public works

Word family nounpublicanpublicationpublicistpublicitypublicnesspublic barpublic companypublic corporationpublic defenderpublic domainpublic healthpublic holidaypublic housepublic nuisancepublic opinionpublic ownershippublic relationspublic schoolpublic sectorpublic servantpublic transportpublic utilitypublic worksverbpublicizeadverbpubliclyadjectivepublic-spiritedpublic

Related topics: Building

ˌpublic ˈworks noun [plural]

TBPUBLIC/GOVERNMENTbuildings such as hospitals, roads, ports etc that are built and paid for by the government 公共工程，公共建设〔如医院、公路、港口等〕

the public works department

公共建设部

Examples from the Corpus

public works• Page was instrumental in the creation of the new Mainan ambitious public works project funded through a public-private partnership.• Instead, proposals have involved moving him to his area of greatest expertise as public works director.• The New Deal showed great ingenuity in designing public works schemes.• They had hoped that he would launch great public works projects, ge! a building boom going.• In 1971 it did so in respect of public works contracts.• Borough Councils with their power to offer public works could, as we have seen, deal only very imperfectly with unemployment.• Most focus on illegal kickbacks on public works contracts.• In Keynes's view, the great imperative was public works.

From Longman Business Dictionary

public worksˌpublic ˈworksPROPERTYECONOMICS

the building of something on a large scale, paid for by a government

He called for spending on highways and public works to revive the economy.

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单词	public works
释义	public works Word family nounpublicanpublicationpublicistpublicitypublicnesspublic barpublic companypublic corporationpublic defenderpublic domainpublic healthpublic holidaypublic housepublic nuisancepublic opinionpublic ownershippublic relationspublic schoolpublic sectorpublic servantpublic transportpublic utilitypublic worksverbpublicizeadverbpubliclyadjectivepublic-spiritedpublic Related topics: Building ˌpublic ˈworks noun [plural] TBPUBLIC/GOVERNMENTbuildings such as hospitals, roads, ports etc that are built and paid for by the government 公共工程，公共建设〔如医院、公路、港口等〕 the public works department 公共建设部 Examples from the Corpus public works• Page was instrumental in the creation of the new Mainan ambitious public works project funded through a public-private partnership.• Instead, proposals have involved moving him to his area of greatest expertise as public works director.• The New Deal showed great ingenuity in designing public works schemes.• They had hoped that he would launch great public works projects, ge! a building boom going.• In 1971 it did so in respect of public works contracts.• Borough Councils with their power to offer public works could, as we have seen, deal only very imperfectly with unemployment.• Most focus on illegal kickbacks on public works contracts.• In Keynes's view, the great imperative was public works. From Longman Business Dictionary public worksˌpublic ˈworksPROPERTYECONOMICS the building of something on a large scale, paid for by a government He called for spending on highways and public works to revive the economy. → works
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