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population

释义

population

noun

UK /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	population
plural	populations

1
singular all the people who live in a particular area
Less than 40% of the population voted in the last election.
population of:
the ageing population of the US
Synonyms and related words
Population and demographics
baby boom
birth rate
the country
1. 1a
  the number of people who live in a particular area
  population of:
  Los Angeles has a population of over 3 million.
  Synonyms and related words
  Population and demographics
  baby boom
  birth rate
  the country
2. 1b
  only before nounrelating to a population
  population growth:
  Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population growth.
  a population explosion (=a sudden increase in the population):
  Pressures on natural resources will increase as we face a population explosion.
  Synonyms and related words
  Population and demographics
  baby boom
  birth rate
  the country
2
countable usually singulara group of people or animals of a particular type that live somewhere
California has a large Spanish-speaking population.
Tanzania’s elephant population stands at about 55,000.
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people who live together or in the same place
colony
commune
community

population

noun

US /ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	population
plural	populations

1
singular all the people who live in a particular area
Less than 40% of the population voted in the last election.
population of:
the aging population of the U.S.
Synonyms and related words
Population and demographics
baby boom
birth rate
the country
1. 1a
  the number of people who live in a particular area
  population of:
  Los Angeles has a population of over 3 million.
  Synonyms and related words
  Population and demographics
  baby boom
  birth rate
  the country
2. 1b
  only before nounrelating to a population
  population growth:
  Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population growth.
  a population explosion (=a sudden increase in the population):
  Pressures on natural resources will increase as we face a population explosion.
  Synonyms and related words
  Population and demographics
  baby boom
  birth rate
  the country
2
countable usually singulara group of people or animals of a particular type that live somewhere
California has a large Spanish-speaking population.
Tanzania’s elephant population stands at about 55,000.
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people who live together or in the same place
the Brady Bunch
colony
commune

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