people
noun
verb
ˈpiːpəl noun
1
PERSONS
人
used as the plural of ‘person’ to refer to men, women, and children 人 plural 复数
How many people were at the meeting?
到会的有多少人？
At least 40 people were killed.
至少有 40 人遇害。
the people who live next door
住在隔壁的那些人
2
PEOPLE IN GENERAL
人的统称
people in general, or people other than yourself 人们 plural 复数
I don’t care what people think.
我不在乎人们怎么想。
People can be really mean sometimes.
有时候人真的很卑鄙。
theatre/ business etc people
The hotel was full of business people.
这家酒店里满是商界人士。
The hotel was full of business people.
这家酒店里满是商界人士。
3
COUNTRY/RACE
国家/种族
the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area 国民; 种族; 民族; 人民 C also + plural verb 亦用复数动词
the British/American etc people
He pledged that he would never lie to the American people.
他保证永不对美国人民撒谎。
[+ of ]
the Basques, a people of northwestern Spain
巴斯克人，西班牙西北部的一个民族
the peoples of Europe
欧洲各民族
4
the people
a. all the ordinary people in a country or a state, not the government or ruling class b. used in court cases to represent the government of the US or of a particular state 美国政府; 州政府〔用于诉讼案〕 plural 复数 | AmE
The people rebelled.
民众起而反抗。
Rice formed the staple food of the common people .
米饭是老百姓的主食。
The party try to portray the prime minister as a man of the people (=someone in power who understands or is like ordinary people) .
该政党试图把首相描绘成一个亲民的人。
the people’s party/army etc (belonging to or popular with the ordinary people) 人民的政党/军队等
the People’s Liberation Army
人民解放军
Diana – the people’s princess
戴安娜 — 受民众爱戴的王妃
The People vs. Romero
政府诉罗梅罗案
5
sb’s people
a. the people that a king or leader rules or leads b. the people who work for a person or organization c. your relatives, especially your parents, grandparents etc [过时] 家人，亲属;〔尤指〕父母 （祖父母等 ） plural 复数 | old-fashioned
The king ordered his people to prepare for war.
国王命令他的臣民准备作战。
A manager’s job is to make his or her people feel part of the system.
经理的职责就是让其下属有归属感。
Do your people live round here?
你家里人住在附近吗？
6
of all people
used to say that someone is the person you would least or most expect to do something [口] 在所有人中偏偏 spoken
Why should he, of all people, get a promotion?
在所有人中为什么偏偏是他应该获得晋升呢？
You of all people should have known better.
在所有人中尤其是你本应该更明智一些。
7
TO GET ATTENTION
为引起注意
used to get the attention of a group of people [美，口，非正式] 诸位 plural 复数 | AmE spoken informal
Listen up, people!
注意听，各位！
verb
8 if a country or area is peopled by people of a particular type, they live there 居住在〔国家或地区〕;
be peopled by/with sb
an island peopled by hardy seafolk
住着吃苦耐劳、在海上讨生活的人的一座岛屿
9 if a story or someone’s imagination is peopled by people of a particular type, it is full of them 〔某种类型的人〕充斥于〔故事或想象〕
be peopled by/with sb
Her world was peopled with imaginary friends.
她的世界充满了想象出来的朋友。