people

noun

1. 人
   persons; men, women and children
   1. At least ten people were killed in the crash.
      至少有十人在撞车事故中丧生。
   2. There were a lot of people at the party.
      有许多人参加聚会。
   3. Many young people are out of work.
      很多年轻人失业。
2. 人们；大家
   persons in general or everyone
   1. He doesn't care what people think of him.
      他不在乎人们怎样看他。
   2. She tends to annoy people.
      她的举止往往惹人烦。
3. （统称）人民，国民；民族；种族
   all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc.
   1. the French people
      法国人
   2. the native peoples of Siberia
      西伯利亚本土民族
4. 平民；百姓；大众
   the ordinary men and women of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society
   1. the life of the common people
      普通人的生活
   2. It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people.
      人们觉得政府已脱离了民众。
5. （统称某行业或领域的）人
   men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity
   1. a meeting with business people and bankers
      与商界和银行界人士的会晤
   2. These garments are intended for professional sports people.
      这些服装是为专业运动员制作的。
6. 国民；人民；臣民；群众
   the men, women and children that a person leads
   1. The king urged his people to prepare for war.
      国王呼吁臣民百姓准备作战。
7. 雇员；支持者；下属人员
   the men and women who work for you or support you
   1. I've had my people watching the house for a few days.
      我让用人照看了几天房子。
8. 客人；朋友
   guests or friends
   1. I'm having people to dinner this evening.
      今晚我在家里宴请客人。
9. 家人；亲人；家属；（尤指）父母，祖父母
   the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc.
   1. She's spending the holidays with her people.
      她正与家人一起度假。

verb

1. 居住在；把…挤满人；住满居民
   to live in a place or fill it with people
   1. The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.
      这个镇上的居民大部分都是汽车厂的工人及其家属。
   2. The ballroom was peopled with guests.
      舞厅里满堂宾客。

1. N-PLURAL 人，人们（通常用作person的复数）
   People are men, women, and children. People is normally used as the plural of person, instead of 'persons'.
   1. Millions of people have lost their homes.
      数百万人流离失所。
   2. ...the people of Angola.
      安哥拉人
   3. ...homeless young people...
      无家可归的年轻人
   4. I don't think people should make promises they don't mean to keep...
      我认为人们不应作出自己无意信守的承诺。
   5. It is illegal and could endanger other people's lives.
      这是非法的，可能会危及他人的生命。
2. N-PLURAL （与政府或上流社会相对的）人民，民众，大众
   The people is sometimes used to refer to ordinary men and women, in contrast to the government or the upper classes.
   1. ...the will of the people.
      人民的意愿
   2. ...a tremendous rift between the people and their leadership.
      民众和领导层之间的巨大裂痕
3. N-COUNT-COLL 一国人民；民族；种族
   A people is all the men, women, and children of a particular country or race.
   1. ...the native peoples of Central and South America...
      中南美洲的土著民族
   2. It's a triumph for the American people.
      这是美国人民的胜利。
4. VERB 居住在；定居于
   If a place or country is peopled by a particular group of people, that group of people live there.
   1. It was peopled by a fiercely independent race of peace-loving Buddhists.
      那里住着一个与世隔绝的种族，人们都是爱好和平的佛教徒。
   2. ...a small town peopled by lay workers and families.
      普通工人和家庭居住的小镇
5. VERB （某种类型的人）出现，存在，充斥于（故事或历史时期）
   If something such as a story or a time in history is peopled with people of a particular kind, those people occur or exist in it.
   1. Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters...
      格拉斯的小说里都是些稀奇古怪的人物。
   2. British history of the 19th century is peopled by energetic reformers...
      19世纪英国史上积极改革者层出不穷。
   3. Other people had the gift of peopling their lives with friends and colleagues.
      其他人善于在生活中结识许多朋友和同事。

1. I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
   我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。
2. People are not interested in movies anymore.
   人们不再对电影感兴趣了。
3. Thousands of people attended the funeral
   数千人参加了葬礼。
4. I was surrounded by people begging for food
   我被一群讨饭的围住了。
5. Our people are being butchered in their homes.
   我们的人民在自己家里遭到了屠杀。
6. These people cherish their independence and sovereignty.
   这些人民珍视他们的独立和主权。
7. I had a strong desire to help and care for people
   我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。
8. I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people.
   我现在不觉得孤独了，因为我尝试着与人交往。
9. He helped energize and mobilize millions of people around the nation
   他帮助激励和动员了全国数百万人。
10. I have a rich brother and a lot of people envy the fact
    我有个有钱的兄弟，很多人都因此羡慕我。
11. You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with
    不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。
12. People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
    人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
13. I think it's good that some people are going
    我认为一些人要去是好事情。
14. I had comments from people in all age groups.
    我听取了各年龄段人们的意见。
15. What are you hearing from people there?
    你在那里都听到人们说了些什么？
16. Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system
    既然他已当上了总统，很多人又再次看到了进行真正的体制改革的希望。
17. I have rather a large influence over a good many people
    我对很多人都有相当大的影响力。
18. I had to keep in with the people who mattered.
    我得和管事儿的人保持良好关系。
19. People's responses to us have been mediated by their past experience of life.
    人们对我们作出的反应受到了他们过去生活经历的影响。
20. I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to mix with older people
    我大胆地提出了这样的观点：保持年轻的秘诀就在于和年长的人交往。
21. You can chat to other people who are online.
    你可以和其他在线的人聊天。
22. Perhaps we ought to have trusted people more
    也许我们本当对人多一些信任的。
23. Millions of people have lost their homes.
    数百万人流离失所。
24. I don't think people should make promises they don't mean to keep
    我认为人们不应作出自己无意信守的承诺。
25. It is illegal and could endanger other people's lives.
    这是非法的，可能会危及他人的生命。
26. It's a triumph for the American people.
    这是美国人民的胜利。
27. It was peopled by a fiercely independent race of peace-loving Buddhists.
    那里住着一个与世隔绝的种族，人们都是爱好和平的佛教徒。
28. Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters
    格拉斯的小说里都是些稀奇古怪的人物。
29. British history of the 19th century is peopled by energetic reformers
    19世纪英国史上积极改革者层出不穷。
30. Other people had the gift of peopling their lives with friends and colleagues.
    其他人善于在生活中结识许多朋友和同事。

  race nation nationality people【导航词义：种族，民族】

  race n. 人种，种族

〔辨析〕指根据肤色及其他外表特征划分的人群。

  nation n. 民族，国民

〔辨析〕指属于同一种族、使用同一种语言的人群；也指某一国的国民。

  nationality n. 民族

〔辨析〕指具有相同的语言、文化和历史并构成国家某一部分的人群。

  people n. 民族，人民

〔辨析〕指属于同一国家、地区、种族等的人群。

n.

of all people

• （在所有的人中）偏偏，唯有
  when you say of all people , you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth
  1. She of all people should know the answer to that.
     在所有的人中，唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。

people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

• 身居玻璃房，投石招祸殃；自身毛病多，勿挑他人错
  you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you

a man of the people

• 体恤民情者；体察民意者
  a man who understands and is sympathetic to ordinary people

be all things to all men/people

be all things to all men/people

noun

1. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   1. old people
   2. there were at least 200 people in the audience

2. members of a family line
   1. his people have been farmers for generations
   2. are your people still alive?

3. the body of citizens of a state or country
   1. the Spanish people

   Synonym:    citizenry

4. the common people generally
   1. separate the warriors from the mass
   2. power to the people

   Synonym:    multitudemassesmasshoi polloithe great unwashed

verb

1. fill with people
   1. Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes

2. furnish with people
   1. The plains are sparsely populated