1 ADJ-GRADED 受喜爱的；受欢迎的；当红的 Something that is popular is enjoyed or liked by a lot of people. 受喜爱的；受欢迎的；当红的
SYN well-liked, liked, favoured, celebrated
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...the growing popularity of Australian wines among consumers.
澳大利亚葡萄酒越来越为消费者所青睐
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Walking and golf increased in popularity during the 1980s.
在20世纪80年代越来越多的人喜欢上了远足或是打高尔夫球。
2 ADJ-GRADED （人）讨人喜欢的，得人心的 Someone who is popular is liked by most people, or by most people in a particular group. （人）讨人喜欢的，得人心的
3 ADJ [ADJ n] （报纸、电视节目、艺术形式等）通俗的，流行的，大众化的 Popular newspapers, television programmes, or forms of art are aimed at ordinary people and not at experts or intellectuals. （报纸、电视节目、艺术形式等）通俗的，流行的，大众化的
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Once again the popular press in Britain has been rife with stories about their marriage.
英国通俗报刊又一次对他们的婚姻进行了铺天盖地的报道。
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...one of the classics of modern popular music.
现代流行音乐的经典之一
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...the popular culture of his native Mexico.
他的故土墨西哥的通俗文化
4 ADJ [usually ADJ n] （想法、情绪或态度）普遍的 Popular ideas, feelings, or attitudes are approved of or held by most people. （想法、情绪或态度）普遍的
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Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude.
与人们普遍的看法相反，石油公司并不能控制原油价格。
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The military government has been unable to win popular support.
军政府一直未能赢得广泛的支持。
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Popular anger has been expressed in demonstrations.
普遍的愤怒情绪通过各种游行示威表达了出来。
5 ADJ [ADJ n] （政治活动）民众的，人民的 Popular is used to describe political activities which involve the ordinary people of a country, and not just members of political parties. （政治活动）民众的，人民的
SYN mass, general, civil, democratic
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use popular with: |
| ADV. | extremely popular, increasingly popular, more popular, most popular, wildly popular 1 2 4 |
| N. | popular culture, popular magazine, popular movie, popular music, popular novel, popular restaurant, popular show, popular song 1 3 |
| Word Link | popul ≈ people : populace, popular, population |
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