population
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌpɑːpjuˈleɪʃn/
- [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there
（地区、国家等的）人口，人口数量 - One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources.
世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。 - The country has a total population of 65 million.
该国的总人口有 6,500 万。 - The entire population of the town was at the meeting.
全镇的居民都出席了集会。 - countries with ageing populations
人口老龄化的国家 - Muslims make up 55 per cent of the population.
穆斯林占人口的55%。 - an increase in population
人口的增长 - areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live)
人口稠密／稀少的地区 - The population is increasing at about 6 per cent per year.
人口正以每年约6%的速度增长。 - population growth/density
人口增长/密度
- Japan has a population of nearly 130 million.
日本有近 1.3 亿人口。 - India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.
印度的人口增长率一直是中国的两倍以上。 - No reliable population estimates exist.
没有可靠的人口估算。 - The population now stands at about 4 million.
现在人口约为 400 万。 - The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.
人口在 1.6 万和 3.1 万之间波动。 - The general population was against the measures.
普通百姓反对这些措施。 - The majority of the population live in these two towns.
多数人居住在这两个镇里。 - These farmers are relatively poor when compared with the rest of the population.
与其他人口相比，这些农民相对贫困。 - The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.
人口的迅速增长导致了住房的严重不足。 - huge population shifts within metropolitan regions
大城市地区内庞大的人口迁移 - major population centres along the coast
沿海主要居民区 - research in matters of sexual health and population control
性健康和人口控制问题的研究 - the population boom which followed World War Two
二战之后的人口激增 - Agriculture employs 20 per cent of the country's total population.
农业雇用了该国总人口的20%。 - A growing segment of the population is interested in organic products.
越来越多的人对有机产品感兴趣。 - The country is relatively large, measured by population size.
以人口规模衡量，这个国家相对较大。 - a population decline/explosion
人口下降/激增 - demands on the health services from an ageing population
老龄化人口对卫生服务的需求 - They claim that GM crops will feed our growing population.
他们声称转基因作物将养活我们日益增长的人口。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- large
- small
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- be something
- stand at something
- reach something
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- levels
- size
- density
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- a decline in population
- an increase in population
- the growth of population
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- One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area
（统称）某领域的生物；族群；人口 - the adult/student/working population
成年人/学生/劳动人口 - the rural/urban population
农村/城市人口 - The disease is relatively uncommon in the general population.
这种疾病在普通人群中相对不常见。 - The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise.
监狱人口继续增加。 - He was accused of war crimes against the civilian population.
他被指控对平民犯有战争罪。 - Oil spillages are disastrous for fish populations.
漏油对鱼类来说是灾难性的。
- the growing Hispanic population in the United States
美国不断增长的西班牙裔人口 - Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries.
大多数就业人口都从事第一产业。 - The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia.
该河口是澳大利亚最大的鸟类种群繁殖场所。 - natural populations of plants and animals
植物和动物的自然种群 - 62 per cent of the entire student population qualified for financial assistance.
整个学生人口的62%有资格获得财政援助。 - This land is sacred to the indigenous population.
这片土地对土著居民来说是神圣的。 - She promised to improve conditions for the local population.
她承诺改善当地居民的条件。 - The policies are aimed at protecting wild cheetah populations.
这些政策旨在保护野生猎豹种群。 - Poverty is increasing among the urban population.
城市人口中的贫困正在加剧。 - The spray is effective in reducing populations of some perennial weeds.
这种喷雾剂能有效减少一些多年生杂草的数量。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- large
- small
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- be something
- stand at something
- reach something
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- levels
- size
- density
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- a decline in population
- an increase in population
- the growth of population
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- the adult/student/working population
- (statistics
统计 （统称）某领域的生物；族群；人口 - When populations are small, random events can lead them to behave atypicallly.
当人口较少时，随机事件会导致他们表现得不典型。
- When populations are small, random events can lead them to behave atypicallly.
词源late 16th cent. (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.
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