popular UK ['pɒp.jʊ.lər] US ['pɑ:.pjə.lɚ] adjective LIKED 受人喜爱的 ESSENTIAL ■liked, enjoyed or supported by many people 受大众喜爱的,受欢迎的•She's the most popular teacher in school.她是学校里最受欢迎的老师。 •That song was popular with people from my father's generation.那首歌在我爸爸那一代很流行。 •Walking is a popular form of exercise in Britain.在英国,走路是很流行的运动方式。 •How popular is Madonna among/with teenagers?玛丹娜在青少年中有多受欢迎? •informal Jan wasn't very popular (= people were annoyed by her) when she opened all the windows on that cold day.在这么冷的天简把所有的窗户都打开,这样做很惹人厌。 Opposite unpopular UK ['pɒp.jʊ.lər] US ['pɑ:.pjə.lɚ] adjective GENERAL 一般的 IMPROVER [before noun] ■for or involving ordinary people rather than specialists or very educated people 普及的,大众的•popular music/entertainment/culture流行音乐/大众娱乐/大众文化 •The issue was virtually ignored by the popular press.这件事实际上被大众媒体忽视了。 •The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus.一个普遍的错误迷思是搭飞机比开车和搭公共汽车都要危险。 |