repopulate

IPA/ˌriːˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/
IPA/ˌriːˈpɑː.pjə.leɪt/

repopulate — 動詞

  • repopulatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • repopulates3rd person singular
  • repopulating-ing form
  • repopulatedpast simple

1. to bring people back into a place that had become empty or had very few resident

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

重新定居

讓人們重新住進已空置的地區

to bring people back into a place that had become empty or had very few residents, so that it becomes lived-in again

例句

After the war, the government repopulated the countryside by offering land to young families.

戰後，政府透過提供土地給年輕家庭，讓鄉村地區重新有人居住。

repopulate + place + by + method

The old village was slowly repopulated as people returned to rebuild their homes.

隨著人們返鄉重建家園，古老的村莊慢慢重新有了居民。

passive: be repopulated

常見搭配
  • repopulate the countryside
  • repopulate the region
  • repopulate the island
  • slowly repopulated
  • gradually repopulated
同義詞
  • resettle

    focuses on the act of establishing new homes in a place, not just returning to it

  • recolonise

    more formal, often carries political or territorial overtones; less common in everyday speech

  • repeople

    a rarer, more literary synonym for repopulate with humans

反義詞
  • depopulate

    to remove people from a place, reducing its population

  • evacuate

    to move people out of a place, usually for safety reasons

文法句型

repopulate + place

be repopulated (by + people)

repopulate + place + with + people

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice. The subject is usually a government, organisation, or natural process — not a single person acting alone. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about animal or plant populations, not human settlement.

常見錯誤

The charity repopulated the empty warehouse with furniture.
The charity repopulated the empty village with new families.
repopulate must refer to living beings (people or animals), not objects or furniture.
She repopulated her apartment after moving in.
The region was repopulated after the earthquake.
repopulate implies restoring a community or population at scale, not moving into a single home.

2. (of a species of plant or animal) to increase in number through reproduction so

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

繁殖復育

物種藉繁殖恢復族群數量

(of a species of plant or animal) to increase in number through reproduction so that the population recovers after a sharp decline or local disappearance

例句

After the forest fire, rangers released rabbits and other animals to help repopulate the area.

森林大火後，管理員放生了兔子和其他動物，幫助該地區恢復物種數量。

help repopulate + area + with + species

The salmon population is slowly repopulating the river now that the dam has been removed.

水壩拆除後，鮭魚族群正慢慢地重新在河中繁衍、恢復數量。

intransitive: species + repopulate + place

常見搭配
  • repopulate the river
  • repopulate the forest
  • repopulate the wetland
  • help repopulate
  • naturally repopulate
  • slowly repopulating
同義詞
  • replenish

    broader — can apply to resources (not just living things) and often implies adding quantity rather than restoring through breeding

  • restock

    more practical and immediate — e.g. putting fish back in a lake; less focus on natural reproduction

反義詞
  • deplete

    to reduce the number of individuals in a population

  • die out

    a phrasal verb meaning to become locally or globally extinct

文法句型

species + repopulate + place

repopulate + place + with + species

help repopulate + place

用法筆記

Subject is usually a species name or type (birds, fish, trees). When used transitively with a human agent (e.g. 'scientists repopulated the forest'), it implies active conservation work such as breeding and releasing, not just natural recovery.

常見錯誤

The zoo repopulated the lion by buying a new lion from another zoo.
The zoo helped repopulate the lion species through a breeding programme.
repopulate implies reproduction over time, not relocating single individuals.
Farmers repopulated the field with wheat seeds every spring.
Farmers replanted the field with wheat seeds every spring.
repopulate is for animals, not crops or plants grown by humans.

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常用片語

  • begin to repopulate
  • help repopulate
  • try to repopulate
  • hope to repopulate
  • in an attempt to repopulate

介系詞搭配

  • repopulate with
  • repopulated by