popular
adj
ˈpɒpjʊələ
adj
1
liked
by
a
lot
of
people
受大众喜爱的，受欢迎的;
Hilary
was
popular
at
school.
希拉里在学校里很受欢迎。
a
popular
holiday
resort
人们喜欢的度假胜地
Coffee
is
probably
the
most
popular
drink
in
the
world.
咖啡很可能是世界上最受欢迎的饮料。
hugely/enormously/immensely
etc
popular
Guerrero’s
music
is
hugely
popular
in
Latin
America.
格雷罗的音乐在拉丁美洲极受欢迎。
[+
with/among
]
The
President
is
very
popular
with
Jewish
voters.
总统很受犹太选民欢迎。
2
done
by
a
lot
of
people
in
a
society,
group
etc
由〔社会、团体等中〕多数人做的，公众的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
the
closest
popular
vote
in
U.S.
presidential
history
美国总统选举史上票数最接近的一次普选
The
government
has
little
popular
support
among
women
voters.
这届政府女性选民普遍不支持。
Kaplan’s
latest
recording
has
received
considerable
popular
acclaim
(=it
is
liked
by
a
lot
of
people)
.
卡普兰的最新唱片获得了普遍的赞誉。
popular
belief/opinion/view
(a
belief,
opinion
etc
that
a
lot
of
people
have)
普遍的观念/民意/大众的看法
a
survey
of
Hispanic-American
popular
opinion
对西班牙裔美国人作的民意调查
Contrary
to
popular
belief
(=in
spite
of
what
many
people
believe)
,
gorillas
are
basically
shy,
gentle
creatures.
与普遍的看法相反，大猩猩其实是一种羞怯、温和的动物。
a
popular
movement
for
democracy
争取民主的全民运动
3
relating
to
ordinary
people,
or
intended
for
ordinary
people
通俗的; 大众化的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Wintour’s
writing
is
full
of
references
to
American
popular
culture
.
温特的作品多次提及美国通俗文化。
Steele
was
ridiculed
by
the
popular
press.
斯蒂尔受到通俗报刊的嘲笑。