Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #683
population
人口；人口数
the people who live in a country, area, etc.
- 1.
The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
居住在一个政治或地理边界内的人口。
- 2.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
居住在一个领土或国家的人民
- 3.
The people with a given characteristic.
具有特定特征的人群。
- 4.
a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
居住在某地区的同种生物群体
- 5.
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
对一个政治或地理边界(如城镇、国家或世界)内居民数量的统计。
- 6.
(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
(统计学)从中抽取样本的全体项目集合
- 7.
A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
某一特定物种的生物集合,具有某种关注的特征,最常见的是生活在特定区域内。
- 8.
A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.
在普查中统计或从中抽样的单位(人、物体或其他项目)组成的群体。
- 9.
The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.
填充集合中初始为空项的行为。
- 10.
General population.
总人口。
居住在一个政治或地理边界内的人口。；居住在一个领土或国家的人民；具有特定特征的人群。；居住在某地区的同种生物群体；对一个政治或地理边界(如城镇、国家或世界)内居民数量的统计。
In use
The population of the city has grown rapidly over the past ten years.
Many rural populations are moving to urban areas for better jobs.
The government is concerned about the aging population in the country.
the population seemed to be well fed and clothed
they hired hunters to keep down the deer population
it is an estimate of the mean of the population
the population of + noun
用于说明某地的人口数量。
The population of the city has grown rapidly.
这座城市的人口增长迅速。
Connections
Collocations
- population growth
- 人口增长
- The government is concerned about rapid population growth.政府关注快速的人口增长。
- population density
- 人口密度
- Japan has a high population density.日本的人口密度很高。
- aging population
- 老龄化人口
- The country faces challenges due to an aging population.该国面临老龄化人口带来的挑战。
- world population
- 世界人口
- The world population reached 8 billion in 2022.世界人口在2022年达到80亿。
- rural population
- 农村人口
- The rural population is declining as people move to cities.随着人们移居城市，农村人口在减少。
- population decline
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把pop（流行）和ulation（联想nation）结合，人口众多的国家很popular。
Context & Register
通常用于指特定地区或国家的居民总数，常见于人口统计、地理、社会学等正式语境。
Grammar Note
常用单数，但也可用复数表示不同群体
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the ending '-ation' pronounced /ˈeɪʃən/ (with primary stress on the syllable before 'tion' in longer words) and rhyme with 'population' in the final syllable.
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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