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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   people

   • IPA[ˈpēp(ə)l]

   美式

   • n.
     human beings in general or considered collectively；the citizens of a country, especially when considered in relation to those who govern them
   • v.
     (of a group of people) inhabit (a place)；fill or be present in (a place, environment, or domain)

   • noun: the people, plural noun: people

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. human beings in general or considered collectively the earthquake killed 30,000 people 同義詞 human beings, persons, individuals, humans, mankind, ... 更多humankind, the human race, Homo sapiens, humanity, the human species, mortals, (living) souls, personages, men, women, and children, informalfolk, peeps
   • ▪ the citizens of a country, especially when considered in relation to those who govern them his economic reforms no longer have the support of the people 同義詞 citizens, subjects, electors, voters, taxpayers, ... 更多residents, inhabitants, (general) public, citizenry, nation, population, populace, community, society
   • ▪ those without special rank or position in society; the populace he is very much a man of the people 同義詞 the proletariat, the common people, the masses, the populace, the multitude, ... 更多the rank and file, the commonality, the commonalty, the third estate, the plebeians, the crowd, derogatorythe hoi polloi, the common herd, the rabble, the mob, the riffraff, the canaille, the great unwashed, the ragtag (and bobtail), the proles, the plebs
   • ▪ US the state prosecution in a trial pretrial statements made by the People's witnesses
   • 2. the men, women, and children of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group the native peoples of Canada 同義詞 race, tribe, clan, ethnic group, strain, ... 更多stock, caste, nation, country, population, populace, archaicbreed, folk, seed
   • 3. the supporters or employees of a person in a position of power or authority I've had my people watching the house for some time now
   • ▪ dated one's parents or relatives my people live in West Virginia 同義詞 family, parents, relatives, relations, folk, ... 更多kinsmen, kin, kith and kin, next of kin, one's (own) flesh and blood, blood relatives/relations, nearest and dearest, informalfolks, rents, formalkinsfolk, kinfolk

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a group of people) inhabit (a place) an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans
   • ▪ fill or be present in (a place, environment, or domain) the street is peopled with ragamuffin hippies
   • ▪ fill (an area or place) with a particular group of inhabitants it was his intention to people the town with English colonists

   片語

   • man of the people