单词 | the people |
释义 | the people From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe peoplethe people[plural]SOCIETY a) all the ordinary people in a country or a state, not the government or ruling class The people rebelled.common people. Rice formed the staple food of the a man of the people (=someone in power who understands or is like ordinary people). The party try to portray the prime minister as the people’s party/army etc (=belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) the People’s Liberation Army Diana – the people’s princess b) American English used in court cases to represent the government of the US or of a particular state The People vs. Romero → peopleExamples from the Corpusthe people• "Millions of our people are still victims of poverty, " said Mandela.• It was a fair election, the people have made their decision, and we must all accept it.• Reagan's views were shared by a majority of the American people.• the awful sufferings of the people of Sarajevo• The mayor should remember that he was elected to serve the people.• UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British should stand shoulder to shoulder with the American people. |
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