| [/ˏpɔpjuˈleɪʃn; ˏpɑpjəˋleʃən/] n 用法:
1 [CGp] (a) people who live in an area, a city, a country, etc （地区、 城市、 国家等的）全体居民:
the populations of Western European countries 西欧各国的全体人民 *
The government did not have the support of the population. 政府不得人心.
(b) particular group or type of people or animals inhabiting an area, etc （聚居於某地区的）一群或一类的人或动物:
the working population 全体劳动者 *
the immigrant population 全体移民.
(C) total number of these 人口; 区域内动物的总数:
What is the population of Ireland? 爱尔兰人口有多少? *
a city with a population of over 10 million 人口超过1000万的城市. 用法:
2 [U] degree to which an area has been populated 人口密度; 动物聚居的密度:
areas of dense/sparse population 人口稠密[稀疏]的地区. |