populate['pɔpjuleit]

• vt.
  • 居住于…中；在…中占一定地位：

    This side of the island is populated mainly by fishermen.

    在岛的这一边居住的主要是渔民。

  • 使人口聚居于…中；移民于；殖民于：

    The new land was quickly populated by settlers from Europe.

    欧洲来的移民很快就在这块土地上定居下来了。

  • 构成…的人口(或动植物的总数)：

    The community is densely populated.

    这个社区人口稠密。

  • 占据；(事物等)在…中占有位置：

    Her paintings were populated by strange creatures.

    她的画中多是奇怪的生物。

• 变形:

  vt.populated.populating