liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people

She's the most popular teacher in school. 她是学校里最受欢迎的老师。

That song was popular with people from my father's generation. 那首歌在我爸爸那一代人中很流行。

Walking is a popular form of exercise in Britain. 在英国，步行是很流行的运动方式。

How popular is Madonna among/with teenagers? 麦当娜在青少年中有多受欢迎？

informal Jan wasn't very popular (= people were annoyed by her) when she opened all the windows on that cold day. 在这么冷的天简把所有的窗户都打开，这样做很惹人厌。

for or involving ordinary people rather than experts or very educated people

popular music/entertainment/culture 流行音乐／大众化娱乐／通俗文化

The issue was virtually ignored by the popular press. 这件事实际上被通俗报刊忽视了。

The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus. 一个普遍的错误之说是乘飞机比开车和乘公共汽车都要危险。