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  • Derivatives : n  publicity ; adv  publicly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

public ['p^blɪk]
  1. 1. adjective [+support] [ opinion] [ interest] (from people) 公众的
  2. 2. adjective [+building] [ service] [ library] (for people) 公共的
  3. 3. adjective [+announcement] [ meeting] (not private) 公开
  4. 4. adjective [+figure] [ life] 社会的
  5. 5. adjective [+funding] [ spending] [ service] (state) 国家的
  6. 6. noun [s + pl vb] the (general) public 民众
  7. 7. noun sb's public (audience,fans) 某人支持公众
    it's public knowledge
    众所周知
    in/out of the public eye
    常/不常公开场合露面
    to make sth public
    将某事公布于世
    to become public
    变得公开
    to go public
    [商] 上市
    in public
    [speak,smoke,drink+] 公开地

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

public [ˈpʌblɪk]
  1. 1. adjective 公用的,公共的公众的
    Performers and members of royal families are public figures.
    演员皇室家族成员都是公众人物
  2. 2. adjective 影响大众的,为公众的,与群众相关的
  3. 3. adjective 公开的,当众的,公然的
  4. 4. adjective 从事公共事务
  5. 5. adjective 知名的,出名的,人尽皆知的
  6. 6. n.[u] 公众民众大众
    He is a hero in the eyes of the public.
    他在公众的心目中是一个英雄
  7. 7. n.[u] 一群人

Collins English-English Dictionary

public ['p^blɪk]
  1. 1. adj of, relating to, or concerning the people as a whole
  2. 2. adj open or accessible to all
    public gardens
  3. 3. adj performed or made openly or in the view of all
    public proclamation
  4. 4. adj [prenominal] well-known or familiar to people in general
    a public figure
  5. 5. adj [usually prenominal] maintained at the expense of, serving, or for the use of a community
    a public library
  6. 6. adj open, acknowledged, or notorious
    a public scandal
  7. 7. n the community or people in general
  8. 8. n a part or section of the community grouped because of a common interest, activity, etc
    the racing public
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C15: from Latin publicus, changed from poplicus of the people, from populus people

Examples

They try to ram down the throat of the public what the public does not want.
他们试图用公众并不需要的东西填住公众的需求。
the bar of public opinion
舆论制裁
the public welfare
公共福利
a public park
国家公园
to make information public
使消息公开

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