Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #938
popular
受欢迎的；广受欢迎的
Liked or admired by many people.
- 1.
Common among the general public; generally accepted.
普遍受公众欢迎的；被广泛接受的。
- 2.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
受到公众极大喜爱、赞同或喜爱的
- 3.
Concerning the people; public.
关于人民的；公众的。
- 4.
carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
由人民或公民普遍进行的
- 5.
Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
属于或源自人民或大众的。
- 6.
representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
代表或迎合大众利益的
- 7.
Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
面向普通大众的,而非专家等；旨在供一般消费的。
- 8.
Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
受到许多人喜爱；普遍令人愉悦,广受赞赏。
- 9.
Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
适合普通人的经济能力；便宜。
普遍的；公认的；民众的；公众的；大众的；通俗的；廉价的；大众化的；普遍受公众欢迎的；被广泛接受的。
In use
This movie is very popular among young people.
She is popular because she is always helpful and friendly.
That style of dress was popular in the 1990s.
a popular tourist attraction
a popular girl
cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular
the popular vote
popular representation
institutions of popular government
a democratic or popular movement
Connections
Collocations
- popular with
- 受...欢迎
- This game is popular with children.这款游戏很受孩子们欢迎。
- popular among
- 在...中受欢迎
- The idea is popular among students.这个想法在学生中很受欢迎。
- popular culture
- 流行文化
- Social media has a big influence on popular culture.社交媒体对流行文化有很大影响。
- popular vote
- 普选
- She won the popular vote but lost the election.她赢得了普选但输掉了选举。
- popular music
- 流行音乐
- He enjoys listening to popular music.他喜欢听流行音乐。
- popular belief
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 popular：pop（流行）+ ular（大家）→ 大家都喜欢的流行事物。
Context & Register
常见场景：日常交流、媒体、社交评价 通常为中性语域，广泛用于口语和书面语表示‘受欢迎的’或‘流行的’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling chunk 'ular' (or 'popul' for populous), but none rhyme perfectly with popular because their stressed vowels differ or the ending is slightly different (populous ends with /jʊləs/ instead of /jʊlə/). They are useful for comparing common spelling patterns.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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