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all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there (地区、国家等的)人口,人口数量 One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources. 世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。 The country has a total population of 65 million. 该国的总人口有 6,500 万。 The entire population of the town was at the meeting. 全镇的居民都出席了集会。 countries with ageing populations 人口老龄化的国家 Muslims make up 55 per cent of the population. 穆斯林占人口的55%。 an increase in population 人口的增长 areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live) 人口稠密/稀少的地区 The population is increasing at about 6 per cent per year. 人口正以每年约6%的速度增长。 population growth/density 人口增长/密度
Extra ExamplesJapan has a population of nearly 130 million. 日本有近 1.3 亿人口。 India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's. 印度的人口增长率一直是中国的两倍以上。 No reliable population estimates exist. 没有可靠的人口估算。 The population now stands at about 4 million. 现在人口约为 400 万。 The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000. 人口在 1.6 万和 3.1 万之间波动。 The general population was against the measures. 普通百姓反对这些措施。 The majority of the population live in these two towns. 多数人居住在这两个镇里。 These farmers are relatively poor when compared with the rest of the population. 与其他人口相比,这些农民相对贫困。 The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing. 人口的迅速增长导致了住房的严重不足。 huge population shifts within metropolitan regions 大城市地区内庞大的人口迁移 major population centres along the coast 沿海主要居民区 research in matters of sexual health and population control 性健康和人口控制问题的研究 the population boom which followed World War Two 二战之后的人口激增 Agriculture employs 20 per cent of the country's total population. 农业雇用了该国总人口的20%。 A growing segment of the population is interested in organic products. 越来越多的人对有机产品感兴趣。 The country is relatively large, measured by population size. 以人口规模衡量,这个国家相对较大。 a population decline/explosion 人口下降/激增 demands on the health services from an ageing population 老龄化人口对卫生服务的需求 They claim that GM crops will feed our growing population. 他们声称转基因作物将养活我们日益增长的人口。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
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a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area (统称)某领域的生物;族群;人口 the adult/student/working population 成年人/学生/劳动人口 the rural/urban population 农村/城市人口 The disease is relatively uncommon in the general population. 这种疾病在普通人群中相对不常见。 The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise. 监狱人口继续增加。 He was accused of war crimes against the civilian population. 他被指控对平民犯有战争罪。 Oil spillages are disastrous for fish populations. 漏油对鱼类来说是灾难性的。
Extra Examplesthe growing Hispanic population in the United States 美国不断增长的西班牙裔人口 Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries. 大多数就业人口都从事第一产业。 The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia. 该河口是澳大利亚最大的鸟类种群繁殖场所。 natural populations of plants and animals 植物和动物的自然种群 62 per cent of the entire student population qualified for financial assistance. 整个学生人口的62%有资格获得财政援助。 This land is sacred to the indigenous population. 这片土地对土著居民来说是神圣的。 She promised to improve conditions for the local population. 她承诺改善当地居民的条件。 The policies are aimed at protecting wild cheetah populations. 这些政策旨在保护野生猎豹种群。 Poverty is increasing among the urban population. 城市人口中的贫困正在加剧。 The spray is effective in reducing populations of some perennial weeds. 这种喷雾剂能有效减少一些多年生杂草的数量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
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statistics )统计 a collection of items being statistically analysed (统称)某领域的生物;族群;人口 When populations are small, random events can lead them to behave atypicallly. 当人口较少时,随机事件会导致他们表现得不典型。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.