| [/ˈpʌblɪk; ˋpʌblɪk/] adj 用法:
1 (esp attrib 尤作定语) (a) of or concerning people in general 公众的; 与公众有关的:
a danger to public health 对公众健康的威胁 *
The campaign was designed to increase public awareness of the problem. 这个运动目的在於提高公众对这一问题的认识. *
public expenditure 公共事业开支.
(b) provided, esp by central or local government, for the use of people in general 为公众的, 公用的, 公共的（尤指由中央或地方政府提供的）:
public education, libraries, parks 民众教育、 公共图书馆、 公园 *
the public highway 公路.
(C) of or engaged in the affairs, entertainment, service, etc of the people （从事）公共事务、 群众娱乐活动、 社会服务等的:
He is one of the most admired public figures/figures in public life today. 他是当今公众事务中最受大家爱戴的人. 用法:
2 open or known to people in general 向大众公开的; 众所周知的:
She decided to make her views public. 她决定把自己的观点公开. *
a public admission of guilt 公开承认有罪 *
a public place 公共场所. Cf 参看 private. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) be public knowledge be generally known 众所周知:
It's public knowledge she's expecting a baby. 大家都知道她已怀孕了. go `public (of a company) become a public company by selling shares to the public （指公司）向公众出售股份. in the public `eye well known to or often seen by the public (in newspapers, on television, etc) （报刊、 电视等上）公众熟悉的, 公众常见的. ,public `property (thing that is) known to everybody or anybody 人人皆知的（事物）:
Their financial problems are public property now. 他们在经济上出现的问题现已尽人皆知了. public 2
n 用法:
1 [Gp] (a) the public (members of) the community in general 公众; 民众:
the British public 英国公众 *
The public is/are not allowed to enter the court room. 一般民众不准进入审判室.
(b) part of the community having a particular interest in common （有共同爱好的）一群人:
the theatre-going public 爱看戏的人 *
She knows how to keep her public (eg the readers of her books) satisfied. 她知道怎样迎合她那些读者的需要. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) in `public not in private; openly 公开地; 公然:
She was appearing in public (ie in front of people in general) for the first time since her illness. 她自从患病以来第一次公开露面. wash one's dirty linen in public => wash2. |