public
adj
noun
ˈpʌblɪk adj
1
ORDINARY PEOPLE
普通人
relating to all the ordinary people in a country, who are not members of the government or do not have important jobs 公众的，大众的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
We have to show that publishing this story is in the public interest (=helpful or useful to ordinary people) .
我们必须证明刊登这篇报道对公众是有益的。
Public opinion is gradually shifting in favor of the imprisoned men.
舆论渐渐倾向于同情狱中的男子。
There was a public outcry (=display of anger by a lot of people) about the shooting.
公众就枪击事件发出了强烈抗议。
2
FOR ANYONE
为任何人
available for anyone to use 公共的，公用的; only before noun 仅用于名词前 | BrE AmE
a public telephone
公用电话
a public footpath
公共人行小径
proposals to ban smoking in public places
在公共场所禁止抽烟的提议
a public library
公共图书馆
full public access to information
公众对信息的充分知情权
public transport
3
GOVERNMENT
政府
relating to the government and the services it provides for people 公务的，公众事务的; only before noun 仅用于名词前
the Government’s public spending plans
政府的公共开支计划
We do not believe he is fit for public office (=a job in the government) .
我们认为他不适合干公职。
efforts to control public expenditure
控制公共开支的努力
public funding for the arts
以公共资金资助艺术
4
KNOWN ABOUT
大家知道的
known about by most people 公开的
Details of the highly sensitive information have not been made public .
高度敏感的资料还未公开。
It is a job that brings him constantly into the public eye (=seen or heard a lot on television, radio etc) .
那是一份让他经常出头露面的工作。
Although not a public figure (=famous person ) , he was a man of great influence.
他虽然不是公众人物，但也是个有巨大影响的人物。
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NOT HIDDEN
非隐秘的
intended for anyone to know, see, or hear 公开的;
Today the school finds itself in the midst of a very public debate.
现在这所学校发现自己正处于公开争论的中心。
public display of grief/affection etc (showing your emotions so that everyone can see) 公开表示悲伤/喜爱等
She was acutely embarrassed by his public display of temper.
他当众发火让她觉得十分尴尬。
There will be a public inquiry into the sinking of the oil tanker.
将对油船的沉没进行公开调查。
a fear of public speaking
害怕公开演讲
6
PLACE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE
有很多人的地方
a public place usually has a lot of people in it 〔地方〕公开的，公共的;
Let’s go somewhere less public where we can talk.
我们到安静点的地方去吧，可以说说话。
7
public life
work that you do, especially for the government, that makes you well-known to many people 公共事务
Howard seems to have retired from public life.
霍华德似乎已经退出公共事务了。
8
public image
the public image of a famous person or organization is the character or attitudes that most people think they have 公众形象
[+ of ]
attempts to improve the public image of the police
试图改善警察公众形象的努力
9
go public
a. to tell everyone about something that was secret b. to become a PUBLIC COMPANY 〔公司〕公开发售股票，上市
[+ on/with ]
The planners are almost ready to go public on the road-building scheme.
规划者们差不多准备好公布筑路方案了。
Many partnerships went public in the 1980s to secure extra capital.
20 世纪 80 年代许多合伙企业为了获取更多资金而公开发售股票。
10
public appearance
10. a visit by a famous person in order to make a speech, advertise something etc 〔某名人为演说、作宣传等〕公开露面
She is paid £10,000 for the briefest of public appearances.
她只要在公开场合稍稍露一露面就可以拿到 10000 英镑。
11
public property
11. a. something that is provided for anyone to use, and is usually owned by the government b. something that everyone has a right to know about 人人有权知道的事物
The army was called out to protect public property.
军队被调来保护公共财产。
Our lives seem to have become public property.
我们的生活好像已经成了人人有权知道的事了。
12
public enemy number one
12. the criminal, problem etc that is considered the most serious threat to people’s safety 头号公敌〔指被认为是对民众安全构成最严重威胁的罪犯、问题等〕
Drugs have become public enemy number one.
毒品已成为头号公敌。
noun
13
the public
ordinary people who do not work for the government or have any special position in society 公众，民众，大众 also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词
The meeting will be open to the general public .
会议将向公众开放。
Police warned members of the public not to approach the man, who may be armed.
警方告诫民众不要靠近那名男子，他可能持有武器。
On the whole, the public are conservative about education.
总的来说，大众在教育问题上是保守的。
14
in public
if you do something in public, you do it where anyone can see 公开地，当众;
Her husband was always nice to her in public.
她丈夫在公开场合总是对她很好。
15 the people who like a particular singer, writer etc 〔喜欢听某歌手的歌、读某作家作品等的〕大众 singular 单数, U also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词 | BrE
He is adored by his public.
他受到支持者的热爱。
The theatre-going public are very demanding.
爱看戏的人要求很高。