populate

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vt. 使人口聚居在...中, 殖民于, 移民于, 居住于, 定居于

发音

UK /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/
其它
CA /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/
US /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/
AU /ˈpɔp.jəˌlæɪt/

词形变化

populated populates 三单 populates populating populating 现在分词 populated 过去式 populated 过去分词 more populate 比较级 most populate 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

居住于；构成人口；移民于；殖民于

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To supply with inhabitants; to people.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To live in; to inhabit.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To increase in number; to breed.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To fill initially empty items in a collection.

    及物/不及物 计算机 工程 数学

    John clicked the Search button and waited for the list to populate.

    Clicking the refresh button will populate the grid.

  5. 5.

    To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.

    商务 工程 物理 电子
adj.
  1. 1.

    populous

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

live dwell inhabit

上位词 3

be fill fill up

下位词 10

people room board camp neighbor tent nest lodge neighbour shack

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin populātus, past participle of populor (“populate”), from Latin populus (“people”).

来源：wiktionary