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populate

英 ['pɒpjʊleɪt] 美['pɑpjulet]
  • vt. 居住于;构成人口;移民于;殖民于

英英释意


1. make one's home or live in;
"She resides officially in Iceland"
"I live in a 200-year old house"
"These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"
"The plains are sparsely populated"
2. fill with people or supply with inhabitants;
"people a room"
"The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"