pop‧u‧lar S2 W1 / pɒpjələ, pɒpjʊlə $ pɑpjəposlər / 形容词
1 liked by a lot of people 反义词 unpopular :
Hilary was popular at school.
a popular holiday resort
Coffee is probably the most popular drink in the world.
hugely/enormously/immensely etc popular
Guerrero’s music is hugely popular in Latin America.
popular with/among
The President is very popular with Jewish voters.
2 [仅用于名词前] done by a lot of people in a society, group etc :
the closest popular vote in U.S. presidential history
The government has little popular support among women voters.
Kaplan’s latest recording has received considerable popular acclaim (= it is liked by a lot of people ) .
popular belief/opinion/view (= a belief, opinion etc that a lot of people have )
a survey of Hispanic-American popular opinion
Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what many people believe ) , gorillas are basically shy, gentle creatures.
a popular movement for democracy
3 [仅用于名词前] relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people :
Wintour’s writing is full of references to American popular culture .
Steele was ridiculed by the popular press. → pop music
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very popular She was a very popular teacher.
extremely popular The restaurant is extremely popular, owing to its high standard of food.
highly popular (= extremely popular ) a highly popular radio station
immensely/hugely/enormously popular His plays were immensely popular.
wildly popular (= extremely popular – used especially about something that excites people ) These bands are wildly popular in Cuba.
phenomenally popular (= extremely popular, to a degree that is surprising or unusual ) Still her books remain phenomenally popular.
increasingly popular Business management courses are increasingly popular.
universally popular (= liked by everyone ) Some foods are universally popular.
enduringly/perennially popular (= always popular ) His most enduringly popular film is ‘Singin’ in the Rain’.
genuinely popular He became Russia’s first genuinely popular politician in a long time.
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popular support There was widespread popular support for the new law.
popular demand She will be performing here again next month, by popular demand.
popular belief/opinion Contrary to popular belief, cats are solitary animals.
the popular view The popular view bears little relation to the known facts.
a popular misconception (= a wrong idea that many people have ) There is a popular misconception that the town is at the most northerly tip of the country.
the popular vote He won the presidency with almost 86 percent of the popular vote.
the popular imagination The characters in the series failed to catch the popular imagination.
THESAURUS
popular liked by a lot of people : a popular restaurant | Marmaris is one of Turkey’s most popular tourist destinations. | His films were hugely popular .
well-liked used about someone who many people like : He is an experienced and well-liked member of the team. | Stein is well-respected and well-liked by the troops.
big/huge [名词前不用] informal very popular, especially in a particular place : The band are big in Europe. | Apparently this type of game is huge in Japan.
hot informal someone or something that is hot, is very popular or fashionable and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc : one of this year’s hottest fashion trends | a hot young singer from Nashville
something that is popular
bestseller a book that a lot of people buy : His prize-winning book ‘A Year in Provence’ became an international bestseller.
blockbuster a film that a lot of people watch, especially an exciting film : a Hollywood blockbuster | a blockbuster movie
hit something such as a song, show, or film which is very popular and successful : The band played all their old hits. | The film was a box-office hit (= a lot of people went to see it at the cinema ) . | She stars in ABC’s hit show ‘Desperate Housewives’.
sell-out a concert, sports event etc which so many people want to see that all the tickets are sold : The concert was a sell-out. | the band’s sell-out tour of the US
cult movie/band/figure etc a film, band, person etc that has become very popular and fashionable with a particular group of people : a cult TV programme
craze something that suddenly becomes popular, so that a lot of people do it, buy it etc : the latest dance craze that has been sweeping the US | the craze for ultra expensive designer jeans
fad informal something that is very popular for a short time – used about something that you disapprove of, which you do not think will last for very long : Most diets are just fads. | I think it’s a passing fad.