advertise/ˋædvɚ͵taIz; ˈædvətaIz/v [I,T]1 to tell the public about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it or use it 为…做广告﹐登广告(宣传): a poster advertising sportswear 运动服装的广告招贴I saw your car advertised in the evening paper. 我看到你的车在晚报上登了广告。We can’t afford to advertise all year round. 我们没有能力全年做广告。2 to make an announcement, for example in a newspaper, that a job is available, an event is going to happen etc 登广告征求﹐征聘〔人才〕﹔宣传〔某个活动〕: +for RCA is advertising for an accountant. 美国无线电公司正在登广告招聘一名会计。—advertiser n [C]