mayor should remember that he was elected to serve the people.• UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British should stand shoulder to shoulder with the American people.
5  somebody’s people [plural]
a) PGCRRthe people that a king or leader rules or leads 〔国王的〕臣民；〔领袖统治的〕人民
 The king ordered his people to prepare for war.
国王命令他的臣民准备作战。
b) the people who work for a person or organization 〔某人或某组织的〕雇员
 A manager’s job is to make his or her people feel part of the system.
经理的职责就是让其下属有归属感。
c) SSF old-fashioned your relatives, especially your parents, grandparents etc 家人，亲属；〔尤指〕父母[祖父母等]
 Do your people live round here?
你家里人住在附近吗？
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somebody’s people• Arafat has urged his people to refrain from violence.• As a senior manager, you will be judged by the performance of your people.• Where do your people come from?
6  of all people spokenESPECIALLY used to say that someone is the person you would least or most expect to do something 在所有人中偏偏
 Why should he, of all people, get a promotion?
为什么偏偏是他应该获得晋升呢？
 You of all people should have known better.
在所有人中你本应该是最清楚的。
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of all people• The incident that occurred and of all people me.• Now its humiliation has been deepened by, of all people, a second-hand car salesman.• How could this go unnoticed by, of all people, the subjects themselves?• I've been cursed for wanting Elian back with his father, of all people.• It was Gentle, of all people.• "Annie" was directed by John Huston, of all people.• One way is to emphasize the inherent innocence of all people with the disease.• Why is Jennifer Stern, of all people, so important?• Why, of all people, him.• You of all people should have realized the risks.• You of all people shouldn't be calling him worthless.
7  to get attention 为引起注意 [plural] American EnglishAmE spoken informalGROUP OF PEOPLE used to get the attention of a group of people 诸位
→ little people
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
People is followed by a plural verb:
The American people are proud of their democracy.
✗Don’t say: The American people is proud of its democracy.
n THESAURUS
people people in general
Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer.
People are the same everywhere.
folk informal people
Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.
They looked like two ordinary folk.
There are still folk around here who remember the old days.
the public ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization
This information should be made available to the public.
population all the people who live in a particular area
The majority of the population were farmers.
The city has a population of 11 million.
the human race all the people in the world, considered as a group
the origins of the human race
mankind (also humankind) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead
Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.
populace formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use
It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.
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people• Thomas' own sales and publicity team consists of 12 people in the office, plus eight reps.• People are getting very worried about rising crime.• People sometimes make fun of my name.• How many people were at the concert?• Most people hate writing essays, but I quite like it.• an earthquake that left thousands of people homeless• It means that people need or want a product.• The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France.• I like the people I work with.• Historical objects provide links with the people who made and used them.• Protean-like kings, these people raise and they may likewise level.• I think people thought in the beginning I was going to be a flash in the pan, like Tiny Tim.• Three people, whom I did not know, asked me about the outcome.• Later, her staff members became aware of the larger number of promotions and monetary rewards accorded to people in other groups.• Mobility Allowance is paid to people who become unable to walk or virtually unable to walk before the age of 65.• I never understand people who say they don't like vegetables.• I don't want people to feel sorry for me.
theatre/business etc people• It is ambitious and beautiful; what is more, it acknowledges the importance of being sophisticated for adult business people.• The crowd of affirmative action supporters included university students, government workers, community activists and business people.• One can already see many examples where skilful use of information technology has given imaginative and creative business people enormous commercial advantages.• They must operate on a good deal less than total information; 70 percent is considered high availability for business people.• According to him, greedy business people often looked to the government for help in maintaining their position.• Ubeunon priests, business people, journalists: Whatever our intentions, we were all enmeshed in the system.• But there is another side to the story. Business people say technological change will mean fewer but better jobs.
people2 verb [transitiveT] formal  
1  SGLIVE SOMEWHEREif a country or area is peopled by people of a particular type, they live there 居住在〔国家或地区〕 SYN inhabit
2  FULLif a story or someone’s imagination is peopled by people of a particular type, it is full of them 〔某种类型的人〕充斥于〔故事或想象〕
n Grammar
People is usually passive.
Examples from the Corpus
people• The region has traditionally been peopled by Armenians.• The neighborhood is dominated by the Waterloo train station and peopled by derelicts late at night.• It peoples itself in the sunbeams.
be peopled by/with somebody• Of course Hell was peopled by bullies.• The place was peopled with ghosts and soon he would be one of them.• Her island was peopled with plumed parrots, preening dodos, psychedelic land crabs.• The situation is growing precarious as more and more corporations are peopled by temporary employees.
be peopled by/with somebody• Of course Hell was peopled by bullies.• The place was peopled with ghosts and soon he would be one of them.• Her island was peopled with plumed parrots, preening dodos, psychedelic land crabs.• The situation is growing precarious as more and more corporations are peopled by temporary employees.
Peoplen (also People Magazine / $ ˈ.. ˌ.../) trademark  
na US magazine that contains short articles and pictures of famous people, especially people who appear on television and in films
The PeoplePeople, Then trademark  
na British tabloid newspaper sold every Sunday, which is known for printing shocking articles about famous people, especially about their relationships and their sexual experiences
Origin people1
(1200-1300) Old French peuple, from Latin populus; → POPULAR
peo·ple1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1people2 verb →n GRAMMAR1Peoplen People, Then
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people

