| 词组 | population |
| 释义 | population /ˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən, ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/ noun the people who live in a particular country or areaadjectives/nouns + populationa large/small population California is a big state with a large population.a total population The United Kingdom has a total population of over 60 million.the whole/entire population The entire population will be celebrating.the world’s population A large proportion of the world’s population is starving.the local population The local population gave the sailors a friendly welcome at first.the general population The mentally ill are no more violent than the general population.the British/French etc population Around 10 per cent of the British population are left-handed.the black/white population (=black or white people who live in a place) Unemployment is greater among the black population.the Jewish/Muslim/Asian etc population (=the people of a particular nationality or religion who live in a place) This large English town has a significant Asian population.the urban population (=who live in towns) The urban population will more than double in the next two decades.the rural population (=who live in the countryside) Most of the rural population do not have access to the internet. the adult population A third of the adult population pay no tax at all.an ageing population (=who are becoming old) The rapidly ageing population is causing problems for the country’s health care system.the indigenous population formal (=the people who have always lived in a place) His new book assesses the impact of Spanish culture on the indigenous population of Mexico.the working population In the UK, less than 3% of the working population are now employed in agriculture.the prison population A quarter of the prison population is under 21.the student population The university has a student population of almost 5,000.the civilian population (=people who do not belong to the army etc) The rebels have carried out attacks on the civilian population.verbsa place has a population of... The city has a population of over 9 million.the population is/stands at... The US population now stands at more than 300 million.the population grows/increases/rises Between these years the population grew by 40%.the population falls/declines/decreases The population in many rural areas has continued to fall.the population doubles (=it becomes twice as big) The population of London doubled between 1580 and 1600.the population reaches... It is predicted that the world’s population will reach 10 billion by the year 2050.population + nounsa population explosion (=a situation in which the population increases very quickly) What will be the long-term effects of this population explosion?population growth/increase India experienced rapid population growth. | The population increase in the region is a cause for concern.population decline The country is suffering a population decline because of its low birth rate.population size There was no way that population size could be measured accurately.population density (=the degree to which an area is filled with people) Australia has a low population density.population control (=controlling how many children people have) They support population control as a way of protecting the environment.prepositionsa population of 2 million/130,000 etc The city has a population of 270,000.the population of a place At that time, the population of Egypt was 6 million. |
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