people

美 [ˈpiːpl]英 [ˈpiːpl]
  • n.人;人们;(统称)人民,国民;民族;大家;种族;家人;平民;雇员;客人
  • vt.居住在;把…挤满人;住满居民
  • person的复数

复数: peoples 过去式: peopled 现在分词: peopling 过去分词: peopled 第三人称单数: peoples

peoplepeople

noun

1


persons; men, women and children

At least ten people were killed in the crash.

至少有十人在撞车事故中丧生。

There were a lot of people at the party.

有许多人参加聚会。

Many young people are out of work.

很多年轻人失业。

2

人们;大家
persons in general or everyone

He doesn't care what people think of him.

他不在乎人们怎样看他。

She tends to annoy people.

她的举止往往惹人烦。

3

(统称)人民,国民;民族;种族
all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc.

the French people

法国人

the native peoples of Siberia

西伯利亚本土民族

4

平民;百姓;大众
the ordinary men and women of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society

the life of the common people

普通人的生活

It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people.

人们觉得政府已脱离了民众。

5

(统称某行业或领域的)人
men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity

a meeting with business people and bankers

与商界和银行界人士的会晤

These garments are intended for professional sports people.

这些服装是为专业运动员制作的。

6

国民;人民;臣民;群众
the men, women and children that a person leads

The king urged his people to prepare for war.

国王呼吁臣民百姓准备作战。

7

雇员;支持者;下属人员
the men and women who work for you or support you

I've had my people watching the house for a few days.

我让用人照看了几天房子。

8

客人;朋友
guests or friends

I'm having people to dinner this evening.

今晚我在家里宴请客人。

9

家人;亲人;家属;(尤指)父母,祖父母
the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc.

She's spending the holidays with her people.

她正与家人一起度假。

习语

when you say of all people , you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth

在所有的人中,唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。
She of all people should know the answer to that.

you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you

a man who understands and is sympathetic to ordinary people

verb

居住在;把…挤满人;住满居民
to live in a place or fill it with people

The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.

这个镇上的居民大部分都是汽车厂的工人及其家属。

The ballroom was peopled with guests.

舞厅里满堂宾客。

people

频次

  • 1
    N-PLURAL 人,人们(通常用作person的复数)
    People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of person, instead of 'persons'.

    Millions of people have lost their homes.

    数百万人流离失所。

  • 2
    N-PLURAL (与政府或上流社会相对的)人民,民众,大众
    The people is sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the upper classes.

    ...the will of the people.

    人民的意愿

  • 3
    N-COUNT-COLL 一国人民;民族;种族
    A people is all the men, women, and children of a particular country or race.

    ...the native peoples of Central and South America...

    中南美洲的土著民族

  • 4
    VERB 居住在;定居于
    If a place or country is peopled by a particular group of people, that group of people live there.

    It was peopled by a fiercely independent race of peace-loving Buddhists.

    那里住着一个与世隔绝的种族,人们都是爱好和平的佛教徒。

  • 5
    VERB (某种类型的人)出现,存在,充斥于(故事或历史时期)
    If something such as a story or a time in history is peopled with people of a particular kind, those people occur or exist in it.

    Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters...

    格拉斯的小说里都是些稀奇古怪的人物。

noun

1
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
old people
there were at least 200 people in the audience
2
members of a family line
his people have been farmers for generations
are your people still alive?
3
the body of citizens of a state or country
the Spanish people
Synonym: citizenry
4
the common people generally
separate the warriors from the mass
power to the people
Synonym: multitude masses mass hoi polloi the great unwashed

verb

1
fill with people
Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes
2
furnish with people
The plains are sparsely populated

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  1. Some people don 't know when they 're well off .

