people
['pi:.pl] plural noun
ESSENTIAL
■men, women and children 人•Many people never take any exercise.许多人从来不做任何运动。 •We've invited thirty people to our party.我们邀请了30个人来参加聚会。 ESSENTIAL
■used to refer to persons in general or everyone, or informally to the group of people that you are speaking to 人们；大家•People will think you've gone mad.人们会以为你疯了。 •People like to be made to feel important.人们都喜欢受到别人看重。 •Now that we've discussed our problems, are people happy with the decisions taken?我们既然已经讨论了问题，大家对所作的决定都满意吗？ ■men and women who are involved in a particular type of work （某行业或领域的）人•We'll have to get the people from the tax office to look at these accounts.我们必须请税务局的人来查看一下这些帐目。 •Most of her friends are media people.她大部分的朋友都是媒体界人士。 the people
■the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society 人民，平民，民众，老百姓•She claims to be the voice of the people.她自称是老百姓的代言人。 •The President has lost the support of the people.总统失去了人民的支持。 •the people's Princess平民王妃 sb's people informal
■the people someone is related to 家人，亲人，家属•Her people come from Scotland originally.她家人原籍苏格兰。
['pi:.pl] plural noun
man/woman of the people
■a person, usually involved in politics, who is liked by a lot of ordinary people and seems to understand and like them 平民政治家，民众拥戴的人
['pi:.pl] plural noun
of all people
■used to show that you are especially surprised at a particular person's behaviour because it does not seem typical of them 在所有的人当中偏偏（或唯有）•I thought that you, of all people, would believe me!我本来以为在所有人当中起码你会相信我！
['pi:.pl] noun countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■all the men, women and children who live in a particular country 一国人民；民族•The French are known as a food-loving people.众所周知，法国人是热爱美食的民族。 ■a society 社会•Customs similar to this one are found among many peoples of the world.在世界上许多民族中都有类似这样的风俗。
['pi:.pl] verb
Phrasal Verbs people sth/somewhere by/with sb
■If something or somewhere is peopled by/with a particular type of person, it is filled with them 充满，充斥着（某种类型的人）•Her novels are peopled with the rich and beautiful.她小说里满是些有钱的俊男美女。 |