people

柯林斯詞典

1. N-PLURAL People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of , instead of "persons." 人們
Millions of people have lost their homes. 數(shù)百萬(wàn)人失去了家園。
...the people of Angola. …安哥拉人。
2. N-PLURAL The people is sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the military. 人民
...the will of the people. …人民的意愿。
3. N-COUNT-COLL A people is all the men, women, and children of a particular country or race. 國(guó)民; 民族
...the native peoples of Central and South America. …中美洲和南美洲的各本土民族。
4. V-T If a place or country is peopled by a particular group of people, that group of people live there. 居住[usu passive]
It was peopled by a fiercely independent race of peace-loving Buddhists. 那里由極其獨(dú)立的一群熱愛(ài)和平的佛教徒居住著。

There was a queue of people waiting patiently for the bus to arrive .
Many more people travel overseas these days .
It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes .
The old people in the village still observe the local traditions .
On average , people who don't smoke are healthier than people who do.