Human use

2 1 Century English-Chinese-English Bidirectional Dictionary

human

people

[` pipl； ˋpi:pl]

noun

1 [set size; When used in the plural; Often used to modify] people

→ Of all people

Hundreds ~

Hundreds of people, hundreds of people

Many people went to the baseball field.

Many people go to the baseball field.

I see very little here.

I seldom see people here.

Many people think so.

Many people think that.

Three people were present.

There were three people present.

2 [Collective scale; When used in the plural; Use the article alone] (generally) in the world.

P~ say that.

It is said that ... people say

3 [Collective scale; When used in the plural; Often used with modifiers or with people belonging to a particular place, class, group, occupation, nationality, etc.

Village ~

villager

Town ~

person from the same village/town/province

Theater ~

A performer.

Newspaper ~

People related to the newspaper industry

British people

British people

Here ~

People in this place

The best ~

High society people

4 [Collective scale; When used in the plural]

A. national (belonging to a country), voter

B. people, people, civilians, the lower class

C. [A person's ~] subjects, lieutenants, followers and subordinates (for the monarch); A parishioner (of a priest)

The king and his ~

The king and his subjects

He is very strict with his children.

He is strict with his subordinates.

D.[ one's ~] (spoken) family, brother; Ancestors (etc. )

My wallet is at home.

People in my hometown, close relatives, family members

5(C) Nationality, nationality, race (belonging to the same group culturally and socially)

Militant ~

A belligerent country

English speaking people

English speaking people

Asia's prosperity

Asian country

synonym

A race with the same constitution, physical characteristics, language and customs.

Nationalities have the same cultural habits and are a unified group under an independent government.

6 [Collective scale; When used in the plural, people (as distinguished from animals), human beings

So is the police.

Cops are people, too

7[P ~； Set the proportion; When the plural is used] (USA).' Law' (representing the citizens of the country) Procuratorial organ, prosecutor

P~ v. John Smith in California.

The California prosecutor is suing John Smith.

Witness, physical evidence a.

Prosecution evidence 1

Go among the people <

Political leaders called for a referendum.

transitive verb

1 Let people live in … and colonize [immigrate] ….

2 live in …

A densely [sparsely] populated country.

A densely populated [sparsely populated] country.