public serviceBrE/ˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvɪs/NAmE/ˌpʌblɪk ˈsɜːrvɪs/noun[C]aservicesuchastransportorhealthcarethatagovernmentoranofficialorganizationprovidesforpeopleingeneralinaparticularsociety公共事业;公营事业◆toimprovepublicservicesinthearea改进本地区的公用事业◆apublicservicebroadcast公营广播[C, U]somethingthatisdonetohelppeopleratherthantomakeaprofit公益事业(或服务)◆toperformapublicservice从事一项公益服务[U]thegovernmentandgovernmentdepartments政府;政府部门◆toworkinpublicservice在政府机关工作◆publicserviceworkers公务人员