populate
UK ['pɒp.jʊ.leɪt] US ['pɑ:.pjə-] verb transitive
■If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area 构成…的人口（或动物的总数）•The inner cities are no longer densely populated.市中心的人口密度已下降。 •The river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish.这条河里大部分是小型鱼类。 ■to live in an area or place 居住于，生活于•The settlers began to move inland and populate the river valleys.移民开始迁往内陆，居住在河谷地带。 ■specialized
■to automatically add information to a list or table on a computer （在电脑的清单或表格上）自动增加资料•There are several ways to populate the database.有几种方式能为资料库自动增加资料。 |