[N-COUNT 可数名词]广告；公告；启事 An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
[oft N for n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper.
帕里什小姐最近在本埠报纸上登了一则广告。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（某一类事物的）活广告 If you say that an example of something is an advertisement for that thing in general, you mean that it shows how good that thing is.
[usu a N for n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
The England team were a poor advertisement for European football tonight...
英格兰队今晚为欧洲足球做了一次糟糕的宣传。
That would not be a good advertisement for Hungary's emerging democracy.
那并不能有效地体现匈牙利新兴的民主意识。
Oxford
ad·ver·tise·ment★/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt; NAmEˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/noun1★[countable ](alsoinformalad)(BrE also,informalad·vert)advertisement(for sth) a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service 广告；启事◆Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car.在当地报纸登一则广告来出售你的汽车。☞see also
classified advertisements
2[countable ](BrE alsoad·vert)advertisementfor sth an example of sth that shows its good qualities 广告（样）品◆Dirty streets and homelessness are no advertisement for a prosperous society.肮脏的街道和无家可归现象绝不是繁荣社会的景象。3[uncountable ]the act of advertising sth and making it public 广告活动；广告宣传SYNONYMS 同义词辨析advertisementpublicity ◆ad ◆commercial ◆promotion ◆trailer These are all words for a notice, picture or film/movie telling people about a product, job or service. 以上各词均指广告、启事。■advertisementa notice, picture or film/movie telling people about a product, job or service; an example of sth that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising sth and making it public 指广告、宣传的实例、广告活动或广告宣传：◆Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car.在当地报纸登一则广告来出售你的汽车。◆Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.肮脏的街道决不是繁荣社会的景象。■publicity[U] the business of attracting the attention of the public to sb/sth such as a company, book, film/movie, film/movie star or product; the things that are done to attract attention 指宣传业、广告宣传工作或传播工作：◆She works in publicity.她从事宣传工作。◆There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.她的新电影尚未上映即大加宣传。■ad( informal) a notice, picture or film/movie telling people about a product, job or service 指广告、启事：◆We put an ad in the local paper.我们在当地报纸上刊登了一则广告。◆an ad for a new chocolate bar新品种巧克力棒的广告■commercialan advertisement on television or on the radio 指电视或电台播放的广告■promotiona set of advertisements for a particular product or service; activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service 指广告宣传、促销活动：◆a special promotion of local products当地产品的特别促销活动◆She works in sales and promotion.她从事销售和推广工作。■trailer( especially BrE) a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it 指电影或电视节目的预告片。PATTERNS◆(a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer forsth ◆a TV / TV advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion ◆to run / run a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer advertisementadvertisementsad·ver·tise·ment/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt; NAmEˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
1 (also ad informal, advert British English) a picture, set of words, or a short film, which is intended to persuade people to buy a product or use a service, or that gives information about a job that is available, an event that is going to happen etcadvertisement for The Sunday papers are full of advertisements for cars. She saw an advertisement for a ski vacation in Vermont. They put an advertisement in ‘The Morning News’, offering a high salary for the right person. The organizers of the concert had taken out a full page advertisement in ‘The New York Times’. Only a handful of people answered the advertisement.2be an advertisement for something to be a good example of something or show how effective it can be: He’s a very good advertisement for the benefits of regular exercise.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + advertisementa car/holiday/shampoo etc advertisement· a glossy magazine full of car advertisementsa job advertisement· Jo was reading the job advertisements in the newspaper.a newspaper/magazine advertisement· I got the apartment through a newspaper advertisement.a television/TV/Internet advertisement· the new TV advertisement for the Volkswagen Golfa full-page advertisement· The organization took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times.a pop-up advertisement (=one that suddenly appears on your computer screen when you are looking at a website)· You can buy software that blocks unwanted pop-up advertisements.verbsput/place an advertisement in a paper/newspaper· I tried putting an advertisement for lodgers in the local paper.post an advertisement (=put it on a website)· The agency has posted an advertisement on its website for graduates to work overseas.take out an advertisement (=arrange for an advertisement to be in a newspaper or magazine)· Their record company took out full-page advertisements in the music press to promote the album.run/carry an advertisement (=print or broadcast an advertisement)· Broadcasters are no longer allowed to run cigarette advertisements.answer an advertisement· I answered an advertisement in the paper for volunteers.THESAURUSadvertisement: · an advertisement for shampoo· They placed an advertisement in the newspaper.ad informal an advertisement: · She’s been in several TV ads.advert British English an advertisement: · a job advert· He took out a front-page advert for his shop.commercial an advertisement on television or radio: · television commercials· He was in some commercials for beer.trailer an advertisement in the cinema, on television, or online for a film or programme which will be shown soon: · A second trailer for Richard Friedman’s film has just been added to the website.promotion a series of advertisements for a company’s products: · The company has spent more than $300 million on promotions for the brand.poster an advertisement on a wall: · They selected a famous artist to do the poster for the upcoming performance.billboard (also hoarding British English) a large sign next to a road, with an advertisement on it: · billboard advertisements· A huge hoarding shows two contrasting images.flyer a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street: · Someone was handing out flyers for a new nightclub.banner ad an advertisement across the top of a page on the Internet: · Banner ads are becoming more sophisticated.junk mail unwanted advertisements that you get in the post: · I never read junk mail.spam unwanted emails advertising things: · I’m trying to delete all the spam.classified ad (also want ad American English, small ad British English) a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper if you want to buy or sell something: · The bike was advertised for sale in the small ads section.
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