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people

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peo·ple1 /ˈpiːpəl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1 persons [plural]PERSON/PEOPLE used as the plural of ‘person’ to refer to men, women, and children
How many people were at the meeting?
有多少人到會?
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 人的統稱 [plural] people in general, or people other than yourself 人們
I don’t care what people think.
我不在乎别人怎麽想。
People can be really mean sometimes.
有時候人真的很卑鄙。
theatre/business etc people (=people who work or are involved in the theatre etc) 戲劇界/商界等人士
The hotel was full of business people.
這家酒店裏住滿了商務人士。
3 country/race 國家/種族 [countableC]COUNTRY/NATION the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area 國民;種族;民族;人民
the British/American etc people
He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.
他保證絕不對美國人民撒謊。
people of
the Basques, a people of northwestern Spain
巴斯克人,西班牙西北部的一個民族
the peoples of Europe
歐洲各民族
4 the people [plural]SOCIETY
a) all the ordinary people in a country or a state, not the government or ruling class 平民,民衆,老百姓
The people rebelled.
民衆奮起反抗。
Rice formed the staple food of the common people.
米飯是老百姓的主食。
The party try to portray the prime minister as a man of the people (=someone in power who understands or is like ordinary people).
該政黨試圖把首相描繪成一個親民的人。
the people’s party/army etc (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) 人民的政黨/軍隊等
the People’s Liberation Army
人民解放軍
Diana – the people’s princess
戴安娜,受民衆愛戴的王妃
b) American EnglishAmE used in court cases to represent the government of the US or of a particular state 美國政府;州政府〔用於訴訟案〕
The People vs. Romero
政府訴羅梅羅案
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5 somebody’s people [plural]
a) PGCRRthe people that a king or leader rules or leads 〔國王的〕臣民;〔領袖統治的〕人民
The king ordered his people to prepare for war.
國王命令他的臣民準備作戰。
b) the people who work for a person or organization 〔某人或某組織的〕僱員
A manager’s job is to make his or her people feel part of the system.
經理的職責就是讓其下屬有歸屬感。
c) SSF old-fashioned your relatives, especially your parents, grandparents etc 家人,親屬;〔尤指〕父母[祖父母等]
Do your people live round here?
你家裏人住在附近嗎?
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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?
爲什麽偏偏是他應該獲得晉升呢?
You of all people should have known better.
在所有人中你本應該是最清楚的。
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7 to get attention 爲引起注意 [plural] American EnglishAmE spoken informalGROUP OF PEOPLE used to get the attention of a group of people 諸位
Listen up, people!
注意聽,各位!
little people
nGRAMMAR: 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.
nTHESAURUS
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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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〔國家或地區〕 SYN inhabit
be peopled by/with somebody
an island peopled by hardy sea folk
住着吃苦耐勞、在海上討生活的人的一座島嶼
2 FULLif a story or someone’s imagination is peopled by people of a particular type, it is full of them 〔某種類型的人〕充斥於〔故事或想象〕
be peopled by/with somebody
Her world was peopled with imaginary friends.
她的世界裏充滿了想象出來的朋友。
nGrammar
People is usually passive.
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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

See also: person


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