【popular音标】 英[ˈpɒpjələ(r)] 美[ˈpɑ:pjələr]
【单词释义】 popular是什么意思：
adj.流行的，大众化的；民众的，大众的，公众的；受欢迎的；通俗的，普通的，平易的；〈美俚〉自以为了不得的，骄傲的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
popularity n.[U] 普及；流行；人气；名气，名望
【popular形近词/近似词】
cellular adj.细胞的；由细胞组成的；多孔的；蜂窝状的；网眼的
【单词例句】
◇ Libra :
Contrary to popular opinion, your specialty, Libra, is not "balance" itself, it's restoring balance to unbalanced situations.
天秤座：恰恰与大多数人的观点相反，你的专长并不是“平衡”本身，而是将不平衡变成平衡。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ The popular fruit has also been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and even some cancers.
苹果还与2型糖尿病甚至某些癌症的患病风险降低有关。
---- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
◇ While treadmills are among the most popular pieces of fitness equipment, they can be dangerous.
尽管跑步机是最受欢迎的健身器材之一，但跑步机也可以很危险。
---- How to use treadmills safely
◇ Over three months, half were asked to watch two different hour-long comedy programmes each week, including popular sitcoms. The other half watched two different serious documentaries, about topics such as politics or the Amazon rainforest.
在三个月的时间内，有一半的患者被要求每周观看两个不同的长达一小时的喜剧节目，包括受欢迎的情景喜剧。另外一半患者每周观看两部不同的严肃纪录片，涉及政治或亚马逊雨林这类题材。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ Contrary to popular opinion, bones are bad for dogs. Not only can they potentially choke your dog, they can cause blockages in the gut, intestinal damage and chipped or broken teeth.
与多数人的观点相反，骨头其实对狗狗有害。骨头不仅可能会让狗狗窒息，还可能导致肠道阻塞、肠道损伤和牙齿碎裂。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ The origin may have become popular around the 14th century when a bestselling memoir, <<The Voyage and Travel of Sir John Mandeville>>, referenced serpents who sob while eating their human victims.
这个说法大约是在14世纪开始流行起来的，当时有一本畅销的回忆录叫《约翰·曼德维尔爵士的航海旅行》，里面提到蛇在吃人的时候会流泪。
---- Where does the expression 'crocodile tears'
◇ Plastic has become one of the world's most popular materials, combining amazing functionality and very low production costs. Its use has increased 20-fold in the past 50 years and is expected to double again in the next 20 years.
塑料制品应用广泛、造价低廉，在世界各地都广受人们欢迎。过去五十年中，塑料使用量增长了20倍，并且有望在接下来的20年里再翻一番。