populate

'pɔpjuleit

Collins 1

v. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
v. fill with inhabitants

vt. 使人口聚居在...中, 殖民于, 移民于, 居住于, 定居于

Collins 星级

9,684

BNC 频率

7,198

使用频率

populate 由词根 popul（表示“人”）和后缀 -ate（表示“使”）组成，字面意思是“使人居住”。

例句

1. Many cities are trying to populate their parks with more trees.

许多城市正在努力让公园里种植更多的树木。

2. The government aims to populate the rural areas with more families.

政府的目标是让更多家庭迁入农村地区。

3. Scientists believe that we can populate Mars in the future.

科学家们相信我们在未来可以让火星有人居住。