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「考点归纳」population的用法

population是一个集合名词,意为“人口”,指人口总数。

(1)population 作主语时,谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。例如:

The world's population is increasing faster and faster.

世界人口增长得越来越快。

(2)population 被百分数、分数修饰,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。

About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers.

中国大约70%的人口是农民。

(3)表示人口的多少应用large/big或small.例如:

China is a big country with a large population.

中国是一个人口大国。

Compared with Shanghai ,Jinan has a much smaller population.

与上海相比,济南的人口少得多。

(4)询问多少人口时应用“How large ……?”或“What's the population of …?”.例如:

How large is the population of this area?=

What's the population of this area?

这一地区的人口是多少?

Let's have a try.

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