Tra từ popular - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

popu·lar BrE [ˈpɒpjələ(r)] NAmE [ˈpɑːpjələr] adjective
1. liked or enjoyed by a large number of people
•a hugely/immensely popular singer
• This is one of our most popular designs.
• Skiing has become very popular recently.
•~ (with sb) These policies are unlikely to prove popular with middle-class voters.
•I'm not very popular with my parents (= they are annoyed with me) at the moment.
• (ironic)‘Our dog got into the neighbour's garden again!’ ‘You'll be popular.’
Opp: ↑unpopular
2. only before noun (sometimes disapproving)suited to the taste and knowledge of ordinary people
•popular music/culture/fiction
•the popular press
• The band's success is largely due to the popular appeal of the lead singer.
3. only before noun (of ideas, beliefs and opinions)shared by a large number of people
•a popular misconception
•Contrary to popular belief, women cause fewer road accidents than men.
•Popular opinion was divided on the issue.
•By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks.
4. only before noun connected with the ordinary people of a country
• The party still has widespread popular support.
•a share of the popular vote
•popular power

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevalent among the general public’): from Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent.

Thesaurus:
popular [popular] adj.
1.
•This is one of our most popular designs.
in demand • • appealing • • attractive • |informal hot • |formal desirable •
Opp: unpopular
highly popular/attractive/desirable
immediately/enormously popular/appealing/attractive
2.
•By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks.
common • • collective • • public •
popular/common/collective/public opinion

Example Bank:
•He was one of those people who are instantly popular.
•Jack was not exactly popular after the incident with the fire extinguisher.
•Seaside holidays are always popular.
•Socks are always popular as presents.
•The prime minister remained personally popular despite his party's disastrous slide in the opinion polls.
•The restaurant is deservedly popular with all who enjoy Mexican food.
•These animals are quite popular as pets.
•They seem to be getting quite popular.
•This area is immensely popular with tourists.
•What makes this subject so popular?
•a concert featuring the ever popular music from Hollywood's silver screen
•a concert featuring the ever-popular entertainer
•a restaurant that is popular for light meals
•popular among young people
•By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks.
•Contrary to popular belief, women cause fewer road accidents than men.
•He was a hugely popular singer.
•Popular opinion was divided on the issue.
•Snowboarding is becoming more and more popular.
•The regime was overthrown by a popular uprising.
•There is a growing popular movement for democracy in the country.
•There was a popular outcry against the proposals.
•There was an association in the popular mind of the city with crime and violence.
•There's a popular misconception that it's a difficult instrument to play.
•They won the largest share of the popular vote.