The world's population has increased greatly. The city has experienced an increase in population. There has been a sharp reduction in the bat population in this region. the rural population of America
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin population-, populatio, from Latin populus
ADJECTIVE | POPULATION + VERB | POPULATION + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dense, large密集的/眾多的人口▸➤small, sparse稀少的人口▸➤overall, total總人口◇The country has a total population of 65 million.該國的總人口有 6,500 萬。➤growing增長的人口◇the growing Hispanic population in the United States美國不斷增長的西班牙裔人口➤global, local, national, world全球/當地/全國/世界人口▸➤indigenous, native本地人口➤immigrant移民人口➤resident常住人口▸➤adult, ageing/aging, elderly, young, youthful成年人口;老齡人口;青年人口▸➤female, male女性/男性人口▸➤black, white黑人/白人人口➤Hispanic, Latino, etc.西班牙裔、拉美裔等人口▸➤active, working就業人口◇Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries.大多數就業人口都從事第一產業。➤student學生人數▸➤civil, civilian居民人口▸➤prison, school監獄/學校人數▸➤rural, urban農村/城市人口➤homeless無家可歸的人數▸➤general普通人群◇The general population was against the measures.普通百姓反對這些措施。➤natural種群◇natural populations of plants and animals植物和動物的自然種群➤diverse, heterogeneous多樣化的/不同族裔組成的人口◇a diverse population of over 100 nationalities由 100 多個民族構成的多樣化人口➤human人類群體◇plagues that can destroy human populations可以摧毀人類群體的瘟疫➤➤bird, fish, plant, etc.鳥類、魚類、植物等種群➤breeding繁殖種群◇The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia.該河口是澳大利亞最大的鳥類種群繁殖場所。POPULATION + VERB➤be sth, stand at sth人口為⋯◇The population now stands at about 4 million.現在人口約為 400 萬。➤reach sth人口達到⋯▸➤exceed sth人口超過⋯▸➤double, grow, increase, rise人口翻一番;人口增長➤fluctuate人口波動◇The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.人口在 1.6 萬和 3.1 萬之間波動。➤decline, decrease, dwindle, fall, shrink人口減少/下降/萎縮/降低/縮小▸➤comprise sth, consist of sth人口由⋯組成▸➤inhabit, live, reside人口居住◇The majority of the population lives in these two towns.多數人居住在這兩個鎮裏。◇A quarter of the population was residing in rural areas.四分之一的人口居住在鄉村地區。➤age人口的年齡◇As populations age, funding retirement becomes more expensive.隨着人口老齡化,供養退休人員會變得更加昂貴。POPULATION + NOUN➤levels, size人口數量/規模▸➤density人口密度▸➤data, estimate, figures, projections, statistics, trends人口資料/估計/數字/推測/統計/趨勢◇No reliable population estimates exist.沒有可靠的人口估算。➤study人口研究▸➤growth, increase人口的增長/增加◇India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.印度的人口增長率一直是中國的兩倍以上。➤boom, explosion人口猛增/爆炸◇the population boom which followed World War Two二戰之後的人口激增➤decline, decrease, loss, reduction人口的減少➤change, movement, shift人口變化/流動/遷移◇the major factors of population change人口變化的主要因素◇huge population shifts within metropolitan regions大城市地區內龐大的人口遷移➤control人口控制◇research in matters of sexual health and population control性健康和人口控制問題的研究➤census, survey人口普查▸➤centre/center居民區◇major population centres / centers along the coast沿海主要居民區PHRASES➤a decline in population, an increase in population人口的減少/增加▸➤the growth of population人口的增長◇The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.人口的迅速增長導致了住房的嚴重不足。➤per head of population (especially BrE) 人均◇The income per head of population was under £1 000 per annum.人均年收入在 1,000 英鎊以下