population
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pop·u·la·tion /ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1 [countable]LIVE SOMEWHERE the number of people living in a particular area, country etc 人口population of India has a population of more than one billion. 印度有超过10亿人口。 Nearly 70 percent of the population still live in the countryside. 人口中差不多有70%仍住在乡村。2 [countable usually singular]PERSON/PEOPLE all of the people who live in a particular area 〔某一地区的〕全体居民 Most of the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat. 世界上大多数人都吃不饱。white/French/urban etc population (=part of the group of people who live in a particular area who are white, French etc) 白人/法国/城市等的人口 South Florida has a large Jewish population. 南佛罗里达有很多犹太人。3 centre of population/population centre PGTOWNa city, town etc 人口中心区域 Cromer is the main centre of population in this area. 克罗默是该地区主要的人口集中区域。 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + populationthe total/whole/entire population 全部人口The entire population will be celebrating. 全民将共同欢庆。the world's population 世界人口Sixty percent of the world's population live in areas that are at risk from sea-level rises. 世界人口的60%居住在受到海平面上升威胁的地区。the general population 大部分人口Ethnic minorities suffer more than the general population. 与大部分居民相比,少数民族受难更甚。the local population 当地人口The local population gave them a warm welcome. 当地人热情地欢迎他们。the black/white population (=black or white people who live in a place) 黑人/白人人口Unemployment is greater among the black population. 黑人的失业率更高。the Jewish/Muslim/Asian etc population (=the people of a particular nationality or religion who live in a place) 犹太人/穆斯林/亚洲等的人口the city's 4,000-strong Asian population 该市多达4,000的亚裔人口the indigenous population formal (=the people who have always lived in a place) 本土人口His new book assesses the impact of Spanish culture on the indigenous population of Mexico. 他的新书评价了墨西哥本土人口中西班牙文化的影响。the urban population (=the people who live in towns or cities) 城镇人口,城市人口The region's urban population will more than double in the next two decades. 今后20年内该地区的城镇人口将增加一倍以上。the rural population (=the people who live in the countryside) 农村人口Agricultural reforms must address the needs of the rural population. 农业改革必须满足农村人口的需求。the adult population 成年人口A third of the adult population pay no tax at all. 成年人口中有三分之一根本就不缴税。the elderly population 老龄人口Should the entire elderly population be regularly screened for this disease? 是否应在全体老年人中对该病进行定期筛查呢？an ageing population (=gradually becoming older on average) 老龄化人口The rapidly ageing population will put a strain on the country's health care system. 快速老龄化的人口将对国家的医疗保健制度形成压力。a large population 大量人口California is a big state with a large population. 加州是一个人口众多的大州。a prison population (=the number of people in prisons in a country or area) 囚犯人数,被监禁人数A quarter of the prison population is under 21. 这些囚犯中有四分之一不足21岁。a student population 学生人数The university has a student population of almost 5,000. 这所大学有近5,000名学生。verbsa population grows/increases/rises 人口增加Between these years the population grew by 40%. 这些年来人口增长了40﹪。a population falls/declines/decreases 人口减少The population in many rural areas has continued to fall. 许多乡村地区的人口已持续减少。a population reaches 人口达到Nigeria 's population will reach 532 million in the middle of this century. 尼日利亚的人口到本世纪中期将达5.32亿。population + NOUNpopulation growth 人口增长Rapid population growth intensifies competition for land. 人口的快速增长加剧了对土地的争夺。population increase 人口增加The population increase in the region is a cause for concern. 该地区的人口增长令人担忧。a population explosion/boom (=when the population increases quickly and by a large amount) 人口爆炸,人口剧增What will be the long-term effects of this population explosion? 这种人口爆炸将有怎样的长期影响？population density (=the degree to which an area is filled with people) 人口密度Australia has a low population density. 澳大利亚人口密度低。population control (=controlling how many children people have) 人口控制 It is argued that population control is essential to limit the depletion of natural resources. 有人辩称控制人口对限制自然资源消耗至关重要。Examples from the Corpus
population• Austria has a population of 7.5 million.• New Jersey has a population of around 7.6 million.• Ninety percent of the adult population is literate.• The steppes support around 65 percent of the remaining worldwide bustard population.• In those countries where indigenous women existed side by side with a late-arriving and dominant population, the indigenous women suffered disproportionately.• In our study, significantly more miners complained of weight loss than the general population.• But most of this growing population is poor and marginalised, even before disaster strikes.• Most of them have populations that are growing rapidly.• The country's Jewish population was angered by the prime minister's remarks.• 30% of the male population suffers from heart disease.• Ultimately the regional problem and the changing geography of population and industrial distribution gave the subject field a dramatically widened remit.• The U.S. has a rate of population growth that is five times that of Europe.• City officials are wary of population loss to suburbs and point with pride to the overall population gain that has accompanied annexation.• In 1966 the population of Lima was about two million.• In many Western European countries the population is no longer increasing.• What is the population of Montana?• In Ghana 46% of the population is under 16 years of age.• More than 53 million people, about one-fifth of the population, live in those counties.• Most of the population of Canada lives relatively near the U.S. border.• A large portion of the population lives in poverty.• The patients have been isolated to keep the disease from spreading to the rest of the population.• The population of Germany is about 80 million.• The population of Singapore is almost 3 million.white/French/urban etc population• Unemployment among the rural and urban population is on the upswing.• Without these, the dense urban populations of the twentieth century would not have been possible.• Only in the homogeneous white population of the United Provinces of the River Plate did independence seem secure.