| 单词 | public |
| 释义 | public¹ 1.(of the public)公众的；大众的 The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.总统正努力争取公众对他的经济计划的支持。 The government miscalculated public interest in the case.政府对这一事件中涉及的公众利益判断失误。 2.(provided by the state)公用的；公共的 There were calls to increase public funding for the railways.有些人呼吁增加投入铁路的公共资金。 public services such as libraries and transport图书馆、交通工具等公共服务 3.(open to all)公共的；开放的 the public areas of international airports国际机场的公共区域 I avoid working in areas which are too public.我避免在人来人往的地方工作。 in public places在公共场所 Smoking is now banned in many public places.现在许多公共场所都禁止吸烟。 4.(not private)公开的；当众的 the ministry's first detailed public statement on the subject该部委针对这一问题发表的第一份详尽的公开声明 Marilyn made her last public appearance at Madison Square Garden.玛丽莲最后一次公开露面是在麦迪逊广场花园。 to become public被公之于众 The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.这些事情若公之于众会很难堪。 When details of the deal became public, there was an outcry.交易细节被公之于众后, 引发了强烈的抗议。 to make sth public使某事公之于众；使某事曝光 It had to be something he could make public.这一定是他能公之于众的事情。 The cause of death was not made public.死因没有公布。 5.(well-known)知名的；众所周知的 She was a public celebrity.她是社会名人。 a public scandal人尽皆知的丑闻 a public figure公众人物 Mr Mandela was the most popular public figure in South Africa.曼德拉先生是南非最受欢迎的公众人物。 idiom public² ◆to be public knowledge是众所周知的事 It was public knowledge that he was going to resign.他将要辞职是人尽皆知的事了。 It was public knowledge that they were involved in criminal activities.众所周知, 他们参与犯罪活动。 ◆to go public【商】(公司)上市 The value of shares has fallen considerably since the company first went public.自公司最初上市以来, 股价已大幅下跌。 (reveal information)(机密消息)公之于众, 曝光 The next step was the decision to go public.下一步是将决议公之于众。 ◆in public life<正式>从事公共事业的；担任公职的 I'd like to see more women in public life, especially Parliament.我希望有更多的女性担任公职, 尤其是议员。 ◆in the public eye社会知名的；经常出现在公众视线中的 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。 ◆out of the public eye不为人知的；不在公开场合露面的 He has kept his wife and son out of the public eye.他不让夫人和儿子出现在公众视野中。 1.the public (people in general)民众；公众 The public is certainly getting tired of hearing about it.对于这件事, 公众肯定已经听腻了。 The public have flocked to the show.人们争相前去观看演出。 the general public公众；大众 Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public.纯酒精不对公众出售。 open to the public对公众开放 The gardens are open to the public.那些花园对公众开放。 2.(audience, participants)(有共同兴趣、从事相同活动的)一群人 Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit film channel.市场调查显示, 93%的电视观众希望开播一个播放热门电影的频道。 the American voting public美国选民 3.+of performer支持者；崇拜者 She had a faithful public.她有一群忠实的影迷。 sb's public某人的支持者 I have my public to consider.我得考虑粉丝的感受。 His public had dwindled over the years.他的支持者一年比一年少。 4.the public =public bar idiom ◆in public当众；公开地 He repeated in public what he had said to me in private.他把私下里对我说的话当众复述了一遍。 He was speaking in public for the first time since the death of his wife.这是他自从妻子去世后首次在公共场合讲话。 |
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