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people
/ ˈpiːpl; ˋpipl/ n
[pl v] persons 人:Were there many people at the party?聚会上的人多吗?* Some people are very inquisitive.有些人好管闲事.* streets crowded with people 挤满人的街道 * He meets a lot of famous people in his job.他在工作中常能见到许多名人.* Many old people live alone.不少老年人都独自生活.=>Usage at man1 用法见man1.
(a) [C] (all the persons belonging to a) nation,race,tribe or community 民族; 种族; 部落; 人民:the English-speaking peoples 说英语的民族 * The Spartans were a warlike people.斯巴达人是尚武的民族.(b) [pl v] those persons who live in a particular place or have a particular nationality 生活在某地或有某国籍的人们:the people (ie inhabitants) of London 伦敦居民 * the British,French,Russian,etc people 英国人、 法国人、 俄国人.=>Usage 见所附用法.
the people [pl v] the citizens of a country,esp those with the right to vote 国民,公民（尤指有选举权者）:The President no longer has the support of the people.总统已失去国民的支持.
the people [pl v] ordinary persons who do not have a special rank or position in society 普通人; 平民; 民众:the common people 老百姓 * a man of the people,eg a politician who is popular with ordinary people 受民众欢迎的人（如受欢迎的政治家）.
[pl v] subjects (of a king) or supporters (of a leader) （国王的）臣民; （领袖的）拥护者:a king loved by his people 受臣民爱戴的国王 * His people worked hard to get him elected.拥护他的人都为使他当选而努力.
[pl v] (infml 口) person's parents or other relatives 父母或亲戚:She's spending Christmas with her people.她与亲人一起过圣诞节.
(idm 习语) people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (saying 谚) one should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own 住在玻璃房子里,不要向人扔石头; 自己有错就不要批评别人.
> people v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态:Tn,Tn.pr] fill (a place,an area,etc) with people; populate 使（某地）住满人; 居住於:He believes the world is peopled with idiots.他认为世上多白痴.
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:Compare person,persons,people and peoples.试比较person、 persons、 people、 peoples的用法.
1 People is the most usual plural of person.*people是person最通用的复数形式.Persons is formal and mostly used in legal language.*persons较文,主要作法律用语.
2 Person can also sound formal and is often avoided.*person有时也较文,通常避免使用.In general statements,the sentence can be made plural 在泛指时,此词在句中可用其复数形式:A person has the right to defend himself/People have the right to defend themselves.人人均有自卫权.When referring to a particular situation,we can say I saw someone/a man/a woman riding a horse instead of I saw a person riding a horse.在特指时,可以说‘我看见有个人[男的/女的]骑着马’（英文句中可以不用person,用someone/a man/a woman）.
3 People is also a singular noun (plural peoples) meaning `nation',`tribe' or `race' *people作‘民族’、 ‘部落’或‘种族’解时,是单数名词（复数是peoples）:The Ancient Egyptians were a fascinating people.古埃及人是个令人神往的民族.* the French-speaking peoples of the world 世界上说法语的民族.