noun¹

 1more than one person不止一人ADJECTIVE | VERB + PEOPLE ADJECTIVE➤young年輕人➤elderly, old長者；老人➤common, normal, ordinary普通人；老百姓➤real真實的人◇All the characters in the book are based on real people.書中的所有人物都是以真人為原型塑造的。➤important重要的人◇a line of limousines carrying very important people一排載有極重要人物的豪華轎車➤famous名人➤middle-class, working-class中產階級／工薪階層人士➤business, professional, working商人；職業人士；勞動者➤unemployed失業者➤poor窮人➤rich, wealthy富人➤blind, deaf, disabled盲人；聾人；殘疾人◇access for disabled people殘疾人通道➤gay同性戀者➤innocent無辜的人◇Many innocent people were killed.許多無辜的人喪生。➤healthy, sick健康的人；病人➤vulnerable (especially BrE) 易受傷害的人➤homeless無家可歸者➤happy幸福的人➤creative, intelligent, smart, talented有創造力的／聰明的／機靈的／有才華的人➤stupid蠢人➤decent, good, interesting, lovely, nice, wonderful體面的／善良的／有趣的／可愛的／友好的／了不起的人➤bad壞人➤strange怪人➤single單身族VERB + PEOPLE➤meet結識人➤attract吸引人◇The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town.當地旅遊局正努力吸引更多的人到該鎮來。
people

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 2of a particular place/race地區；種族ADJECTIVE | VERB + PEOPLE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤local當地人➤country鄉下人➤indigenous, native原住民；本地人➤primitive原始人◇These artists derived much of their imagery from the art of so-called primitive peoples.這些藝術家作品中的意象很多是源自所謂的原始人藝術創造。➤tribal部落中的人➤nomadic遊牧民族➤Aboriginal, Arab, Japanese, Slavic, etc.原住民、阿拉伯人、日本人、斯拉夫人等◇the culture of the Basque people巴斯克人的文化➤black, white黑人；白人➤diverse不同民族◇Australia is a collectivity of diverse peoples.澳大利亞是多元民族的集合體。➤civilized文明人➤oppressed被壓迫者➤marginalized被邊緣化的人➤colonial, colonized, conquered殖民地人民；被征服民族➤displaced流離失所的人➤prehistoric史前人VERB + PEOPLE➤represent代表人民◇I was elected to represent the people of Bristol.我被選為布里斯托爾居民的代表。➤bring together, unite將人們凝聚在一起；團結民眾◇The EU was intended to unite the peoples of Europe.歐盟的目的是要團結歐洲各國人民。PHRASES➤the peoples of the world世界各民族
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people verb
⇨ livepeople noun
⇨ people 1 (young people) ⇨ people 2 (tribal peoples)people1

noun

 young/working-class/disabled people 年轻人；劳动大众；残疾人tribal peoples 各部落  ➡ See also the entry for person 另见person条people ♦︎ folkThese words are both used to refer to people in general. 这两个词均表示人们。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆young / elderly / old / rich / poor / black / white people / folk◆common / ordinary / working / working-class / everyday people / folk◆decent / good / honest / law-abiding / friendly people / folk◆city / country / local people / folk■ people [plural] more than one person; persons in general; everyone 人；人们；大家◆At least ten people were killed in the crash.至少十人在这场相撞事故中遇难。◆Many young people are out of work.很多年轻人失业。◆He doesn't care what people think of him.他不在意人们怎么看他。◆She tends to annoy people.她往往惹人生气。■ folk fəʊk; NAmE foʊk ( folks, especially in NAmE) [plural] (informal) people in general 人们◆It's the ordinary everyday folk who come to shop at the market.来市场购物的都是普通民众。◆I'd like a job working with old folk or kids.我想找一份和老人或孩子打交道的工作。◆ (NAmE) Folks say that he is a hard man.据说他不近人情。  see also folks ⇨ mother people2

