population

n

• ① 人口;人口数
  • areas of dense [sparse] population人口稠密[稀少]的地区
  • This city has a population of 950,000.本市有九十五万人口。
  • What [How large] is the population of Taipei?台北的人口有多少?(★不可说How many population)

• ②[the population;集合用法](某地的)(全部)居民,市民
  • The whole population of the village came out to see her.全村的人都出来看她。
  • The local population is [are] very much against the reform.当地居民非常反对那项改革。

• ③[用单数形;通常附有修饰语]【生物】(居住某地的)族群,种群
  • the panda population of China中国的猫熊族群