people
n.人们，人；[the-]人民；一国人民，民族
释义2：
people
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◙ (pl. peoples)1. human beings in general or considered collectively• 人，人类 »the earthquake killed 30,000 people. 那次地震中有三万人遇难。 (the people)the citizens of a country, especially when considered in relation to those who govern them• 人民，国民，民众 »his economic reforms no longer have the support of the people. 民众不再支持他的经济改革。 (the people)those without special rank or position in society; the populace• 平民，老百姓 »he is very much a man of the people. 他的的确确是一个平民。 (one's people)[dated] a person's parents or relatives• [旧] 父母；亲属，亲戚 »my people live in Warwickshire. 我父母住在沃里克郡。 (one's people)the supporters or employees of a person in a position of power or authority• 支持者；雇员 »I've had my people watching the house for some time now. 现在我已让我的雇员照看那房子一段时间。 (the People) [US] the state prosecution in a trial• [美] （审判中的）公诉人 »pre-trial statements made by the People's witnesses. 由公诉人的目击证人在审判前所作的陈述。2. (pl. peoples)[treated as sing. or pl.] the men, women, and children of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group• 国民，团体，民族 »the native peoples of Canada. 加拿大的土著民族。◙ verb1. [with obj.] [一般作 be peopled] (of a particular group of people) inhabit (an area or place)• （某群人）在（某地区或地方）居住 »an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans. 交战部落居住的干旱山区。 fill or be present in (a place, environment, or domain)• 使（某地、环境或领域）充满 »in her imagination the flat was suddenly peopled with the ghosts of glamorous women. 在她的想像中，那公寓突然满是迷人的女鬼。 fill (an area or place) with a particular group of inhabitants• 使（某地区或地方）住满人 »it was his intention to people the town with English colonists. 他的意图是让英国殖民者住进该城镇。【派生】
♦ peoplehood noun1. （名词义项2）【语源】
1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeple, from Latin populus 'populace'
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