"a popular tourist attraction"
"a popular girl"
"cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
"the popular vote"
"popular representation"
"institutions of popular government"
"democratic art forms"
"a democratic or popular movement"
"popular thought"
"popular science"
"popular fiction"
1.受喜爱的;受欢迎的;当红的
Something that ispopular is enjoyed or liked by a lot of people.
e.g. This is the mostpopular ball game ever devised...
这是有史以来发明出的最受欢迎的球类运动。
e.g. Chocolate sauce is alwayspopular with youngsters.
巧克力酱总是深受年轻人的喜爱。
2.(人)讨人喜欢的,得人心的
Someone who ispopular is liked by most people, or by most people in a particular group.
e.g. He remained the mostpopular politician in France...
他一直是法国最受人爱戴的政治家。
e.g. He was not only talented but immenselypopular with his colleagues.
他不仅才华横溢,而且深受同事的喜爱。
3.(报纸、电视节目、艺术形式等)通俗的,流行的,大众化的
popular newspapers, television programmes, or forms of art are aimed at ordinary people and not at experts or intellectuals.
e.g. Once again thepopular press in Britain has been rife with stories about their marriage.
英国通俗报刊又一次对他们的婚姻进行了铺天盖地的报道。
e.g. ...one of the classics of modernpopular music.
现代流行音乐的经典之一
4.(想法、情绪或态度)普遍的
popular ideas, feelings, or attitudes are approved of or held by most people.
popular的意思
e.g. Contrary topopular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude...
与人们普遍的看法相反,石油公司并不能控制原油价格。
e.g. The military government has been unable to winpopular support...
军政府一直未能赢得广泛的支持。
5.(政治活动)民众的,人民的
popular is used to describe political activities which involve the ordinary people of a country, and not just members of political parties.
e.g. The late President Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown by apopular uprising in 1986.
已故总统费迪南德·马科斯于1986年被民众起义赶下了台。
1. 受欢迎的:在世界上,美式足球(soccer )与英式足球(football )都是非常受欢迎的(popular)体育运动. 这是因为大部分国家都有自己的职业球队(professional teams),因为这个体育运动花费不大,所以所有的国家都建立了最好的球队(excellent teams)来参加国际比赛(international competitions).
2. 流行的:足球是英国最流行的(popular)运动项目,也是大多数学校里男生最喜欢的冬季运动. 但是令人奇怪的是,英国竟没有代表国家的足球队,一些重大赛事, 如欧洲杯和世界杯(European Cup and World Cup)都是由英国的一些地区(英格兰、苏格兰等)分别组队参加.
副词::popularly