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| /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | singular/U all the people who live in a particular area （某一地区的）人口，全体居民 |
| Less than 40% of the population voted in the last election. 不到40%的居民在上次选举中投票。 |
| +of the ageing population of the US 美国老龄化的人口 |
| | 1a | the number of people who live in a particular area 人口数量 | | +of Los Angeles has a population of over 3 million. 洛杉矶有300多万人口。 | |
| | 1b | relating to a population 人口的 | | population growth Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population growth. 得到改善的医疗条件和农业使得人口迅速增长。 | | a population explosion (=a sudden increase in the population) Pressures on natural resources will increase as we face a population explosion. 人口爆炸；人口激增 | |
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| 2 | C usually singular a group of people or animals of a particular type that live somewhere （居住在某地的）一群人，一群动物 |
| California has a large Spanish-speaking population. 加利福尼亚有大量操西班牙语的人。 |
| Tanzania’ s elephant population stands at about 55,000. 坦桑尼亚的大象数量保持在55000头左右。 |
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