/ˈpɒpjələ(r) ||; ˈpɑpjəlɚ/adj1 popular (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。