populate學測 L6KK [ˈpɑpjəˌlet] ｜ /ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt/
使住滿；使有人居住·居住於；棲息在
常考動詞，字根衍生字家族龐大
New apartments have populated the area near the MRT station.
新蓋的公寓讓捷運站附近住滿了新居民。
一個畫面：空城被人潮填滿
空曠之地原本沒有居民的地方
人潮遷入許多人陸續搬進來住
住滿人潮從空無一人到擠滿居民
義項
移民入住C2verb使住滿；使有人居住
Over the years, more and more families moved in and populated the empty town.
隨著時間過去，越來越多家庭搬進來，讓這座空城漸漸住滿了人。
populate an areapopulate a city
漁民棲息島嶼C1verb居住於；棲息在
The small island is populated by fishermen who live off the sea.
這座小島上住著靠海維生的漁民。
populated by animalspopulated by people
片語
densely populated擠滿人潮 →人口稠密的
sparsely populated人煙稀少 →人口稀疏的
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The empty valley was slowly ___ by farmers. (populate / populated)
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populated
此處需過去分詞當形容詞，不能用原形 populate。
This city has a large ___. (populate / population)
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population
populate 是動詞，population 是名詞。
字族
population 人口；全體居民・popularity 受歡迎程度；普及度・republic 共和國