popul-,人，民众，-ate,使。引申词义居住，迁移等。

1. Immigrants from all over the world populate this city.

这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Of course, also, we have helped to populate other countries.

当然我们也曾经帮助过其他国家,到它们那去殖民.

来自辞典例句

3. To populate the toolbar, the button was adapted from its traditional home on the dialog box.

现在这是一个已成事实标准的习惯用法,和菜单栏一样为人熟知, 按钮从传统的对话框移居到了工具栏中.

来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4. A problem occurred when the wizard attempted to populate the cluster hive.

向导试图填充群集配置单元时发生错误.

来自互联网

5. Algae microorganisms in the water, over populate because the surplus nitrogen.

水中微生物水藻因为过剩的氮而大量繁殖.

来自互联网

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