(1)村子(落)(small community or group of houses in a rural area)[C]：the～school/church/fete/schoolmaster 乡村里的学校/教堂/节日/校长;The～consisted of a general store， a gas station， and seven houses. 这个村庄由一个百货商店、一座加油站和七座房子组成。He gave a picturesque description of the little～. 他生动形象地描述了那个小村庄。〖反〗city;

(2)村民(inhabitants of such a community， taken as a whole)[C， Gp]：The whole～turned out/is going to see the celebrations. 全体村民都出来/打算观看庆祝活动。

→′villager n 村民;

【注意】village的第(2)义为集合名词，作主语时谓语动词数的使用参见AUDIENCE。