people
noun [ plural ] uk/ˈpiː.pəl/ us/ˈpiː.pəl/
A1 人
men, women, and children
Many people never do any exercise. 许多人从来不做任何运动。
We've invited 30 people to our party. 我们邀请了30个人来参加聚会。
人们;大家
used to refer to everyone, or informally to the group that you are speaking to
People will think you've gone mad. 人们会以为你疯了。
People like to be made to feel important. 人们都喜欢被别人看重。
Now that we've discussed our problems, are people happy with the decisions we've made? 我们既已讨论完存在的问题，大家对所作的决定还满意吗？
（某行业或领域的）人
men and women who are involved in a particular type of work
We'll have to get the people at the city council to look at these plans. 我们必须请市政会的人来查看一下这些计划。
Most of her friends are media people. 她的大部分朋友都是传媒界人士。
the peopleC1 人民，平民，民众，老百姓
the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society
She claims to be the voice of the people. 她自称是老百姓的代言人。
The president has lost the support of the people. 总统失去了人民的支持。
the people's Princess 平民王妃
someone's peopleinformal 家人，亲人，家属
the people someone is related to
Her people come from Scotland originally. 她家人原籍苏格兰。
I prefer to live with my people.
His people have been in the fishing industry for generations.
Where do your people come from originally?
We married and I moved to live with her people.
- More examples
- There was a queue of people waiting patiently for the bus to arrive.
- Many more people travel overseas these days.
- It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes.
- The old people in the village still observe the local traditions.
- On average, people who don't smoke are healthier than people who do.
Idioms
man/woman of the peopleidiom 平民政治家，民众拥戴的人
a person, usually involved in politics, who is liked by a lot of ordinary people and seems to understand and like them
of all peopleidiom 在所有的人当中偏偏（或唯有）
used to show that you are especially surprised at a particular person's behaviour because it does not seem typical of them
I thought that you, of all people, would believe me! 我原以为在所有人当中起码你会相信我！
people
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpiː.pəl/ us/ˈpiː.pəl/
一国人民;民族
all the men, women, and children who live in a particular country, or who have the same culture or language
The French are known as a food-loving people. 法国人是众所周知的热爱美食的民族。
社会
a society
Customs similar to this one are found among many peoples of the world. 类似这样的风俗在世界上的许多民族中都能见到。