2012年新托福词汇记忆:population
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0 V5 `, k; \+ w" ^- a5 I2 E 1 人口 (总数) ,居民人数( j J. U7 q& i. ? ?
This city has a ~ of 350, 000. = The ~ of this city is 350, 000.8 O3 \: A6 [" e" p6 U8 K- G
这个城市有三十五万人口
% d+ m3 u0 J9 o What [How large] is the ~ of Taipei?.+ J8 z* d0 p) C, ^/ w& {
台北有多少人口?www.Examw.com
. R. ]" A( V4 W. c9 k 2 [the ~; 集合称] (一定区域的) (全体) 居民,市民
3 |, i+ b/ z, p' g# ]+ Z/ i; [ The whole ~ of the town came out to welcome him.
) J# N* }9 D4 I$ N! q 央抑镇民都出来欢迎他/ q3 b6 u# g; @: A
3 [用单数; 常与修饰语连用] ‘生物’ (一定区域的) 族群,栖群
O* Z& r& B$ _, e+ F" ~ the koala ~ of Australia
0 a8 W Q @1 F$ f 澳洲的无尾熊族群
3 O' p; c' U) X pop·u·la·tion n.: e( S, N: Y# I7 V
Pronunciation: ˌpä-pyə-’lā-shən
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Etymology: Late Latin population-, populatio, from Latin populus p* E9 U- G4 [" i$ {. Y
Date: 1612
& S* _9 J& ]! y6 f t 1 a : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region b : the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole c : the total of particles at a particular energy level ― used especially of atoms in a laser' ~$ C5 ?% m% S" l+ K$ l
2 : the act or process of populating
0 {" D. K0 k7 q. u n& S. N& M 3 a : a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common b (1) : the organisms inhabiting a particular locality (2) : a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins" R% o! W8 w: G6 P
4 : a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement |