- Something that affects the entire community — whether it's your town, your country, or the world — is public. Climate change, for example, is a public concern, as is finding a clean public bathroom.
- 请先登录
- adj. 公共的；公用的；
- n. 公众；公共场所
-
1. You should not humiliate her in public.
你不应该在公共场合出她的丑。
-
2. The government had to bow to public pressure.
政府不得不向公众的压力低头。
-
3. a public education system
公共教育体系
-
4. a public library
公共图书馆
-
5. public money, public spending
公款；公共开支；
-
6. He spent much of his career in public office.
他的事业生涯中大部份时间从事政府工作。
-
7. a public figure
公众人物
-
8. a public apology
公开的道歉
-
9. The painting will be put on public display next week.
这幅画将于下周公开展出。
-
10. a publicly owned company
股票上市公司
-
11. The palace is now open to the public.
这座宫殿现在向大众开放了。
- public (adj.) late 14c., "open to general observation," from Old French public (c. 1300) and directly from Latin publicus "of the people; of the state; done for the state," also "common, general, public; ordinary, vulgar," and as a noun, "a commonwealth; public property," altered (probably by influence of Latin pubes "adult population, adult") from Old Latin poplicus "pertaining to the people," from populus "people" (see people (n.)).
- public (n.) "the community," 1610s, from public (adj.); meaning "people in general" is from 1660s. In public "in public view, publicly" is attested from c. 1500.
pub·lic ★ / ˈpʌblɪk ; NAmE ˈpʌblɪk / adjective , noun public publics adjective ★ of ordinary people 普通人 1 ★ [only before noun ] connected with ordinary people in society in general 平民的；大众的；公众的；百姓的 ◆ The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues. 这场运动旨在提高民众对这些问题的认识。 ◆ Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health. 工厂排出废弃物的含量可能危及大众的健康。 ◆ Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people)? 关闭医院怎么会对民众有利呢？ ◆ The government had to bow to public pressure. 政府不得不向公众的压力低头。 for everyone 公众 2 ★ [only before noun ] provided, especially by the government, for the use of people in general 公共的；公立的 ◆ a public education system 公共教育体系 ◆ a public library 公共图书馆 OPP private of government 政府 3 ★ [only before noun ] connected with the government and the services it provides 政府的；有关政府所提供服务的 ◆ public money/spending/funding/expenditure 公款；公共开支；政府拨款；政府开支 ◆ He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government). 他的事业生涯中大部份时间从事政府工作。 ◆ ( BrE) the public purse (= the money that the government can spend) 国库 ◆ The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government). 铁路业不再归国有了。 OPP private seen/heard by people 公开 4 ★ known to people in general 人人皆知的；公开的 ◆ a public figure (= a person who is well known because they are often on the television, radio, etc.) 公众人物 ◆ Details of the government report have not yet been made public. 政府报告的细节尚未公布。 ◆ She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public)at the age of 25. 她 25 岁时开始了面对公众的工作。 5 ★ open to people in general; intended to be seen or heard by people in general 公诸于众的；公开的 ◆ a public apology 公开的道歉 ◆ The painting will be put on public displaynext week. 这幅画将于下周公开展出。 ◆ This may be the band's last public appearancetogether. 这可能是这个乐队最后一次全体公开亮相。 place 地方 6 ★ where there are a lot of people who can see and hear you 公开场合的；大庭广众的 ◆ Let's go somewhere a little less public. 咱们找一个僻静些的地方吧。 OPP private ▶ pub·lic·ly ★ / ˈpʌblɪkli ; NAmE ˈpʌblɪkli / adverb ◆ a publicly owned company 股票上市公司 ◆ He later publicly apologized for his comments. 后来他对自己的言论作了公开道歉。 ◆ This information is not publicly available. 这个消息没有对外公开。 IDIOMS go ˈpublic 1 to tell people about sth that is a secret 公之于世；公开（秘密等） 2 (of a company 公司 ) to start selling shares on the stock exchange 上市；公开出售股份 in the public ˈeye well known to many people through newspapers and television （通过报纸、电视）让公众熟知的，广为人知的 ◆ She doesn't want her children growing up in the public eye. 她不想让子女在众人瞩目中成长。 ☞more at knowledge noun ★ [singular + singular or plural verb ] ordinary people 普通人 1 ★ the public ordinary people in society in general 平民；百姓；民众 ◆ The palace is now open to the public. 这座宫殿现在向大众开放了。 ◆ There have been many complaints from members of the public. 现在已有大量的民众投诉。 ◆ The public has/have a right to know what is contained in the report. 民众有权了解报告的内容。 ☞see also the general public group of people 民众 2 a group of people who share a particular interest or who are involved in the same activity 志趣相同（或从事同一类活动）的群体 ◆ the theatre-going public 爱看戏的民众 ◆ She knows how to keep her public (= for example, the people who buy her books)satisfied. 她知道如何迎合受众的兴趣。 IDIOM ★ in ˈpublic when other people, especially people you do not know, are present 公开地；在别人（尤指生人）面前 ◆ She doesn't like to be seen in public without her make-up on. 她不愿意未化妆就公开露面。 ☞compare in private at private n. ☞more at wash v. pub·lic / ˈpʌblɪk ; NAmE ˈpʌblɪk / pub·lic·ly / ˈpʌblɪkli ; NAmE ˈpʌblɪkli /
- 请先登录
0 个回复