populate
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(a) live in (an area) and form its population居住於(某地區)(而構成其人口成分)
deserts populated by nomadic tribesmen 游牧部落居住的沙漠地區
densely/thickly/sparsely/thinly populated regions 人口密度大[稠密/密度小/稀疏]的地區.
(b) move to (an area) and fill it with people 落戶於, 移居於(某地區); 向(某地區)移民
The islands were gradually populated by settlers from Europe. 島上逐漸遷入很多歐洲移民.
?? 同詞根單詞
publicadj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;