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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。
人口众多的；人口稠密的；挤满人的
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人口众多的；人口稠密的；挤满人的
Having a large population; densely populated; crowded with people.
This region is very populous.
这个地区人口非常稠密。
人口众多的。
Having a large population.
人口密集的
densely populated
有许多人说的,广泛使用的。
Spoken by a large number of people.
人口稠密的。
Densely populated.
Tokyo is one of the most populous cities in the world.
东京是世界上人口最多的城市之一。
China is a populous nation with a rich history.
中国是一个人口众多的国家，历史悠久。
The populous neighborhoods near the stadium were filled with fans on game day.
体育场附近人口稠密的社区在比赛日挤满了球迷。
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作定语修饰名词。
It is a populous city.
这是一个人口稠密的城市。
用于比较两个地区的人口密度。
India is more populous than the United States.
印度比美国人口更稠密。
Not this
Beijing is a very popular city.
Use this
Beijing is a very populous city.
混淆了'populous'（人口稠密的）与'popular'（受欢迎的）两个形容词的词义。'populous'形容人口众多，'popular'形容广受欢迎。
Not this
The populous of Shanghai is huge.
Use this
The population of Shanghai is huge.
'populous'是形容词，不能用作名词指代人口数量。名词形式应为'population'。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
通常用于修饰城市或地区，表示人口密度高。
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