people

人、人们person 的复数

About twenty people were waiting outside the theater.

大约有二十个人在戏院外面等著。

人民、民众、国民

The government should listen to the people it serves.

政府应该倾听它所服务的人民的声音。

别人、大家泛指他人

People say the new restaurant is worth the wait.

大家都说那家新餐厅值得排队。

民族、种族可数，复数为 peoples

The island is home to several indigenous peoples.

这座岛上住著几个原住民族。

家人、亲属口语，常用复数

She's going back home to spend the holidays with her people.

她要回老家跟家人一起过节。

部属、手下口语

I'll have my people call you tomorrow morning.

我会请我的人明天早上打电话给你。

使住满人、居住于多用被动

The valley was peopled by farmers several centuries ago.

几个世纪前，这座山谷就有农民定居。