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people

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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.
Examples from the Corpus
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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