    有些人身在福中不知福。

  2. There aren 't that many people here .

    这里并没有那么多人。

  3. There were 50 people there , at the very most .

    那儿最多只有50个人。

  4. More and more people are using the Internet .

    越来越多人在使用互联网。

  5. We were the only people there .

    我们是唯一在场的人。

  6. People came from all over the world to view her work .

    观众从世界各地涌来欣赏她的作品。

  7. Contact with other people is a basic human need .

    和他人接触是人的基本需要。

  8. There 's room for three people in the back .

    后排有可容三人的空位。

  9. We don 't usually give presents to people at work .

    我们一般不给在职职工送礼。

  10. There were a whole lot of people I didn 't know .

    有许多人我都不认识。

  11. It 's good to meet people from different parts of the country .

    结识来自这个国家不同地区的人是有益的。

  12. People tend to work hard at this stage of life .

    人在这个人生阶段往往发奋努力。

  13. She of all people should know the answer to that .

    在所有的人中,唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。

  14. Parents are the most important people in a child 's world .

    父母在儿童的天地里是最重要的人。

  15. 400 people a year die of this disease on average .

    平均每年有400人死于这种疾病。

  16. Many people don 't use their computers to their full potential .

    很多人没有充分利用他们计算机的全部潜在功能。

  17. Few people can count on having a job for life .

    几乎没有人能指望一辈子都干一个工作。

  18. As people get older , they get set in their ways .

    随着年龄的增长,人就积习成性。

  19. Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working .

    大多数人说赚取报酬是他们工作的主要动机。

  20. He is so not the right person for you .

    他这个人绝对不适合你。

  21. There were 200 people present at the meeting .

    有200人出席会议。

  22. Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market .

    许多人都在小量地向证券市场投资。

  23. She took no interest in the people and things around her .

    她对周围的人和事毫无兴趣。

  24. You can 't stop people from saying what they think .

    人们怎么想就会怎么说,你阻止不了。

  25. She looks down on people who haven 't been to college .

    她瞧不起没上过大学的人。

  26. Some people find this more difficult than others .

    这件事有人觉得难,有人觉得不难。

  27. Commuting is a part of daily life for many people .

    乘车上下班是许多人日常生活的一部分。

  28. She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank .

    她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。

  29. Speech is the fastest method of communication between people .

    说话是人与人之间交流最快捷的方法。

  30. Nowadays a lot of people work from home .

    如今有很多人在家工作。

race nation nationality people 【导航词义:种族,民族】
race v. 人种,种族
〔辨析〕

指根据肤色及其他外表特征划分的人群。

〔例证〕

It is often said that a person of mixed race is cleverer.

人们常说混血儿更聪明。

Students of all races can be found in this university.

各种族的学生在这所大学就读。

nation v. 民族,国民
〔辨析〕

指属于同一种族、使用同一种语言的人群;也指某一国的国民。

〔例证〕

Since the foundation of New China, the development of the Chinese nation has entered a new era.

自从新中国诞生,中华民族的发展就进入了一个新时代。

The entire nation was watching TV.

全国的人都在看电视。

nationality v. 民族
〔辨析〕

指具有相同的语言、文化和历史并构成国家某一部分的人群。

〔例证〕

a university for nationalities

民族大学

The school has pupils of 15 different nationalities.

该校有来自15个不同民族的学生。

people v. 民族,人民
〔辨析〕

指属于同一国家、地区、种族等的人群。

〔例证〕

He pledged that he would always put the interest of the American people first.

他保证始终把美国人民的利益放在第一位。

This tradition comes from a people of northwestern Spain.

这个传统来源于西班牙西北部的一个民族。

The policy was widely supported by the peoples of Europe.

该政策得到了欧洲各民族的广泛支持。

  • 习语

n.

of all people

(在所有的人中)偏偏,唯有
when you say of all people , you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth

She of all people should know the answer to that.

在所有的人中,唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。

people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

身居玻璃房,投石招祸殃;自身毛病多,勿挑他人错
you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you

a man of the people

体恤民情者;体察民意者
a man who understands and is sympathetic to ordinary people

be all things to all men/people

1

使人人高兴;八面玲珑
to please everyone by changing your attitudes or opinions to suit different people

2

仁者见仁,智者见智
to be understood or used in different ways by different people