n. 人,人類,居民,人民,種族
vt. 居住于,布滿,使住滿人,在…殖民,把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在
變形:過去式: peopled; 現(xiàn)在分詞:peopling; 過去分詞:peopled;
people可以用作名詞
people的基本意思是“人,人們”,是集體名詞,沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式,在句中作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。泛指“人們”時(shí)其前不加定冠詞the。
people與定冠詞the連用時(shí),其含義為“人民(群眾)”,指一個(gè)國家的或全世界的人民或者與統(tǒng)治階級(jí)相對(duì)的“人民”,沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。
people還可作“民族,種族”“被共同文化聯(lián)合在一起的集體”解,是可數(shù)名詞,“一個(gè)民族”是a/one people,多個(gè)民族時(shí)用其復(fù)數(shù)形式peoples。其前有a, one或every等詞修飾時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞多用單數(shù)形式。用it或itself指代, people在句中作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)均可,但以用復(fù)數(shù)者居多。
people用作名詞的用法例句
Were there many people at the meeting?集會(huì)有很多人嗎?
People become uninhibited when they drink.人一喝酒就會(huì)變得肆無忌憚。
I think it my duty to serve the people.我認(rèn)為為人民服務(wù)是我的責(zé)任。
people可以用作動(dòng)詞
people用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)意思是“使住著人,使有居民”。
people還可表示“使…充滿”,常與with連用,多用于文學(xué)語言中,且常用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
people用作動(dòng)詞的用法例句
Hunters peopled these forests long ago.獵人們很久以前就住在這片森林里。
The Indians once peopled this land.印第安人曾經(jīng)在這片土地上生活。
1、You can chat to other people who are online.
你可以和其他在線的人聊天。
2、As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.
總的來說,當(dāng)今的老年人依然相對(duì)貧困。
3、She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer.
她有一段時(shí)間曾幫助垂危的癌癥患者。
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