government had to bow to puWfc
pressure.政府不得不向
公众的压力低头。
►
FOR EVERYONE 公众 2 [only before noun]
provided, especially by the government， for the use q>f people in general 公.共的；公立的：a pubZic education
system 公
共教育体系◊ a public
iibrary公共图书馆THJ2 private
►
OF GOVERNMENT 政府 3
[only before noun] connected with the government and the services it provides 政府的；
有关政府所提供服务的：puWfc mcm^y/spendfng/
^/irnding/expenditure公款；公并开支；政命拨款；政府
JF
〇 He
spent much of his career in public office
working in the governmeni).他的事业生涯中大部分
时间从事政府工作。◊(阶£) the pubifc purse (=
the money that the government can spend)国库◊ The rad industry
is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government)•铁無业不再归屆有了。tSTUll private
►
SEEN/HEARD BY PEOPLE 公幵 4 known to people in
general人人皆知的；公开的：a pubHc_/^ure (= a
person who is well known because they are often on the television, radio, etc.)公众人物◊ Detaik 〇/ t/ie government report have not yet
been made
public. 政府报告的细节尚未公布。◊ She entered
puWic H/e (=started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age
o/25•她25岁时开始了经常拋头露面
的 X.#。5 open
to people in general; intended to be seen or heard by people in general 公之‘于众的；公开
的：a jpubiic apoZogy 公开的道歉◊ rhe painting
wiH be put on pubHc disptoy next weefc•这幅画将于下周公开展
出。◊ rhis may
be the band’s Zast pubiic appearance together.这可能是这个乐队最后一次全体公开亮相。
►
PLACE 地方 6 where there are a lot
of people who can see and hear you公开场合的；大庭广众的：Let’s go somewhere a Htrte Zess pubiic.咱们找一个僻静些的地
方吧。EEQ PRIVATE
► pub-licly /-kli/ adv. ： a publicly owned
company 招股公司◊ He Zater
pubHdy apoZogizecf/or his comments. 后i他妨自己的言铬作了公开道歉。◊:This in/ormario/i is not puWfdy avadabie.这个消息没有对外公开。
fTTOi go 'public 1 to
tell people about sth that is a secret公之于世；公开（秘密等I 2 (of a company公司） to start selling
shares on the stock exchange ± ；
公开出售股份 in the public^eye well known to many people through
newspapers and television (通过被 纸、电视）让公众熟知的，广为人知的：She doesn’t want
her children growing up in the public eye. life it
子女在众人瞩目中成长。一 more at knowledge
mnoun [sing.+sing./pl.
v.]
►
ORDINARY PEOPLE 普通人 1 the public ordinary people in
society in general 平民；百姓；民众：The palace is now open to the puWic.这座宫殿现在向大众开放了。◊ There have been many complaints from members of the pubKc.现在已有大邊的民众投诉。◊ 77ie puWic
has/ have a right to know what is contained in the report. 民众有权了解报告的内容。一see also GENERAL
PUBLIC
►
GROUP OF PEOPLE 民各 2 a group of people who
share a particular interest or who are involved in the same activity志趣相同（或从事同一类活动）的群体：the theatre-going pubhc 爱看戏的民众◊ She knows how
to keep her public (= for example, the people who buy her books)
satined.她知道如何迎合受众的兴趣。
in
'public when
other people, especially people you do not know, are present 公弁地；4别人（尤指生 A ) ffi lu ： She doesn't like to be
seen in public without her mafce-up on.她不愿意未化妆就公开論面。一compare in private at private /r —more at wash
v.
