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IELTS BNC: 683 COCA: 642

population

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
population /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/ noun
plural populations
population
/ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
noun
plural populations
Learner's definition of POPULATION
1 
: the number of people who live in a place人口数量；人口
[count]
— often + of
[noncount]
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
2 
[count] : a group of people or animals of a particular kind that live in a place（某地区某种）人群，人口，动物
IELTS BNC: 683 COCA: 642

population

noun

pop·​u·​la·​tion ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce population (audio)
1
a
: the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
b
: the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole
c
: the total of particles at a particular energy level
—used especially of atoms in a laser
2
: the act or process of populating
3
a
: a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common
b(1)
: the organisms inhabiting a particular locality
(2)
: a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins
4
: a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement
populational
ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shnəl How to pronounce population (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web As California’s incarcerated population declines, other prisons will be considered for closure, state officials have said. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Last year, after the population crashed, the harvest was slashed to just 5.6 million pounds. Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 The military culture still runs deep among the largely Turkic-speaking population. Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 As a whole, the list is far Whiter and more male than the overall population. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The lieutenant governor has also expressed support for reducing Pennsylvania’s prison population by one-third. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 As rising land prices around Orlando push development outward, Lake County is attracting new development to satisfy a growing population. Trevor Fraser, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Number of Utahns fully vaccinated • 2,051,409 — 63.1% of Utah’s total population. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Now, though, there's greater population immunity built up through a combination of vaccination and infection. Deidre Mcphillips, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin population-, populatio, from Latin populus

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of population was in 1612

Phrases Containing population
IELTS BNC: 683 COCA: 642
population

noun

ADJECTIVE | POPULATION + VERB | POPULATION + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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

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