pop·u·late/`pɑpjəˏlet; ˈpɒpjleɪt/ v [T] be populated if an area is populated by a group of people, they live there 〔指一群人〕居住于，定居于: The Central Highlands are populated mainly by peasant farmers. 中部高原的居民主要为农民。 densely populated (=a lot of people live there) 人口稠密的 sparsely populated (=very few people live there) 人口稀少的