① population意為“人口”,是集體名詞,一般不可加s,作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。
The population of Shanghai is over ten million. 上海的人口超過(guò)一千萬(wàn)。
② population有時(shí)可同a連用,構(gòu)成“地點(diǎn)名詞+has a population of+數(shù)詞”結(jié)構(gòu),表示某地有多少人口。
The village has a population of about 800. 這個(gè)村子的人口大約是800。
③ population可同big或large搭配,表示人口多,同small搭配,表示人口少,但不能同many,a lot of,few,little搭配。
The country has a large population. 這個(gè)國(guó)家人口眾多。
The city with its big population is in the west of China. 這個(gè)人口眾多的城市位于中國(guó)西部。
That country has a small population. 那個(gè)國(guó)家人口稀少。
④ 對(duì)人口提問(wèn)要用what或how large,不能用how many或how much。
How many is the population of the city?
What is the population of the city?
這個(gè)城市的人口是多少?
How large is the population of the city?
提示
表示“人口中的多少是干什么的”,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞常用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
Two-thirds of the population in this country are workers. 這個(gè)國(guó)家人口的三分之二是工人。