1N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb]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 . 平民;百姓;民众
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.
2N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb]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 . 志趣相投(或从事同一类活动、具有共同特征)的群体
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
3ADJ [ADJ n]公众的;大众的Public means relating to all the people in a country or community. 公众的;大众的
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。
4ADJ [ADJ n]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. 政府的;国家的;公共事务的
The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.
5ADJ [ADJ n]公用的;公共的Public buildings and services are provided for everyone to use. 公用的;公共的
...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
6ADJ-GRADED (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. (场所)公共的,公开的
...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。
7ADJ [ADJ n](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. (人物或生活)公众的
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.
8ADJ [ADJ n](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. (声明、事件等)公开的,公之于众的
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。
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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。
9ADJ [verb-link ADJ]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. 公之于众的;公开的;人人皆知的
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。
10PHRASE [ADJ n]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. 出现在公众视线中;为公众熟知的;广为人知
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.
1the publicpeople in general大眾ADJECTIVE | VERB + THE PUBLIC | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤general公眾VERB + THE PUBLIC➤educate, inform教育/告知公眾◇The government was slow to inform the public about the health hazards of asbestos.政府遲遲沒有告知公眾石棉對健康的危害。➤protect保護民眾▸➤serve為民眾服務▸➤mislead誤導公眾◇He accused the administration of deliberately misleading the public on this issue.他指責政府在這個問題上故意誤導公眾。➤be open to對公眾開放◇The house is open to the public.這所房子對公眾開放。PREPOSITION➤in public公開地◇He rarely appears in public these days.這些日子他很少公開露面。PHRASES➤a member of the public公眾的一員public
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2group of people with sth in common有共同點的一群人ADJECTIVE➤book-buying, movie-going, paying, reading, sporting, theatre-going/theater-going, travelling/traveling, viewing, voting, etc.購書群體、電影觀眾、消費群體、讀者群、愛好體育運動的大眾、戲劇觀眾、旅行大眾、電視觀眾、投票群體等◇Satellite television has provided the viewing public with a wide choice.衞星電視為觀眾提供了許多可供選擇的節目。➤broader, larger, wider更大的一群人;更廣泛的群體◇Her work is now available to a wider public.如今有更多人可以接觸到她的作品了。
public adj. ⇨public (the public sector)⇨common (public transport)⇨famous (a public figure)⇨social (public opinion)public noun ⇨community (the general public)⇨market1 (the viewing public)public
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public ♦︎ state ♦︎ national ♦︎ federalThese words all describe things connected with the government of a country, especially government spending and services.这些词均表示政府出资或提供服务的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆public / state / national / federal authorities / funding / expenditure / investment◆public / state / federal power / control / regulation / institutions / officials / employees / funds / money / finance / spending◆public / state education / hospitals / enterprise / ownership◆the public / state sector◆the national / federal government■public [only before noun] connected with the government and the services it provides政府的;政府提供服务的◆Their tax plans would hit public services.他们的税收计划将对公共服务造成影响。◆There has been massive investment in public housing.已经在公屋项目上投入巨资。◆He spent much of his career in public office(= working for the government).他职业生涯的大部分时间在政府部门工作。ⓘ In the US, Australia, Scotland and some other countries a public school is a free local school paid for by the government; in England this is called a state school. In Britain, especially England, a public school is a private school for young people between the ages of 13 and 18, who often live at the school while they are studying, and whose parents pay for their education. A public company or public limited company (in British English) or public corporation (in American English) is also not owned by the government, but a company that sells shares in itself to the public. However, in British English a public corporation is an organization that is owned by the government and that provides a national service.在美国、澳大利亚、苏格兰和其他一些国家,public school是由政府拨款的地方免费学校,这类学校在英格兰称为state school。在英国,尤其是英格兰,public school是招收13至18岁学生的私立学校,常为寄宿学校,学费由父母承担。英式英语中的public company或public limited company,和美式英语中的public corporation都不是国有企业,而是向公众出售公司股份的上市公司。但是在英式英语中,public corporation是国有企业,提供公共服务。OPPprivateⓘ A private service or institution is owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the government. * private指服务或机构是私有或私营的◆private companies / schools私营公司;私立学校◆a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership国有企业私有化的计划▸publicly
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◆a publicly owned company上市公司■state [only before noun] provided or controlled by the government国家提供(或控制)的◆The law applies only to schools within the state system.这条法规只适用于公办学校。◆There needs to be an increase in the basic state pension.由政府拨款的基本养老金需要增加。◆Many local families are dependent on state benefits(= in Britain, government money given to people who are poor).当地许多家庭靠政府的救济金生活。OPPprivate see also state ⇨ country1■national [usually before noun] owned, controlled or financially supported by the government国有的;国立的;国营的◆The collection is housed at the national museum.这批收藏品保存在国家博物馆里。◆The Romanian national airline has ordered seven of the new aircraft.罗马尼亚国家航空公司已经订购了七架这种新飞机。■federal ˈfedərəl connected with national government rather than the local government of an individual state联邦政府的◆On 15th February a federal judge ruled in their favour.2月15日联邦法官判他们胜诉。◆We will continue federal funding for the arts.我们将继续对艺术给予联邦政府拨款。ⓘ Federal is used about countries, especially the US, which have a system of government in which the individual states of a country have control over their own affairs, but are controlled by a central government for national decisions. * federal表示“联邦制的”,指某些国家,尤其是美国采用的国家结构形式。在这些国家,各州掌管自己的事务,但全国性的决议则由中央政府即联邦政府掌控。▸federally