people /ˈpi:pl/ n. 1. 人，人们 (pl.概念，谓语动词用pl.形式)：Some people spend a lot of money on clothes. 有些人在衣着上花钱很多。Fifty people are present. 50人出席。 2.人民(与the连用，谓语动词用pl.形式)：The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.人民，只有人民，才是创造世界历史的动力。the People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国 3.［c］民族: the peoples of Europe 欧洲各民族；the English-speaking peoples 使用英语的各民族 4.家人： John spends his holidays with his people. 约翰和家人一起度假。