plural people or persons
plural people or persons
Learner's definition of PERSON
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◊ The plural of person is usually people except in formal or legal contexts, where the plural is often persons.*person的复数通常为people，但在正式或法律文件中复数常为persons。
a : a human being人；个人 -
She is a very nice/shy/interesting person.她是一个非常和善/害羞/有趣的人。
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I saw a person standing on the dock.我看到一个人站在码头上。
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Any person who wants a refund must have a receipt.凡是想要退款者必须持有收据。
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Most people here are quite friendly.这里大多数人都非常友好。
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The tickets are $25 per person.票价每人25美元。
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The person at the front desk will be able to help you.在前台的那个人能帮助你。
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The tax break is only applicable to persons in a high income bracket.减税优惠只适用于高薪人群。
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I like her as a person, but she is not a very good writer.我喜欢她本人，但是她不是一个出色的作家。
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The disease is easily transmitted from person to person.这种疾病容易在人与人之间传播。
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sometimes used in compounds to avoid using man or woman有时用于复合词以避免使用man或woman -
a spokesperson发言人
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salespeople推销人员
— see also missing person b : a person who likes or enjoys something specified喜爱（某事物）的人 -
Our new friends are real party people. [=our new friends like parties]我们的新朋友都是喜欢派对的人。
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I'm just not a city person. [=I do not like the city very much]我不太喜欢城市生活。
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She's always been a cat person. [=she likes cats a lot]她一直很喜欢猫。
— see also people person 2
law plural persons : the body or clothing of a person especially when considered as a place to hide things（尤指隐藏某物的）身体，人体 -
He was arrested for having a gun on his person without a permit. [=he was arrested for carrying a gun without having a gun permit]他因非法携带枪支而被捕。
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The dogs discovered that the men were hiding drugs about their persons.警犬发现这些人身上藏有毒品。
in person
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used to say that a person is actually present at a place亲自；直接；当面 -
The president appeared in person at the ceremony.总统亲自出席了此次典礼。
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They met in person after speaking on the phone.他们通过电话后直接见面了。
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You will need to sign for the package in person.你要亲自签收包裹。
in the person of
formal
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used to say that someone is the person who does something, provides something, etc.以…的身份；带来…的人