[N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]平民；百姓；民众 You can refer to people in general, or to all the people in a particular country or community, as the public .
[the N]
Lauderdale House is now open to the public...
劳德代尔艺术教育中心现已向公众开放。
Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public...
纯酒精不向大众出售。
Trade unions are regarding the poll as a test of the public's confidence in the government.
工会将此次民意调查当作测试民众对政府信心的一种方式。
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[N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]志趣相投（或从事同一类活动、具有共同特征）的群体 You can refer to a set of people in a country who share a common interest, activity, or characteristic as a particular kind of public .
[supp N]
Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit film channel.
市场调查表明93%的观众希望有一个播放热门影片的频道。
...the American voting public.
美国选民
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[ADJ 形容词]公众的；大众的Public means relating to all the people in a country or community.
[ADJ n]
The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.
总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。
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[ADJ 形容词]政府的；国家的；公共事务的Public means relating to the government or state, or things that are done for the people by the state.
[ADJ n]
The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.
社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。
publicly
...publicly funded legal services.
政府出资的法律服务机构
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[ADJ 形容词]公用的；公共的Public buildings and services are provided for everyone to use.
[ADJ n]
...the New York Public Library...
纽约公立图书馆
The new museum must be accessible by public transport.
新博物馆必须能乘坐公共交通工具到达。
...a public health service available to all.
面向全民的公共医疗保健服务
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（场所）公共的，公开的 A public place is one where people can go about freely and where you can easily be seen and heard.
...the heavily congested public areas of international airports...
国际机场人潮涌动的公共场所
I avoid working in places which are too public.
我避免在过于抛头露面的地方工作。
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[ADJ 形容词]（人物或生活）公众的 If someone is a public figure or in public life, many people know who they are because they are often mentioned in newspapers and on television.
[ADJ n]
The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out at public figures who commit adultery...
昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。
I'd like to see more women in public life, especially Parliament.
我希望看到更多女性参与公众事务，尤其是能在议会中工作。
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[ADJ 形容词]（声明、事件等）公开的，公之于众的Public is used to describe statements, actions, and events that are made or done in such a way that any member of the public can see them or be aware of them.
[ADJ n]
The National Heritage Committee has conducted a public inquiry to find the answer...
国家遗产委员会进行了公开调查以寻找答案。
The comments were the ministry's first detailed public statement on the subject...
这些评论是该部委第一次就此事所作的详细公开声明。
Marilyn made her last public appearance at Madison Square Garden.
玛丽莲最后一次公开亮相是在麦迪逊广场花园。
publicly
He never spoke publicly about the affair...
他从未公开说过此事。
Every move the President makes is publicly discussed as openly as possible.
总统采取的每一项措施都经过尽可能公开的讨论。
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[ADJ 形容词]公之于众的；公开的；人人皆知的 If a fact is made public or becomes public, it becomes known to everyone rather than being kept secret.
[v-link ADJ]
Blair wants any new evidence on IRA pub bombs made public...
布莱尔希望将任何关于爱尔兰共和军制造的酒馆爆炸事件的新证据都公之于众。
The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.
一旦披露出去，真相会让人非常尴尬。
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[PHRASE 短语]出现在公众视线中；为公众熟知的；广为人知 If someone is in the public eye, many people know who they are, because they are famous or because they are often mentioned on television or in the newspapers.
[prep PHR]
One expects people in the public eye to conduct their personal lives with a certain decorum...
人们期望公众人物的私生活能检点些。
He has kept his wife and daughter out of the public eye.
他一直让妻子和女儿远离公众视线。
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[PHRASE 短语]上市；公开出售股份 If a company goes public, it starts selling its shares on the stock exchange.
[V inflects]
[BUSINESS 商]
In 1951 AC went public, having achieved an average annual profit of more than £50,000.
AC公司于1951年上市，当时平均年利润为5万多英镑。
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[PHRASE 短语]公开地；当众 If you say or do something in public, you say or do it when a group of people are present.
[PHR after v]
Bylaws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.
地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。
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to wash your dirty linen in public→see:
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pub·lic★/ˈpʌblɪk; NAmEˈpʌblɪk/
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publicpublicsadjective★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
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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; NAmEˈpʌblɪkli/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。IDIOMSgo ˈpublic1to 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 ˈeyewell 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 publicordinary 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2a 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 ˈpublicwhen 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 privateatprivaten.☞more at
1ordinary people [only before noun] relating to all the ordinary people in a country, who are not members of the government or do not have important jobs: We have to show that publishing this story is in the public interest (=helpful or useful to ordinary people). full public access to informationPublic opinion is gradually shifting in favor of the imprisoned men. There was a public outcry (=expression of anger by a lot of people) about the shooting. Their activities have been hidden from the public gaze (=people's eyes or attention).2for anyone [only before noun] available for anyone to useOPP private: a public telephone a public footpath proposals to ban smoking in public places a public librarypublic transport British English, public transportation American English (=buses, trains etc)3government [only before noun] relating to the government and the services it provides for peopleOPP private: the Government’s public spending plans We do not believe he is fit for public office (=a job in the government). efforts to control public expenditure public funding for the arts →
public service
4known about known about by most people: Details of the highly sensitive information have not been made public. Although not a public figure (=famous person), he was a man of great influence.5not hidden intended for anyone to know, see, or hearOPP private: Today the school finds itself in the midst of a very public debate.public display of grief/affection etc (=showing your emotions so that everyone can see) She was acutely embarrassed by his public display of temper. There will be a public inquiry into the sinking of the oil tanker. a fear of public speaking6place with a lot of people a public place usually has a lot of people in itOPP private: Let’s go somewhere less public where we can talk.7public life work that you do, especially for the government, that makes you well known to many people: Howard seems to have retired from public life.8public image the public image of a famous person or organization is the character or attitudes that most people think they havepublic of attempts to improve the public image of the police9go publica)to tell everyone about something that was secretpublic on/with The planners are almost ready to go public on the road-building scheme.b)to become a public company: Many partnerships went public in the 1980s to secure extra capital.10public appearance a visit by a famous person in order to make a speech, advertise something etc: She is paid £10,000 for the briefest of public appearances.11the public eye someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc: It is a job that brings him constantly into the public eye.12public propertya)something that is provided for anyone to use, and is usually owned by the government: The army was called out to protect public property.b)something that everyone has a right to know about: Our lives seem to have become public property.13public enemy number one the criminal, problem etc that is considered the most serious threat to people’s safety: Drugs have become public enemy number one.
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1the public ordinary people who do not work for the government or have any special position in society: The meeting will be open to the general public. Police warned members of the public not to approach the man, who may be armed. On the whole, the public is conservative about education.2in public if you do something in public, you do it where anyone can seeOPP in private: Her husband was always nice to her in public. → wash/air your dirty linen/laundry (in public)
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3[singular, uncountable] the people who like a particular singer, writer etc: He is adored by his public. The theatre-going public are very demanding.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• Public is usually followed by a singular verb: · The public needs to be better informed.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · The public need to be better informed.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS
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公众(62%)，公众的(15%)，大众(11%)，公开的(5%)，民众(4%)，公共的(3%)
n.公众；社会；公共场所
adj.公众的；政府的；公用的；公立的
n.(Public)人名；(英)帕布利克
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