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human beings; men, women and children The plural form persons is formal. Use people in most ordinary contexts.人 At least ten people were killed in the crash. 至少有十人在撞车事故中丧生。 There were a lot of people at the party. 有许多人参加聚会。 Many young people are out of work. 很多年轻人失业。 older people 上了年纪的人 They are just ordinary people. 他们只是普通人。 Millions of working people are struggling. 数百万劳动人民正在挣扎。 It is important to involve local people in the project. 让当地人参与这个项目很重要。 poor/rich people 穷人/富人 people of faith (= people who are religious) 有信仰的人
Extra ExamplesMany innocent people were killed. 许多无辜的人丧生。 The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town. 当地旅游局正努力吸引更多的人到该镇来。 a line of limousines carrying very important people 一排载有极重要人物的豪华轿车 access for disabled people 残疾人通道 Working-class people in general get a bad deal from the legal system. 一般来说,工人阶级从法律体系中得到的待遇很差。
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humans in general; everyone 人们;大家 We want to change the way people think. 我们想改变人们的思维方式。 People want fresh, local food. 人们想要新鲜的当地食物。 He wanted to help people fulfil their potential. 他想帮助人们发挥他们的潜力。 She tends to annoy people. 她的举止往往惹人烦。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- young
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all the people who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc. (统称)人民,国民;民族;种族 the American/French people 美国/法国人民 black/white people 黑人/白人 people of colour (= people who are not white) 有色人种 the indigenous peoples of Mexico 墨西哥的土著人民
Extra ExamplesWe should strive for peace among the peoples of the world. 我们应该为世界各族人民的和平而努力。 Australia is a collectivity of diverse peoples. 澳大利亚是多元民族的集合体。 The rest of China's Muslim minorities are mostly Turkic peoples. 中国其余的穆斯林少数民族大多是突厥人。 The organization campaigns for the rights of tribal peoples. 该组织为各部落应得的权利而战。 The caribou have traditionally been hunted by indigenous peoples in the area. 北美驯鹿传统上被该地区的土著人猎杀。 The book contains translations of folk poetry of the Slav peoples. 本书是斯拉夫民族民间诗歌的译本。 He researched the customs of the primitive peoples of the Amazon Basin. 他研究了亚马逊盆地原始民族的习俗。 the culture of the Basque people 巴斯克人的文化 These artists derived much of their imagery from the art of so-called primitive peoples. 这些艺术家作品中的意象很多是源自所谓的原始人艺术创造。 The EU was intended to unite the peoples of Europe. 欧盟的目的是要团结欧洲各国人民。 I was elected to represent the people of Bristol. 我被选为布里斯托尔居民的代表。 the native peoples of Siberia 西伯利亚原住民
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
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- represent
- bring together
- unite
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- the peoples of the world
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men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity (统称某行业或领域的)人 a meeting with business people and bankers 与商界和银行界人士的会晤 These garments are intended for professional sports people. 这些服装是为专业运动员制作的。
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the ordinary citizens of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society 平民;百姓;大众 the life of the common people 普通人的生活 It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people. 人们觉得政府已脱离了民众。
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- somebody's people [plural] (literary)
the men, women and children that a person leads 国民;人民;臣民;群众 - somebody's people [plural]
the men and women who work for you or support you 雇员;支持者;下属人员 I've had my people watching the house for a few days. 我让佣人照看了几天房子。 Our people are all highly trained and motivated. 我们的员工都受过良好的训练,积极上进。
- [plural] (informal)
guests or friends 客人;朋友 - [plural] (old-fashioned)
the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc. 家人;亲人;家属;(尤指)父母,祖父母 see also boat people, street people, tradespeople
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeple, from Latin populus ‘populace’.
Idioms
be all things to all men/people
(of people )人 to please everyone by changing your attitudes or opinions to suit different people 使人人高兴;八面玲珑 (of things )事物 to be understood or used in different ways by different people 仁者见仁,智者见智
a man/woman of the people
(especially of a politician )尤指从政者 a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people 体恤民情者;体察民意者 He is not only a statesman, but also a man of the people. 他不仅是一个政治家,而且是一个人民的人。
of all people
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
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you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you 身居玻璃房,投石招祸殃;自身毛病多,勿挑他人错