人山人海:people一词有几种意思
there's usually a lot of sleepovers
and we do a lot of knock-and-runs
on people's hotel doors.
——Game of Thrones
一、你知道people有几种含义吗?
n.
1.(统称)人;人们 [U,C]
Millions of people have lost their homes.
数百万人流离失所。
2.国民;人民;臣民;群众;民族;种族 [U,C]
It's a triumph for the Chinese people.
这是中国人民的胜利。
3.雇员;支持者;下属人员 [C]
Don't play games with people's pay. You'll lose--lose respect as well as lawsuits.
别拿雇员的工资当儿戏,否则你就会遭受损失,既失去尊重也遭到起诉。
4.客人;朋友 [C]
You know, with the furniture at home, you invite people over. It makes an impression.
这么一套家具在家里一摆,请上几个客人,那真是够气派的。
5.家人;亲人;家属(尤指)父母、祖父母 [C]
She had always felt distant from her own people, even as she lived among tnem.
对她自己的亲人她始终感到落落寡合即使她生活在他们中间时也不亲近。
v.
6.居住在;把...挤满人;住满居民 [T]
Hunters peopled these forests long ago.
猎人们很久以前就住在这片森林里。
二、下面我们来学习一下含有people的常见短语
poor people
贫民
common people
n. 平民, 大众
flower people
n. (鼓吹爱情和平的)嬉皮士
四,学会people的用法了吗?来做个测试吧!
这些人的热情是很快就能激发起来的。