• He is giving Khatemi room to impress the virtues of self-censorship and restraint on a young, restless urban population.• Numerous programs for increasing the white population were debated in the colonial assembly, but no resolution was adopted.• The beat was the site where police control of the urban population was felt most acutely.• We recommend immediate large-scale immunisation of the urban population, as well as tightened surveillance and appropriate vector control.• With the urban population growing towards 320 million by the year 2000, social and political tensions are likely to increase.From Longman Business Dictionarypopulationpop‧u‧la‧tion /ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃənˌpɑː-/ noun1[countable, uncountable] the number of people who live in a particular country or areaa city with a population of over 2 millionHong Kong’s rapid growth in population2[countable usually singular] all the people who live in a particular area12% of the population now has private health insurance. → active populationpop·u·la·tion noun →COLLOCATIONS1ChineseSyllable
in a of Corpus people number Business living the
population
pop‧u‧la‧tion S2 W1 /ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən, ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/
noun1. [countable] the number of people living in a particular area, country etc
population of
India has a population of more than one billion.
Nearly 70 percent of the population still live in the countryside,
2. [countable usually singular] all of the people who live in a particular area:
Most of the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat.
white/French/urban etc population (=part of the group of people who live in a particular area who are white, French etc)
South Florida has a large Jewish population.
3. centre of population/population centre a city, town etc:
Cromer is the main centre of population in this area.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + population
▪the total/whole/entire population The entire population will be celebrating.
▪the world's population Sixty percent of the world's population live in areas that are at risk from sea-level rises.
▪the general population Ethnic minorities suffer more than the general population.
▪the local population The local population gave them a warm welcome.
▪the black/white population (=black or white people who live in a place ) Unemployment is greater among the black population.
▪the Jewish/Muslim/Asian etc population (=the people of a particular nationality or religion who live in a place) the city's 4,000 strong Asian population
▪the indigenous population formal (=the people who have always lived in a place) His new book assesses the impact of Spanish culture on the indigenous population of Mexico.
▪the urban population (=the people who live in towns or cities) The region's urban population will more than double in the next two decades.
▪the rural population (=the people who live in the countryside) Agricultural reforms must address the needs of the rural population.
▪the adult population A third of the adult population pay no tax at all.
▪the elderly population Should the entire elderly population be regularly screened for this disease?
▪an ageing population (=gradually becoming older on average) The rapidly ageing population will put a strain on the country's health care system.
▪a large population California is a big state with a large population.
▪a prison population (=the number of people in prisons in a country or area) A quarter of the prison population is under 21.
▪a student population The university has a student population of almost 5000.
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▪a population grows/increases/rises Between these years the population grew by 40%.
▪a population falls/declines/decreases The population in many rural areas has continued to fall.
▪a population reaches Nigeria 's population will reach 532 million in the middle of this century.
■ population + NOUN
▪population growth Rapid population growth intensifies competition for land.
▪population increase The population increase in the region is a cause for concern.
▪a population explosion/boom (=when the population increases quickly and by a large amount) What will be the long-term effects of this population explosion?
▪population density (=the degree to which an area is filled with people) Australia has a low population density.
▪population control (=controlling how many children people have) It is argued that population control is essential to limit the depletion of natural resources.
▪ people people in general: Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer. | People are the same everywhere.
▪folk informal people: Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies. | They looked like two ordinary folk. | There are still folk around here who remember the old days.
▪the public ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization: This information should be made available to the public.
▪population all the people who live in a particular area: The majority of the population were farmers. | The city has a population of 11 million.
▪the human race all the people in the world, considered as a group: the origins of the human race
▪mankind (also humankind ) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead: Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.
▪populace formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use: It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.
pop‧u‧la‧tion S2 W1 /ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən, ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/
noun1. [countable] the number of people living in a particular area, country etcpopulation of
2. [countable usually singular] all of the people who live in a particular area:
white/French/urban etc population (=part of the group of people who live in a particular area who are white, French etc)
3. centre of population/population centre a city, town etc:
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