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amazing characters that
populate her novels # JEAM'h i# A1 ^ A
5X. (KJ A#J 2 to move people or animals to an area to
live there ; MR7: The French
began to populate the
island in the 15th century. fegA 7 15ttt*EJf&j»IiJ&^0 3 (computing if) to add
data to a document ( i&Xi$ ) Affcjg
popu la tion tHw /.pnpju'leijn; NAmE
,pa:p-/ noun 1
[C+sing./pl. v., U] all the people who live in a particular area, city or
country; the total number of people who live there ( j&K, Itf W ) AP,
A'Pffcft: One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of
the world’s resources. A P
tflWM-o O The entire population
of the town was at the meeting. i+K WHI R IP £fcU£ TH £ „ 0 countries with ageing
populations AP^i it (ft MM 0 Muslims make up 55% of
the population. d? A P
55% 0 o an increase in population A P 0 areas of
dense/sparse population (= where many/not
many people live) APff$?/#A,f$ilfeiE 0 The population is
increasing at about 6% per year. A P 6%
fftii
Hi iff ftp o O Nigeria has a
population of nearly 100 million. M 0 fij 3E W i£ 1 \L A P „ 2 [C+sing./pl. v.] a
particular group of people or
animals living in a particular area ( 0tW ) wMMffi&WJ;
M‘&; AP: the adult/working/rural, etc. population
of the country -s^mp. ^ap,
##ap^ popu
lation explosion noun a sudden large
increase in the number of people in an area A R ; A P M-W popu lism /'pripjalizam; NAmE 'pa:p-/ noun [u] a type of
politics that claims to represent the opinions and wishes of ordinary people
AKS∈ Rl£ife
► popu list /-ist/ noun : a party of populists R # % popu list adj. [usually before
noun]: a
populist leader R
popu lous /'popjalas; NAmE
'pa:p-/ adj. (formal) where a large number of people live A P
^ ; ApSIW:
one of
±—
'pop-up adj. [only before noun] 1
(of a book, etc. 4$H#) containing a picture that stands up when the pages are
opened W iS 81 Eft: a
pop-up birthday card yl
$ (of an electric toaster that pushes the
bread quickly upwards when
it is ready Eft
3 (of a computer menu,
etc. if % til) that can be
brought to the screen quickly while you are working on another document ##
ft-gj tfrlfi ; x& II it ift : a pop-up menu/window #ttj / MM
por
cel ain /'poisalin;
NAmE 'pairs-/ noun [U, C] a hard white shiny
substance made by baking clay and
used for making delicate cups, plates and decorative objects; objects that are
made of this ^ : a porcelain
figure iHt
porch /paitj"; NAmE
pairtJV noun 1 a
small area at the entrance to a building, such as a house or a church, that is
covered by a roof and often has walls H/lp; Pff — picture e> page R23 2 (NAmE) = veranda(I) porcine /'paisain; NAmE
'pairs-/ adj. (formal) like a pig;
connected with pigs jf Eft; jit
(ft por
cu pine /'paikjupam;
NAmE 'pairk-/ noun an animal covered with long
stiff parts like needles (called quills),
which it can raise to protect itself when it is attacked m ffi pore /po:(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun one of the very small holes in your skin
that sweat can pass through; one of the similar small holes in the surface of a
plant or a rock ( j£|R±Eft ) A?L;
(
iit/lft ) Hfl] — see also porous ■ verb Idilzlri 1 pore over sth to look at or read sth
very carefully iA
Iff«; A BE3ZS
examine: His lawyers are poring over the small
print in the contract.
pork /paik; NAmE poirk/
noun [U] meat from a pig that has not been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke)
j#|£]: roast pork 0 pork chops
i|oa leg of
pork jtJUl*] — compare bacon, gammon, ham(1)
pork barrel noun [U] (NAmE, slang)
local projects that are given a lot of government money in order to win
votes; the money that is used ^HE^l B , AHE^tfc ( iSC
porker /'paika(r);
NAmE 'poirk-/ noun a pig that is made fat and used
as food WISEftjl;
,pork 'pie noun [C, U] (BrE)
a small pie filled with pork and usually eaten cold )
,pork-pie 'hat noun (BrE) a hat with a flat top
and a brim that is turned up all
the way round 7]3l#:i&llli;
tmm
,pork
scratchings (BrE) (US 'pork rinds) noun [pi.] crisp pieces of pig
skin that are fried and eaten cold, often sold in bags as a snack (
'hfc ) .
porky /'poiki;
NAmE 'poirki/ noun, adj.
• noun (pi. -ies) (also .porky 'pie) (BrE, slang) a statement that is
not true; a lie ii gf: to tell porkies
■
adj. (informal, disapproving) (of people A) fat
HEJ$Eft porn /pom; NAmE poirn/
noun [U] (informal) = pornography — see also hard
porn, soft porn
porno /'painau;
NAmE 'poirnou/ adj. [usually
before noun] (informal) = pornographic: a porno movie porn-og raph-er /pai'nngrafa(r); NAmE
poir'naig-/ noun (disapproving) a person who produces or
sells pornography <rn.fi*. mm)
pornograph
ic /.paina'graefik;
NAmE .poirn-/ (also informal porno) adj. [usually before noun]
(disapproving)
intended
to make people feel sexually excited by showing naked people or sexual acts,
usually in a way that many other people find offensive T 1W Eft; fefflft: pornographic
movies/magazines /
porn
ography /pai'nngrafi;
NAmE poir'naig-/ (also informal porn) noun [U] (disapproving)
books, videos, etc. that describe or show naked people and sexual acts in
order to make people feel sexually excited, especially in a way that many other
people find offensive 'M pp; 4if AfJ ( iia'MJpq^ ) : child
pornography JL
por-os-ity /poi'rnsati;
NAmE -'rais-/ noun [u] (technical A igj
the quality or state of being porous fi $£ ; ?L ffl.
porous /'poiras/
adj. having many small holes that allow water or air to pass
through slowly '^?L(ft; iftzjt Eft; porous
material/rocks/surfaces
por-phy ria /poi'firia; NAmEpoir'f-/ noun [U]
] (medical [£) a disease of the blood that causes mental problems
and makes the skin sensitive to light nh^SE,
porpoise /'poipas;
NAmE 'pairpas/ noun a sea animal that looks like a
large fish with a pointed mouth. Porpoises are similar to dolphins but smaller.
b-, mm
porridge
/'pnrid3; NAmE 'pair-;
'pair-/ noun [U] 1 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually oat-meal) a type of soft thick
white food made by boiling oats
in milk or water, eaten hot, especially for breakfast ft 2 (EAfrE)
a type of thick drink made by boiling flour with water
iffl; $
port /poit; NAmEpoirt/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 [C] a town or city with a harbour, especially one where ships load and unload goods ?§
p MT]T;
TfJ ; P ^ : fishing ports ii. 0
place where ships load and
unload goods or shelter from storms i§ P ; jg£ M : a naval port % i§ o The
ship spent four days in port. j£®]S&£?§Pfft?87P9^o
o They reached port at last. jM] P 0 o port
of entry (= a place where
people or goods can enter a country) P ^ — see also airport, free port, heliport, seaport 3 (also port 'wine) [u] a strong sweet wine,
usually dark red, that is made in
)
4 [C] a glass of port — 5 [U] the
side of a ship or aircraft
that is on the left when you are facing forward ( the port side