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| /ˈpʌblɪk/ |
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| 1 | available for people in general to use 公共的；公众的；公用的 |
| public transport 公共交通 |
| a public library 公共图书馆 |
| the city’ s attractive public spaces 该城市引人注目的公共场所 |
| | 1a | involving a lot of people or involving people in general 众人的；公众的 | | There has been a public outcry about her imprisonment. 公众为她的被捕入狱疾呼抗议。 | | The scheme has a lot of public support. 这个方案得到了大量的公众支持。 | | a public nuisance/hazard 公害 | |
| | 1b | used about something that anyone is allowed to watch , listen to , or take part in 公开的 | | a public meeting/inquiry/hearing 公开会议/调查/听证会 | |
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| 2 | owned by the government , not by a private company 公共的；公有的；国有的 |
| The damage was restored using public money. 损失被用公款填补了。 |
| public organizations 公共组织 |
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| 3 | relating to the part of your life that people in general know about , for example your work , rather than your life at home （生活）公开的，非隐私的 |
| She keeps her public and private lives very separate. 她把她的公众活动和私人生活分得很清楚。 |
| | 3a | used about things that most people know about because they are not private or secret 众所周知的；公开的 | | a very public display of unity 团结的公开表现 | | make sth public (=tell everyone about it) the decision to make the results public 公开某事 | |
| | 3b | used about places and situations where other people might see or hear you 公开的；在众人面前的 | | Can we go somewhere a little less public? 我们去个僻静点儿的地方好吗？ | |
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| - | go public
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| 1 | to tell the newspapers or people in general about something that has been secret or private 把秘密（向报纸或公众）公开；公诸于众 | One of the team decided to go public with his concerns about Keegan’ s management. 球队中有一人决定公开他对基冈执教球队的担忧。 | |
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| 2 | if a private company goes public , it becomes a public company by selling shares to people （私营公司）股票上市 |
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| - | in/out of the public eye
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| well knownnot well known to people in general |
| 公众熟知的/不被了解的 |
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| Her job keeps her in the public eye. 她的工作使她为众人所熟知。 |
| They insist on keeping their children out of the public eye. 他们坚持不让他们的孩子们抛头露面。 |
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