Word · Frequency #19124
populous
人口众多的；人口稠密的；挤满人的
Having a large population; densely populated; crowded with people.
- 1.
Having a large population.
人口众多的。
- 2.
densely populated
人口密集的
- 3.
Spoken by a large number of people.
有许多人说的,广泛使用的。
- 4.
Densely populated.
人口稠密的。
- 5.
Crowded with people.
挤满人的,人多的。
使用人数众多的；人口众多的。；人口密集的；有许多人说的,广泛使用的。；人口稠密的。
In use
Tokyo is one of the most populous cities in the world.
China is a populous nation with a rich history.
The populous neighborhoods near the stadium were filled with fans on game day.
be populous
常与very, extremely等程度副词连用。
This region is very populous.
这个地区人口非常稠密。
populous + noun
populous作定语修饰名词。
It is a populous city.
这是一个人口稠密的城市。
more populous than
用于比较两个地区的人口密度。
India is more populous than the United States.
Connections
Collocations
- most populous
- 人口最多的
- Bangladesh is one of the most populous countries in the world.孟加拉国是世界上人口最多的国家之一。
- populous city
- 人口众多的城市
- Tokyo is a populous city with millions of residents.东京是一座人口众多的城市，有数百万居民。
- populous country
- 人口众多的国家
- India is a populous country with more than 1.4 billion people.印度是一个人口众多的国家，拥有超过14亿人口。
- populous region
- 人口稠密的地区
- Northern Italy is a populous region.意大利北部是一个人口稠密的地区。
- populous state
- 人口众多的州
- California is a populous state, but so is Texas.加利福尼亚是一个人口众多的州，但得克萨斯也是。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 population（人口）+ -ous（充满…的）：populous 就是“人口众多的”，想象一座城市挤满了人。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、demographic reports、geographical descriptions 该词比较正式，通常用于书面语或正式场合，常见于学术文章、人口统计和地理描述中，表示国家、城市或地区人口众多；日常口语中较少用，常以 has a large population 代替。
Grammar Note
通常用于修饰城市或地区，表示人口密度高。
Pronunciation & Spelling
`populace` is a genuine rhyme (often a homophone). `popular`, `populate`, and `population` share the spelling of the first syllable but do not rhyme; `poplar` looks similar but loses the -ulous ending; `meticulous` shares the -ulous ending but has a different stress and vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.