| 词组 | popularity |
| 释义 | popularity /ˌpɒpjəˈlærəti, ˌpɒpjʊˈlærəti $ ˌpɑː-/ noun a situation in which something or someone is liked or supported by a lot of peopleadjectivesgreat popularity He has always enjoyed great popularity with British audiences.enormous/tremendous/immense popularity Good advertising has maintained the enormous popularity of the drink.widespread/wide popularity (=with a lot of people, or in many places) Astrology enjoyed widespread popularity.growing/increasing/rising popularity How do we explain the increasing popularity of Scottish folk music?continuing/enduring popularity (=that lasts a long time) Today, the novel enjoys enduring popularity and ranks among the USA’s top-selling books.personal popularity The president’s personal popularity remained high.political popularity Economic difficulties have seriously damaged the prime minister’s political popularity.verbsenjoy popularity (=be popular) The band enjoyed great popularity in the 1980s.achieve popularity (=become popular) Her books achieved tremendous popularity on both sides of the Atlantic.gain/grow/increase in popularity Extreme sports are growing in popularity.court popularity (=try to be popular by pleasing people) It is tempting for politicians to court popularity.sb’s popularity soars (=increases by a large amount) Opinion polls showed that his popularity had soared to a record level.sth’s popularity wanes/declines (=gradually decreases) Every man once wore a hat but, as fashions changed, their popularity declined.popularity + nounsa popularity contest (=a competition to find who the most popular person is) The election should be about policies, not just a popularity contest.a popularity poll (=a survey to find how popular someone is) In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.sb’s popularity rating (=how popular someone is according to a poll) His popularity rating dropped dramatically after the events of last year.prepositionspopularity among/with people The band’s popularity among older people has surprised music critics. |
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