[with obj.]form the population of (a place) 构成(某地)的人口 the island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people. 这个岛上的人口才四万人。 a cosy rural town populated with friendly folk. 一个人们都很友善的温馨的乡镇。 ■cause people to settle in (a place) 使定居于(某地) ■fill or be present in (a place or sphere) 充满,出现于(地方,领域) the film is an epic fantasy populated by grotesque weirdos. 这部电影是一首史诗般的畅想曲,里面尽是古怪的人。 ■(Computing)fill in (data) (计算机)输入 (数据)
语源
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin populat- 'supplied with people', from the verb populare, from populus 'people'