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public adj.公众的；公共的；公开的n.民众；公众；大众 (1) 改变公众的看法需要一些时间。(2) 该养老基金在几家主要出售股份给公众的公司中均有股份。(3) 政府决定发展公共福利。(4) 那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。(5) 她决定把自己的观点公开。(6) 该地区为防止民众进出而围起来。(7) 这位领导她很少在公众场合露面。(8) 市立公园每天从早到晚对公众开放。(9) 这类节目总能令大众满意。 You can use the word public as a noun, when you're talking about a large group of people. You might say that the public is getting tired of the inefficient bus system in your city, or that the new library branch is open to the public. The adjective public is good for discussing things that concern everyone. The Latin root word, publicus, means "of the people, of the state, common, or ordinary."

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英 ['pʌblɪk] 美 ['pʌblɪk] (1) Changing public perception may take some time.(2) The pension fund owns shares in several major public companies.(3) The government decided to promote public welfare.(4) The town has its own public library and public gardens.(5) She decided to make her views public.(6) The area has been fenced from the public.(7) The leader rarely shows herself in public.(8) The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to the sunset daily.(9) This kind of programme always satisfied the public. 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. 1[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。2[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3[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。4[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5[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6[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。7[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。8[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。publiclyHe 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。9[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。10[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。11[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。12[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。13 to wash your dirty linen in public→see: dirty；

英语单词	public
英美音标	英 ['pʌblɪk] 美 ['pʌblɪk]
中文释义	adj.公众的；公共的；公开的 n.民众；公众；大众
英语例句	(1) Changing public perception may take some time. (2) The pension fund owns shares in several major public companies. (3) The government decided to promote public welfare. (4) The town has its own public library and public gardens. (5) She decided to make her views public. (6) The area has been fenced from the public. (7) The leader rarely shows herself in public. (8) The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to the sunset daily. (9) This kind of programme always satisfied the public.
中文例句	(1) 改变公众的看法需要一些时间。 (2) 该养老基金在几家主要出售股份给公众的公司中均有股份。 (3) 政府决定发展公共福利。 (4) 那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。 (5) 她决定把自己的观点公开。 (6) 该地区为防止民众进出而围起来。 (7) 这位领导她很少在公众场合露面。 (8) 市立公园每天从早到晚对公众开放。 (9) 这类节目总能令大众满意。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	You can use the word public as a noun, when you're talking about a large group of people. You might say that the public is getting tired of the inefficient bus system in your city, or that the new library branch is open to the public. The adjective public is good for discussing things that concern everyone. The Latin root word, publicus, means "of the people, of the state, common, or ordinary."
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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 3 [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。 4 [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 5 [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 6 [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。 7 [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。 8 [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。 9 [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。 10 [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。 11 [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。 12 [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。 13 to wash your dirty linen in public→see: dirty ；

Public People N Adj 形容词 [Adj Made Open