Tra từ people - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

people [people peoples peopled peopling] noun, verb BrE [ˈpiːpl] NAmE [ˈpiːpl]
noun
1. plural persons; men, women and children
• At least ten people were killed in the crash.
• There were a lot of people at the party.
•Many young people are out of work.
2. plural persons in general or everyone
• He doesn't care what people think of him.
• She tends to annoy people. Use everyone or everybody instead of ‘all people’.
3. countable all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc
•the French people
•the native peoples of Siberia
see also ↑townspeople
4. the peopleplural the ordinary men and women of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society
•the life of the common people
• It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people.
see also ↑little people
5. plural men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity
•a meeting with business people and bankers
• These garments are intended for professional sports people.
6. plural (literary)the men, women and children that a person leads
• The king urged his people to prepare for war.
•the story of the Zulu leader who died while attempting to free his people
7. plural the men and women who work for you or support you
•I've had my people watching the house for a few days.
•Our people are all highly trained and motivated.
8. plural (BrE, informal)guests or friends
•I'm having people to dinner this evening.
9. plural (old-fashioned)the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc
•She's spending the holidays with her people.
see also ↑boat people, ↑street people, ↑tradespeople
more at a man of the people at ↑man _n., be all things to all men/people at ↑thing

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeple, from Latin populus ‘populace’.

Thesaurus:
people noun
1. pl.
•She doesn't care what people think of her.
informal folk • |especially AmE, informal folks •
young/elderly/old/rich/poor/black/white people/folk
common/ordinary/working/working-class/everyday people/folk
city/country/local people/folk
2. C
•We campaign for the rights of tribal peoples.
race • • nationality • • ethnic group • • clan • |sometimes offensive tribe •
between peoples/races/nationalities/ethnic groups/clans/tribes
different/other peoples/races/nationalities/ethnic groups/clans/tribes

Example Bank:
•Australia is a collectivity of diverse peoples.
•I was elected to represent the people of Bristol.
•Many innocent people were killed.
•The EU was intended to unite the peoples of Europe.
•The local tourist board is trying to attract more people to the town.
•These artists derived much of their imagery from the art of so-called primitive peoples.
•a line of limousines carrying very important people
•access for disabled people
•the culture of the Basque people
•the customs of primitive peoples of the Amazon Basin
•He doesn't care what people think of him.
•He researched the customs of the primitive peoples of the Amazon Basin.
•The book contains translations of folk poetry of the Slav peoples.
•The caribou have traditionally been hunted by indigenous peoples in the area.
•The organization campaigns for the rights of tribal peoples.
•The rest of China's Muslim minorities are mostly Turkic peoples.
•We should strive for peace among the peoples of the world.
•Working-class people in general get a bad deal from the legal system.
Idioms: ↑of all people ▪ ↑people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

verb usually passive ~ sth (with sth)
to live in a place or fill it with people
• The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.
• The ballroom was peopled with guests.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeple, from Latin populus ‘populace’.

Example Bank:
•Her novels are peopled with interesting, complex characters.