1. | [cspv][u] (地区、国家等的)人口,人口数量all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there |
One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources. 世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。 | |
The entire population of the town was at the meeting. 全镇的居民都出席了集会。 | |
countries with ageing populations 人口老龄化的国家 | |
Muslims make up 55% of the population. 穆斯林占人口的 55%。 | |
an increase in population 人口的增长 | |
areas of dense/sparse population(= where many/not many people live) 人口稠密╱稀少的地区 | |
The population is increasing at about 6% per year. 人口以每年约 6% 的速度增加。 | |
Japan has a population of nearly 130 million. 日本有近 1.3 亿人口。 |
2. | [cspv] (统称)某领域的生物;族群;人口a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area |
the adult/working/rural, etc. population of the country 一国的成年人口、劳动人口、农村人口等 |