/ˈpʌblɪk ||; ˈpʌblɪk/adj
1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with ordinary people in general, not those who have an important position in society 公众的;与公众有关的:
Public opinion was in favour of the war. 公众舆论赞成打这场战争。
How much public support is there for the government's policy? 有多少人支持政府的政策呢?
2 provided for the use of people in general; not private 为公众而设的;公共的;公用的:
a public library/telephone 公共图书馆;公用电话
public spending (= money that the government spends on education, health care, etc) 公共开支(政府在教育、保健等方面的支出)
3 known by many people 公开的;众所周知的:
We're going to make the news publicsoon. 我们即将公开这个消息。
☞Look at private. 参看private。
➔publicly /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv
The company refused to admit publicly that it had acted wrongly. 那家公司拒绝公开承认行事失当。
be common/public knowledge→
KNOWLEDGE
go public
1 to tell people about sth that is a secret 把秘密公开:
The sacked employee went public with his stories of corruption inside the company. 那个被辞退的员工抖出他所知道的公司内部的腐败情况。
2 (used about a company) to start selling shares to the public (指公司)发售股票,使股票上市
in the public eye often appearing on television, in magazines, etc 经常在电视、杂志等上露面