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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. 公众

The park is now open to the public. 那公园现在对公众开放了。

Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public. 纯酒精是不对大众销售的。

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. 群体

Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit movie channel. 市场调查显示，93%的收视群体希望有一个热门电影频道。

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

The president is attempting to drum up public support for his economic programme. 总统正试图为他的经济计划争取公众的支持。

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. 社会服务性事业占政府开支的相当大的一部分。

5. publiclyADV 政府地[ADV -ed]

...publicly funded legal services. …政府资助的法律服务。

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

...the New York Public Library. …纽约公共图书馆。

The new museum must be accessible by public transportation. 新博物馆必须能通公共交通。

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. …国际机场里严重拥挤的公共区域。

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. 公众熟悉的[ADJ n]

He hit out at public figures who commit adultery. 他猛烈抨击犯通奸的公众人物。

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. (陈述、行为、事件) 公开的[ADJ n]

...a public inquiry into the most grievous breakdown in security our nation has ever known. …对我们国家迄今所知最严重的安全体系崩溃的公开的调查。

The comments were the governor's first detailed public statement on the subject. 这些评论是州长在这个问题上的首个详尽的、公开的声明。

10. publiclyADV 公开地

He never spoke publicly about the affair. 他从未公开地谈论过此事。

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

The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public. 如果公开的话，这些事实可能会引起尴尬。

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

The company went public at $21 per share. 这家公司以每股$21的价格上市了。

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

I probably won't be performing in public much. 我很可能不会再经常当众演出。