1popular (with sb) liked by many people or by most people in a group 流行的;风行的:
a popular holiday resort热门度假胜地He's always been very popular with his pupils.他一向深受学生爱戴。 [OPP] unpopular 反义词为unpopular
2 made for the tastes and knowledge of ordinary people 大众化的;通俗的:
The popular newspapers seem more interested in scandal than news.那些通俗报章似乎对丑闻的兴趣甚于新闻。
3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) of or for a lot of people 大多数人的;为大多数人而设的:
The programme is being repeated by popular demand.这个节目应大众要求正在回放。
popular/ˋpɑpjəlɚ; ˈpɒpjələ or ˈpɒpjʊlə/adj 1 liked by a lot of people [ unpopular ] 受大众欢迎的: Is Ben popular at school? 本在学校里受欢迎吗?the most popular team in the country 这个国家最受欢迎的球队+with a cafe popular with teenagers 受青少年欢迎的一家咖啡馆a hugely popular novel 一本极受欢迎的小说THESAURUS 同类词bestseller – a book that a lot of people buy 畅销书blockbuster – a film that a lot of people watch, especially an exciting film 轰动一时的影片hit – a record, song, or play that a lot of people buy or pay to watch 风靡一时的唱片[歌曲﹐戏剧等]craze/fad – a fashion, game etc that is very popular for a short time 时尚﹐一时的狂热cult – a film, group of musicians etc that has become very popular among a group of people 受特定群体欢迎的影片﹑乐队等: a cult TV programme 受一批观众追捧的电视节目2 popular belief/opinion/view etc a belief etc that a lot of people have 普遍的观念/观点/看法等: The government cannot ignore popular opinion. 政府不能不顾民意。Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk. 和普遍的看法相反﹐很多猫并不喜欢喝牛奶。3 for ordinary people 通俗的﹐大众的: the popular press 通俗报刊She knows nothing about popular culture (=TV, pop music etc). 她对流行文化一无所知。