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1. N-SING-COLL You can refer to people in general, or to all the people in a particular country or community, as the public. 公眾

The park is now open to the public. 那公園現在對公眾開放了。

Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public. 純酒精是不對大眾銷售的。

2. N-SING-COLL 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. 群體

Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit movie channel. 市場調查顯示，93%的收視群體希望有一個熱門電影頻道。

3. ADJ Public means relating to all the people in a country or community. 公眾的[ADJ n]

The president is attempting to drum up public support for his economic programme. 總統(tǒng)正試圖為他的經濟計劃爭取公眾的支持。

4. ADJ Public means relating to the government or state, or things that are done for the people by the state. 政府的[ADJ n]

The social services account for a substantial part of public spending. 社會服務性事業(yè)占政府開支的相當大的一部分。

5. publiclyADV 政府地[ADV -ed]

...publicly funded legal services. …政府資助的法律服務。

6. ADJ Public buildings and services are provided for everyone to use. (建筑、服務) 公共的[ADJ n]

...the New York Public Library. …紐約公共圖書館。

The new museum must be accessible by public transportation. 新博物館必須能通公共交通。

7. ADJ A public place is one where people can go about freely and where you can easily be seen and heard. (地方) 公共的

...the heavily congested public areas of international airports. …國際機場里嚴重擁擠的公共區(qū)域。

8. ADJ 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. 公眾熟悉的[ADJ n]

He hit out at public figures who commit adultery. 他猛烈抨擊犯通奸的公眾人物。

9. ADJ 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. (陳述、行為、事件) 公開的[ADJ n]

...a public inquiry into the most grievous breakdown in security our nation has ever known. …對我們國家迄今所知最嚴重的安全體系崩潰的公開的調查。

The comments were the governor's first detailed public statement on the subject. 這些評論是州長在這個問題上的首個詳盡的、公開的聲明。

10. publiclyADV 公開地

He never spoke publicly about the affair. 他從未公開地談論過此事。

11. ADJ If a fact is made public or becomes public, it becomes known to everyone rather than being kept secret. (事實) 公開的[v-link ADJ]

The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public. 如果公開的話，這些事實可能會引起尷尬。

12. PHRASE If a company goes public, it starts selling its shares on the stock exchange. 上市[商業(yè)]

The company went public at $21 per share. 這家公司以每股$21的價格上市了。

13. PHRASE If you say or do something in public, you say or do it when a group of people are present. 當眾

I probably won't be performing in public much. 我很可能不會再經常當眾演出。