populate 详细解释

populate

['pɔpjuleit]

v. 构成人口, 居住于

vt.

1. 居住于[H]

The town is heavily populated by immigrants.

该镇居住着很多外来移民。

2. 移民于; 殖民于

词形变化

动词过去式: populated | 动词过去分词: populated | 动词现在分词: populating | 动词第三人称单数: populates |

英英释义

动词 populate:

furnish with people

同义词:people

fill with people or supply with inhabitants

同义词:people

补充

populatepopulate英:[ˈpɔpjuleit] 美:[ˈpɑpjəˌlet]vt.1.居住于, 生活于Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas.欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。2.移民于, 落户于Immigrants from all over the world populate this city.这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民。

例句

1. native Sindhis, who populate the surrounding villages居住在周边村子里的当地信德人 2. Before all this the island was populated by native American Arawaks.在这一切发生之前, 这个岛上住的是美洲土著阿拉瓦克人。 3. The regime annexed the region and populated it with lowland people.该政权吞并了这一地区, 并将生活在低地的人迁到这里。 4. the diligent and discreet technocrats who populate the upper reaches of French power在法国权力阶层中占据高位的勤勉、审慎的技术专家型官员 5. the low-life characters who populate the film影片中来自下层社会的人物 6. This side of the island is populated mainly by fishermen.在岛的这一边居住的主要是渔民。 7. The new land was quickly populated by settlers from Europe.欧洲来的移民很快就在这块土地上定居下来了。 8. The community is densely populated.这个社区人口稠密。 9. Her paintings were populated by strange creatures.她的画中多是奇怪的生物。 10. the island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people.这个岛上的人口才四万人。 11. a cosy rural town populated with friendly folk.一个人们都很友善的温馨的乡镇。 12. the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos.这部电影是一首史诗般的畅想曲,里面尽是古怪的人。 13. Parts of the country are very thinly populated.该国有些地区人口十分稀少。 14. Immigrants began to populate the area in the late 19th century.*19世纪末,移民开始居住在这个地区。 15. Strange creatures populate the ocean depths.许多奇特的生物生活在大洋深处。 16. The country is populated by many ethnic groups.这个国家由许多民族构成。 17. The area is populated by small farms. [=the area has many small farms]这个地区有许多小型农场。 18. His stories are populated with real-life characters.他的小说里有许多现实生活中的人物。 19. a densely/heavily populated area [=an area where many people live]人口密集区 20. a sparsely/thinly populated area [=an area where few people live]人口稀少区 21. The most populated region of the country [=the region where most people live] is in the south.这个国家人口最密集的地区在南方。