.public
'access noun [U] 1 the right of
people in general to go into particular buildings or 夺reas of land or to
obtain particular information (进入公共场所—^1
) 大众通行权；（对信息的）公众知情权^公众使用权：
pubHc
access to the countryside 乡村通行权 2 (in
the US and some other countries) the right of people in general to use
television or radio channels to present their own programmes (美国及其他一些国家的）公共
频道播放权：a puWfc access channe!公共频道
.public
ad'dress system noun {abbr. PA system) an electronic system
that uses microphones and loudspeakers to make music, voices,
etc. louder .so
that they can be heard by
everyone in a particular place or building 扩音系统
.public
affairs /70L//7
[pi.] issues and questions about social, economic, political or business
activities, etc. that affect ordinary people in general 公共事务 pub-lican /'pAblikan/ noun ^ {BrE, formal) a person who owns or
manages a pub 酒店老板（或经理）2 (>\w5fra/£， /S/Z£) a person who owns.or manages a .hotel 旅馆老板 (或经理）
pub-li-ca-tion
(Hi /.pAbli'keiJn/
noun 1 [U, C] the act of printing a book, a magazine, etc. and making it
available to the public; a book, a magazine, etc. that has been published (书刊等的）出版，发行；
出版物：the puWicarion date 出版日 the
puWicatfon 〇/ his prst novei.他首部小设的.出版◊ speciaHst puWications 专业出版物 2
[U] the act of printing sth in a newspaper, report, etc. so that the public
knows about it 发袅；刊登；兮布：a dday fn tKe
publication 〇/ the exam resists 考试&绩的延期公布◊ rhe newspaper continues
to defend its publication of the photographs. & 家报纸继续为刊登这些照片辩护。
.public
'bar noun (in
BAR
.public
'company (also
.public
.limited company)
(both BrB) (NAmE ,pub\\c corpo'ration) notv/i {abbr. pic, PLC) a company that sells
shares in itself to the pulDlic
公开招股公司
.public
convenience noun
{BrE, formal) a public building
containing toilets that are provided for anyone to use公共厕所
.public
corpo_ration now/? 1 (AMm£) = public company 2 (8r£) an organization
that is owned by the government and that provides a national service 公营
机构；国有化公司
.public
de'fender noun
{law (in the US) a lawyer
who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for
a lawyer themselves (美 国）公设辩护人，公设辩护律师
.public
'domain noun [sing.] something that is in
the public domain is available for everyone to use or to discuss and is not
secret (用于不受版权保护的财产）公
有领域，公有产业：77ie fn/ormarion has
been p〖aced in the puWic
domain.这资料不受版权保护。◊ pubHc domain software
.public
'enemy noun a person who has
done, or is believed to have done, a very bad thing, especially sth that is
harmful to society 人良公敌；社备公敌：puWic enemy number
one (= the person or thing that is most frightening or that is most hated)头号公敌（最可怕或 最可:恶的人或事物>
.public
'holiday noun a day on which most of
the shops/stores, businesses and schools in a country are closed, often to
celebrate a particular event ■公共假日； 公休日一compare BANK HOLIDAY .public 'house noun {BrE, formal) = pub .public
'housing noun [U] (in the US) houses
and flats/apartments that are built by the government for people who do not
have enough money to pay for private accommodation (美国政府为低收入者修建的）
“公共f房
pub-1 i-cist /'pAblisist/ noun a person whose job is
to make sth known to the public, for example a new product, actor, etc.推介人员；宣传员；广告人员
pilb-li-city
〇T» /pAb'lisati/ noun [U]
1
the attention that is given to sb/sth by newspapers, television，etc.(媒体的）关注，宣传，报道：good/ bact/adverse pubKcfiy有”的/不利的/反面的报道◊ There has
been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance•他的失踪已为备媒广泛杈道。◊ 77ie tr⑹
toofc pZace amid a bZaze 〇/(= a lot of) pubHcffy.审讯在 全面—光的情况下进行。2
the business of attracting the attention of the public to sth/sb; the things
that are done to attract attention宣传业；广•吿宣传工作；传播
，工作：S/ie worfcs in
pubiicity.她从事宣传工作。◊ There has been
a Zot 〇/advance
pubHdfy/or her new ■她的