| 单词 | people |
| 释义 | people (once / 8 pages) nv Human beings are people. Individuals, folks, humankind — we're all people. The word people is usually a noun, as in: two or more humans. It can also mean "all the citizens," as in a political leader who understands the needs of the people. People can also be a verb meaning "to inhabit or fill with people," as in: we need to people the empty seats so that tonight's speaker isn't disappointed with a small audience. WORD FAMILYpeople: peopled, peoples, peopling+/peopled: unpeopled USAGE EXAMPLES“There’s a real stickiness. People are here for a reason. It’s a good place to do business,’ Gary Campkin said. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) “A museum should not be cloistered away from the people,” LA Mayor Garcetti said. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Parts of the South are bracing for more rain Tuesday, a day after severe storms killed four people in Alabama. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1n (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively old people there were at least 200 people in the audience Exp|Hypo|Hyper Ferdinand and Isabella joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I William and Maryjoint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II peoples the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group age bracket, age group, cohorta group of people having approximately the same age ancientspeople who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) baffledpeople who are frustrated and perplexed blindpeople who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group bloodpeople viewed as members of a group bravepeople who are brave cautious, timidpeople who are fearful and cautious business people, businesspeoplepeople who transact business (especially business executives) damnedpeople who are condemned to eternal punishment deadpeople who are no longer living livingpeople who are still living deafpeople who have severe hearing impairments defeated, discomfitedpeople who are defeated disabled, handicappedpeople collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped doomed, lostpeople who are destined to die soon enemyany hostile group of people episcopacy, episcopatethe collective body of bishops common people, folk, folkspeople in general (often used in the plural) free, free peoplepeople who are free homeboundpeople who are confined to their homes enlightened, initiatepeople who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity uninitiatepeople who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity developmentally challenged, mentally retarded, retardedpeople collectively who are mentally retarded network armya group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern nationalitypeople having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation peanut gallery(figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance) pocketa small isolated group of people retreatedpeople who have retreated sickpeople who are sick tradespeoplepeople engaged in trade maimed, woundedpeople who are wounded migrationa group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) class, social class, socio-economic class, stratumpeople having the same social, economic, or educational status country, land, nationthe people who live in a nation or country poor, poor peoplepeople without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) rich, rich peoplepeople who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group) populace, public, worldpeople in general considered as a whole populationthe people who inhabit a territory or state coevals, contemporaries, generationall the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age lobbythe people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest business, clientele, patronagecustomers collectively rank and filepeople who constitute the main body of any group smart moneypeople who are highly experienced or who have inside information unconfessedpeople who have not confessed unemployed, unemployed peoplepeople who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) womankindwomen as distinguished from men chosen peopleany people believing themselves to be chosen by God aged, elderlypeople who are old collectively young, youthyoung people collectively country people, countryfolkpeople raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics the halt(archaic) lame persons collectively gentlefolkpeople of good family and breeding and high social status grass rootsthe common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity) home folkfolks from your own home town homelesspoor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in slainpeople who have been slain (as in battle) domain, worldpeople in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest age classpeople in the same age range agriculturethe class of people engaged in growing food brotherhood, fraternity, sodalitypeople engaged in a particular occupation estate, estate of the realm, the three estatesa major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights home frontthe civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war admassthe segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British) labor, labour, proletariat, working classa social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages lower class, underclassthe social class lowest in the social hierarchy bourgeoisie, middle classthe social class between the lower and upper classes booboisieclass consisting of all those who are considered boobs commonality, commonalty, commonsa class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank peasantrythe class of peasants demimondea class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior underworldthe criminal class yeomanryclass of small freeholders who cultivated their own land youth cultureyoung adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture castea social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth caste(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity peer groupcontemporaries of the same status upper class, upper crustthe class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy ninjaa class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations rabble, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraffdisparaging terms for the common people firing linethe most advanced and responsible group in an activity immigrant classrecent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds centerpolitically moderate persons; centrists old schoola class of people favoring traditional ideas marketthe customers for a particular product or service craft, tradepeople who perform a particular kind of skilled work needyneedy people collectively fair sex, woman, womanhoodwomen as a class Hebrews, Israelitesthe ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) Dutch, Dutch peoplethe people of the Netherlands British, British people, Britsthe people of Great Britain English, English peoplethe people of England Irish, Irish peoplepeople of Ireland or of Irish extraction French, French peoplethe people of France Spanish, Spanish peoplethe people of Spain Swiss, Swiss peoplethe natives or inhabitants of Switzerland group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit 2n the body of citizens of a state or country the Spanish people Syn|Hypo|Hyper citizenry country people, countryfolk people living in the same country; compatriots Achaean, Arcado-Cypriansthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea Aeolianthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia Dorianthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC Ionianthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia electoratethe body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote governedthe body of people who are citizens of a particular government group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit 3n the common people generally power to the people Syn|Hypo|Hyper hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, the great unwashed laity, temporalty in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy audiencethe part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment followers, followinga group of followers or enthusiasts readershipthe audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.) TV audience, viewers, viewing audiencethe audience reached by television claquea group of followers hired to applaud at a performance faithfulany loyal and steadfast following fandomthe fans of a sport or famous person group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit 4n members of a family line his people have been farmers for generations are your people still alive? Hyper family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept people descended from a common ancestor 5v fill with people Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes Hyper populate fill with inhabitants 6v furnish with people Hyper dwell, inhabit, live, populate inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of |
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