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  • Conjugation : past  peopled ; past  people ; pp  peopled ; ing  peopling ; ing  peopling ; pl  people ; pl  peoples
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

people ['piːpl]
  1. 1. n pl (individuals) 人
    There were 120 people at the lecture.
    120人去听了讲座。
  2. 2. n pl (generalizing) 人们
    There has been a complete change in people's ideas on the subject.
    人们完全改变了对这个问题的看法。
  3. 3. n pl the people (ordinary people) 人民
    a rift between the people and their leadership
    人民和领导层的不和
  4. 4. n pl [politics] 国民
  5. 5. noun [c] (nation, race) 民族
    the native peoples of Central America
    中美洲的土著民族
  6. 6. vt. (populate) 居住于
    old people
    老人
    young people
    年轻人
    many people
    许多人
    people say that...
    有人说...
    a man of the people
    同人民打成一片的人

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

people [ 'pɪpl] [ 'pɪːpl]
  1. 1. noun 泛指人；人们
    What will people say?
    人们会说什么呢?
    Crowds of people are taking part in this demonstration.
    大批的人群加入到了这次游行当中。
  2. 2. noun 公民；国民
    People in this country have not been told the truth since the beginning.
    该国民众从一开始就未被告知真相。
  3. 3. noun 复数 peoples民族；种族
    the peoples of the world
    世界各国人民
  4. 4. noun 民族；种族
    the Jewish people
    犹太人
  5. 5. noun （某一个阶级、地区、团体、行业、部落的）人；人员；同事；职工
    The miner spoke for his people.
    这位矿工代表矿工们发言。
  6. 6. noun （某一地区、团体、阶级的）人；人员
    the people of Iowa
    衣阿华州人
    people of wealth
    富人
    That belongs to the people of Africa.
    那个是属于非洲人民的。
  7. 7. noun 雇工；仆从；随员
  8. 8. noun 家族；家人；亲属；祖先
    His people live far away from him.
    他的家人住得离他很远。
  9. 9. noun 平民；庶民；老百姓
    He is just a man of the people.
    他只是一介草民。
  10. 10. noun 人；人类（以区别于其他动物而言）
  11. 11. noun 复数 peoples（某种或某一特定场合的）小动物
    the ant people
    蚂蚁群
  12. 12. vt. 使住着（或住满）人；栖息在；布满
    The Indians once peopled this land.
    印第安人曾经在这片土地上生活。
  13. 13. vt. 居住于；构成……的人口
  14. 14. vt. 使充斥，充满

Collins English-English Dictionary

people ['piːpəl]
  1. 1. n [usually functioning as plural] persons collectively or in general
  2. 2. n a group of persons considered together
    blind people
  3. 3. n the persons living in a country and sharing the same nationality
    the French people
  4. 4. n one's family
    he took her home to meet his people
  5. 5. n persons loyal to someone powerful
    the king's people accompanied him in exile
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to provide with or as if with people or inhabitants
  7. 7. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French pople, from Latin populus; see populace
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Examples

"How many people did you invite to your party?" "Sixty people in all."
“你邀请了多少人参加聚会？”“一共六十人。”
This ticket adimits two (people).
这张票供两人入内。 → admit
The hall admits 2,500 people.
这大厅可容纳2500人。 → admit
affirmative people
有自信心的人 → affirmative
Her beauty attracted people.
她的美貌引人注目。 → attract
People formerly baited chained bears for sport.
旧时人们放狗逗用链条拴住的熊群取乐。 → bait
People are judged by the company they keep.
看一个人交哪些朋友，就能判断他的为人；从其交友知其为人。 → company
Twelve people constitute a jury.
12人组成陪审团。 → constitute
Some ancient people exposed unwanted infants.
某些古代民族遗弃不需要的婴儿。 → expose
A few people came.
来了几个人。 → few
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