people a place
这个结构是及物动词，直接跟地点名词。
The island was peopled by fishermen.
这个岛屿住满了渔民。
使有人居住；使住满人
peopling — present participle of people
填满人；使充满人；居住于
to fill or supply with people; populate
填满人
fill with people
使充满人
furnish with people
一般现在时
The government peoples the new territory with settlers.
政府向新领土移民定居者。
一般过去时
Explorers peopled the island in the 18th century.
探险者在18世纪向该岛移民。
现在进行时
They are peopling the region with refugees.
他们正在向该地区安置难民。
规则动词，表示‘居住于、使充满居民’。
The continent was peopled by various indigenous tribes long before European explorers arrived.
在欧洲探险家到来之前，这片大陆就已经居住着各种土著部落。
用法提示：动词peopled表示使某地有人居住，过去分词形式作被动语态。
Legends say that ancient gods peopled the earth with creatures of all kinds.
传说中，古代众神用各种生物住满了地球。
用法提示：动词peopled表示用...住满，过去式。
The government plans to people the remote region with settlers from overpopulated cities.
政府计划让来自人口过多城市的定居者居住到偏远的地区。
用法提示：动词people表示使某人居住某地，不定式结构。
这个结构是及物动词，直接跟地点名词。
The island was peopled by fishermen.
这个岛屿住满了渔民。
被动语态，表示某地充满某种生物或事物。
The forest is peopled with wild animals.
森林里住满了野生动物。
主动语态，某人让某地住满某人/某物。
The government peopled the new town with young families.
政府让年轻家庭住满了这个新城镇。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three peoples in my family.
正确表达There are three people in my family.
汉语中“人们”没有单复数之分，但英语中people作为集体名词本身表示复数，不加-s；peoples则指多个民族。
grammar · medium
易错句子The island peoples with tourists.
正确表达The island is peopled with tourists.
动词people是及物动词，意为“使住满人”，常用被动语态表示“住满……”，不能直接用作不及物动词。
populate 侧重使某地区有居民居住，强调人口数量；people 更强调居住行为本身。
inhabit 通常指生物（包括动物）长期居住在某地，强调持续存在；people 一般只用于人。
settle 强调从别处迁来并在某地安家，隐含建立永久居所的过程；people 泛指居住，不强调来源。
由……居住；住满……
The remote valley was peopled by a small farming community.
这个偏远的山谷住着一个小型农耕社区。
充满；满布
Her stories are peopled with memorable characters.
她的故事里充满令人难忘的人物。
人口稀少的
This sparsely peopled region is known for its vast forests.
这个人口稀少的地区以广阔的森林闻名。
人口稠密的
The densely peopled city has a busy public transport system.
这座人口稠密的城市拥有繁忙的公共交通系统。
使地球有人居住；居住在地球上
Legends tell of gods who came to people the earth.
传说中众神来到地球，使这里有人居住。
定居者是使某片土地被“people（动词，意为填充人口）”的人。
人口是people（动词）这一行为完成后的群体总和。
边疆是等待人们迁徙定居、被填充人口的未开发地带。
迁徙是人口流入新地区、实现people（动词）过程的常见方式。
领土是people（动词）行为所涉及的地理范围。
住满；充满（某种人或事物）
The novel is peopled with memorable characters.
这部小说中充满了令人难忘的人物。
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