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 young/working-class/disabled people 年轻人；劳动大众；残疾人tribal peoples 各部落people ♦︎ race ♦︎ nationality ♦︎ tribe ♦︎ clan ♦︎ ethnic groupThese are all words for a group of people from the same place, or belonging to the same nation, race or culture. 这些词均表示人民、国民或种族、民族。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a race / tribe / clan of sth◆from a race / a tribe / a clan / an ethnic group◆between peoples / races / nationalities / tribes / clans / ethnic groups◆among peoples / races / ethnic groups◆different / other peoples / races / nationalities / tribes / clans / ethnic groups◆a minority people / nationality / tribe / ethnic group◆a local people / tribe / clan / ethnic group◆to belong to a race / a nationality / a tribe / a clan / an ethnic group■ people [countable] all the men, women and children who live in a particular place or belong to a particular nation, race or culture （统称）人民，国民；种族；民族◆The organization campaigns for the rights of tribal peoples.该组织为各部落应得的权利而战。◆The book contains translations of folk poetry of the Slav peoples.本书是斯拉夫民族民间诗歌的译本。◆We should strive for peace among the peoples of the world.我们应该为世界各族人民的和平而努力。■ race [countable, uncountable] one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to their physical differences, for example the colour of their skin 人种；种族◆This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world.这种习俗全世界各种族都有。◆Black and mixed race (= with parents of different races) employees complained of harassment.黑人和混合种族的雇员抱怨说受到侵扰。◆There is legislation against discrimination on the grounds of race or sex.立法禁止种族和性别歧视。◆Immigration and race relations were key political issues at the time.移民和种族关系是当时的主要政治问题。  see also race ⇨ culture , the human race ⇨ man 2 , racial ⇨ cultural , racism ⇨ racism ■ nationality ˌnæʃəˈnæləti [countable] a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who form part of a political nation （构成国家一部分的）民族◆The city is home to more than a hundred nationalities.这个城市居住着一百多个民族。■ tribe [countable] (sometimes offensive) (in developing countries or in the past) a group of people of the same race, and with the same language, customs and religion, living in a particular area and often led by a chief （发展中国家或旧时的）部落◆She went to live with a nomadic tribe in Mongolia.她去蒙古和一个游牧部落一起生活。ⓘ The word tribe was used in the past to describe a group of people living together in a simple society with little or no industry. Tribe is still sometimes used to describe groups in developing countries, especially where they continue to live in a traditional way, often separate from other people. Some people find the term tribe offensive, because it suggests simple people who are not civilized. Ethnic group is now becoming more frequent. 过去tribe一词指生活在工业不发达或无工业的简单社会的部落，现在这个词有时仍用于描述发展中国家的群体，尤指那些延续传统生活方式、与世隔绝的群体。有些人觉得tribe一词因含有“未开化的简单民族”之义，令人反感。ethnic group现在越来越常用。   see also tribal ⇨ cultural ■ clan [countable + singular or plural verb](especially in Scotland in the past) a group of families who are related to each other and live together in a social group （尤指旧时苏格兰的）宗族，氏族，家族◆His grandfather was a descendant of the Guthrie clan in Scotland.他的祖父是苏格兰格思里家族的后裔。■ ˌethnic ˈgroup [countable] a group of people from the same race, tribe or nation 族群；种族社群◆The school has a large number of students from different ethnic groups.这所学校有很多不同民族的学生。ⓘ Ethnic group is often used as a general word to describe a person's race or nationality. When talking about a group of people living in a place where most people are from a different race and/or nationality, the terms minority ethnic group or ethnic minority are often used. * ethnic group含义很广，常指一个人的种族或民族。表示少数民族常用minority ethnic group或ethnic minority。   see also ethnic ⇨ cultural
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