POPULAR1 people, places, activities etc that a lot of people like2 a popular book, film, song etc3 to make something popular4 when something becomes popular again5 not popularRELATED WORDSsee alsoFASHIONABLE/NOT FASHIONABLE1 people, places, activities etc that a lot of people like 许多人喜爱的人、地方、活动等popular /ˈpɒpjɑləʳǁˈpɑː-/ [adjective]if someone or something ispopular, a lot of people like them 受人欢迎的；流行的 Lisa's one of the most popular girls in class. 莉萨是班里最讨人喜欢的女孩之一。 Benidorm soon became a popular holiday resort. 贝尼多姆很快就成了大众喜爱的度假胜地。 Old-fashioned names are getting popular again. 旧式的名字又渐渐流行了。popular with Chatlines have proved very popular with young people. 聊天热线结果很受年轻人喜爱。be in favourBritish/be in favorAmerican /biː ɪn ˈfeɪvəʳ/ [verb phrase]if someoneis in favour, they are liked and approved of at the present time, although this may not last 〔目前〕受欢迎 Suzannah and I are both in favour at work at the moment. 苏珊娜和我目前在工作中都很有人缘。be back in favourbe in favour again 再度受欢迎 It looks as if Joey, her old boyfriend, is back in favor again. 看来她的前男友乔伊再度得宠了。be in favour with Her fresh approach to environmental issues makes her very much in favor with young voters. 她处理环境问题的新方法使她在年轻选民中深得人心。well-liked /ˌwel ˈlaɪkt◂/ [adjective]someone who is well-liked has a lot of friends and is liked by most people 广受欢迎的 She's a cheerful, good-natured girl, well-liked by all the people she works with. 她是个开朗、善良的女孩，同事们都喜欢她。 As a politician, he may lack experience, but he's very well-liked. 作为一名政治家他可能缺乏经验，但他受到人们的广泛喜爱。be in demand /biː ɪn dɪˈmɑːndǁ-ˈmænd/ [verb phrase]if something such as a product or skill or a personis in demand, it is considered to be very valuable and a lot of people want to have it or use it 〔产品、技术或人等被人需要；有需求 High quality furniture will always be in demand. 优质家具始终会有需求。！be in great/big demand Graduates in Chinese are in great demand in an exciting variety of occupations. 汉语毕业生在令人兴奋的多种职业中的需求量极大。be much/heavily in demand Her dramatic Latin looks caused her to be much in demand as a model. 她那拉丁美貌使许多人请她去当模特儿。be big /biː ˈbɪg/ [verb phrase]informalif a product, activity, or performeris big in a particular place or at a particular time, they are very popular 【非正式】〔产品、活动或演员等〕走红be big in Oasis were big in the early 90's. “绿洲”乐队在20世纪90年代初走红。 The single is already big in the clubs, and has been remixed by the band. 这支单曲已在夜总会里走红，并经该乐队混音处理。2 a popular book, film, song etc 书、电影、歌曲等非常流行的best-seller /ˌbest ˈseləʳ/ [countable noun]a book that a lot of people buy 畅销书 J.K. Rowling's latest book is certain to be a bestseller. J.K.罗琳的新书肯定会畅销。bestselling [adjective] bestselling novelist Celia Brayfield, author of ‘Pearls’ 畅销小说作家西莉亚·布雷菲尔德，《珍珠》一书的作者blockbuster /ˈblɒkˌbʌstəʳǁˈblɑːk-/ [countable noun]a film that a lot of people watch and that makes a lot of money, especially a film with a lot of exciting action 极受欢迎的电影〔尤指有许多激动人心的场面的电影〕 Bruce Willis's new blockbuster took $10.6 million in its first weekend. 布鲁斯·威利斯新的大片第一个周末票房收入达1060万美元。 ‘Roots’ became a blockbuster TV series. 《根》成为了一部轰动的电视连续剧。hit /hɪt/ [countable noun]a record, film, show etc that a lot of people buy or go to see 风靡一时的唱片〔电影、节目等〕 When I first heard the song I knew it would be a hit. 当我第一次听到这首歌时，我就知道它会引起轰动。hit song/single/musical etc a new hit single from Janet Jackson 珍妮特·杰克逊的一首新畅销单曲big hit ‘Titanic’ was a big hit all over the world. 《泰坦尼克》曾风靡全球。3 to make something popular 使某物流行popularizealsopopulariseBritish /ˈpɒpjɑləraɪzǁˈpɑː-/ [transitive verb] Most attempts to popularise science and technology have failed. 普及科学技术的努力多数是失败的。 Self-service supermarkets were first popularized by businessman Clarence Saunders. 自助式的超级市场最初是由商人克拉伦斯·桑德斯推广开来的。4 when something becomes popular again 某物再度流行revival /rɪˈvaɪvəl/ [countable noun]when something or someone becomes popular and fashionable again, for example a kind of music, a style of clothes, a writer, or a singer 复兴，再流行 Sixties pop music enjoyed a big revival in the mid-90s. 60年代的流行音乐在90年代中期再度广为流行。 There's been something of an Abba revival recently. “阿巴”乐队的歌曲最近又流行起来了。5 not popular 不受欢迎的unpopular /ʌnˈpɒpjɑləʳǁ-ˈpɑː-/ [adjective]if someone or something isunpopular, a lot of people do not like them 不受欢迎的 The government is more unpopular now than it has been for years. 政府现在比几年前更加不得人心。 Mr Venables must be the most unpopular teacher in school. 维纳布尔斯先生一定是学校里最惹人厌的教师。unpopular with The taxes proved extremely unpopular with the electorate. 这些税项被证明极不受选民欢迎。out of favourBritish/out of favorAmerican /ˌaʊt əv ˈfeɪvəʳ/ [adverb]if a person, idea, or other thingis out of favour, people no longer approve of them or use them, although they used to be popular 失宠；不再受欢迎 Smacking children seems to be out of favour these days. 如今，打孩子似乎不被认同。go/fall out of favour (with somebody) The classic jigsaw puzzle never goes out of favour with kids. 经典的拼图游戏小孩子永远玩不厌。 Journalists and producers who fell out of favour were fired immediately. 失宠的记者和制作人马上被开除了。there is no demand/call for /ðeər ɪz ˌnəʊ dɪˈmɑːnd, ˈkɔːl fɔːʳǁ-ˈmænd-/ [verb phrase]ifthere is no demand for a product or service people do not want to buy it 〔产品或服务〕没有需求 There's no demand for heavy immovable furniture any more. 现在已不再有人需要沉重且无法移动的家具了。 Where there is no call for a continued food market, market buildings have proved highly adaptable. 对持续食品市场没有需求的地方，其市场建筑被证明经常被改建。