population

noun

1. （地区、国家等的）人口，人口数量
   all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there
   1. One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources.
      世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。
   2. The entire population of the town was at the meeting.
      全镇的居民都出席了集会。
   3. countries with ageing populations
      人口老龄化的国家
   4. Muslims make up 55% of the population.
      穆斯林占人口的55%。
   5. an increase in population
      人口的增长
   6. areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live)
      人口稠密 / 稀少的地区
   7. The population is increasing at about 6% per year.
      人口以每年约6%的速度增加。
   8. Nigeria has a population of nearly 100 million.
      尼日利亚有近1亿人口。
2. （统称）某领域的生物；族群；人口
   a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area
   1. the adult/working/rural, etc. population of the country
      一国的成年人口、劳动人口、农村人口等

1. N-COUNT （某一国家或地区的）全体人民，人口
   The population of a country or area is all the people who live in it.
   1. Bangladesh now has a population of about 110 million.
      孟加拉国现有大约1.1亿人口。
   2. ...the annual rate of population growth.
      人口年增长率
   3. ...the local population.
      当地人口
2. N-COUNT （某一国家或地区某类人或动物的）总数
   If you refer to a particular type of population in a country or area, you are referring to all the people or animals of that type there.
   1. ...75.6 per cent of the male population over sixteen.
      16岁以上男性中的75.6%
   2. ...areas with a large black population.
      黑人人口众多的地区
   3. ...the elephant populations of Tanzania and Kenya.
      坦桑尼亚和肯尼亚的大象种群

1. Most Middle Eastern countries have extremely high rates of population growth
   大多数中东国家的人口增长率都极高。
2. 60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
   60年前有一半法国人仍然生活在乡村地区。
3. Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check
   人口增长要是不加控制的话，地球上的生命将无法持续发展。
4. In effect, growth is contingent on improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population.
   事实上，发展有赖于大量低收入人群收入的增长。
5. Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city's pollution is its population
   环境保护主义者说造成该城市污染问题的一个关键因素是其人口数量。
6. Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year
   人口增长率正在以每年1.4%的速度下降。
7. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.
   老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。
8. A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
   文盲人口占有相当高的比例。
9. The population continues to increase
   人口继续增长。
10. Forty per cent of the population is suffering from malnutrition
    人口中有40%的人营养不良。
11. We really don't want to be the overlords of the Palestinian population
    我们真的并不希望成为巴勒斯坦人民的太上皇。
12. Over half the population of this country participate in sport.
    这个国家一半以上的人口参加体育锻炼。
13. Kenya's population is growing at 4.1 per cent per annum.
    肯尼亚人口正以每年4.1%的速度增长。
14. Bangladesh now has a population of about 110 million.
    孟加拉国现有大约1.1亿人口。
15. There is a concern about replenishment of the population.
    有人担心人口的补充问题。
16. The United Nations has been forced to revise its estimates of population growth upwards.
    联合国已经被迫上调了其对人口增长做出的预测。
17. Winter is setting in and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.
    冬天即将到来，人们将面临食物和燃料的短缺。
18. Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population
    稻米是全世界一半以上人口的主食。
19. He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.
    他那时正参加一个有关人口问题的国际研讨会。
20. It is unclear how much popular support they have among the island's population
    目前还不清楚他们在岛上的民众中间有多高的支持率。
21. He was totally unresponsive to the pressing social and economic needs of the majority of the population.
    他对大多数人迫切的社会和经济需求漠不关心。
22. Most of the population is an urban population
    绝大多数人口都是城镇居民。
23. Half of the island's population has no usable English.
    这座岛上的居民有一半无法用英语交流。
24. Almost 13 per cent of the working population is already unemployed.
    就业人口中有将近13%已失业。
25. Our country has a large population, vast territory and abundant resources.
    我国人口众多，地大物博。
26. The minority nationalities account for six per cent of the population.
    少数民族占人口的百分之六。
27. There has been a progressive decrease in population every year in this city.
    这个城市的人口在逐年递减。

noun

1. the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
   1. he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals

2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
   1. it is an estimate of the mean of the population

   Synonym:    universe

3. a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
   1. they hired hunters to keep down the deer population

4. the people who inhabit a territory or state
   1. the population seemed to be well fed and clothed

5. the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
   1. people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade
   2. the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing