popular /ˈpɒpjʊlə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is popular is enjoyed or liked by a lot of people. (物) 广受喜爱的

  例：

  Chocolate sauce is always popular with youngsters.

  巧克力酱总是受年轻人喜爱。

• 2. 

  popularity N-UNCOUNT (物的) 受喜爱度

  例：

  ...the growing popularity of Australian wines among consumers.

  …澳大利亚葡萄酒越来越受消费者青睐。

• 3. 

  ADJ Someone who is popular is liked by most people, or by most people in a particular group. (人) 广受喜爱的

  例：

  He remained the most popular politician in Arkansas.

  他仍是阿肯色州最广受喜爱的政治家。

• 4. 

  popularity N-UNCOUNT (人的) 受喜爱度

  例：

  It is his popularity with ordinary people that sets him apart.

  他深受普通群众的喜爱，正是这一点使他与众不同。

• 5. 

  ADJ Popular newspapers, television programmes, or forms of art are aimed at ordinary people and not at experts or intellectuals. 面向大众的; 通俗的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Once again the popular press in Britain has been rife with stories about their marriage.

  英国大众媒体中又充斥着他们的婚事报导。

  例：

  ...one of the classics of modern popular music.

  …现代通俗音乐的经典之一。

• 6. 

  ADJ Popular ideas, feelings, or attitudes are approved of or held by most people. 广受赞同的

  例：

  Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude.

  和大众的想法相反，各石油公司控制不了原油的价格。

  例：

  The military government has been unable to win popular support.

  军政府没能赢得公众的支持。

• 7. 

  popularity N-UNCOUNT 受赞同度

  例：

  Over time, though, Watson's views gained in popularity.

  然而，随着时间的推移，沃森的观点越来越受到赞同。

• 8. 

  ADJ Popular is used to describe political activities that involve the ordinary people of a country, and not just members of political parties. 民众的 (政治活动) [ADJ n]

  例：

  The late president Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986.

  已故总统费迪南德·马科斯于1986年被民众起义所推翻。