adj.(形容词)

1. 公众的 of or for, or concerning people in general
2. 公共的,公用的 for the use of everyone, not private
3. [P]公开的,当众的 (able to be) known to all or to many, not secret

n.(名词)

1. [S]公众,大众,民众 people in general
2. [S]某一方面的大众 any group considered in terms of its relation to a particular person, activity, etc.

Noun:

1. people in general considered as a whole;

   "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
   

2. a body of people sharing some common interest;

   "the reading public"
   

Adjective:

1. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole;

   "the public good"
   "public libraries"
   "public funds"
   "public parks"
   "a public scandal"
   "public gardens"
   "performers and members of royal families are public figures"
   

2. affecting the people or community as a whole;

   "community leaders"
   "community interests"
   "the public welfare"
   

1.平民；百姓；民众
You can refer to people in general, or to all the people in a particular country or community, asthe public .

e.g. Lauderdale House is now open to thepublic...
劳德代尔艺术教育中心现已向公众开放。
e.g. Pure alcohol is not for sale to the generalpublic...
纯酒精不向大众出售。

2.志趣相投（或从事同一类活动、具有共同特征）的群体
You can refer to a set of people in a country who share a common interest, activity, or characteristic as a particular kind ofpublic .

e.g. Market research showed that 93% of the viewingpublic wanted a hit film channel.
市场调查表明93%的观众希望有一个播放热门影片的频道。
e.g. ...the American votingpublic.
美国选民

3.公众的；大众的
public means relating to all the people in a country or community.

e.g. The President is attempting to drum uppublic support for his economic program.
总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。

4.政府的；国家的；公共事务的
public means relating to the government or state, or things that are done for the people by the state.

e.g. The social services account for a substantial part ofpublic spending.
社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。

publicly
...publicly funded legal services.
政府出资的法律服务机构

5.公用的；公共的
public buildings and services are provided for everyone to use.

public

e.g. ...the New Yorkpublic Library...
纽约公立图书馆
e.g. The new museum must be accessible bypublic transport.
新博物馆必须能乘坐公共交通工具到达。

6.（场所）公共的，公开的
Apublic place is one where people can go about freely and where you can easily be seen and heard.

e.g. ...the heavily congestedpublic areas of international airports...
国际机场人潮涌动的公共场所
e.g. I avoid working in places which are toopublic.
我避免在过于抛头露面的地方工作。

7.（人物或生活）公众的
If someone is apublic figure or inpublic life, many people know who they are because they are often mentioned in newspapers and on television.

e.g. The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out atpublic figures who commit adultery...
昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。
e.g. I'd like to see more women inpublic life, especially Parliament.
我希望看到更多女性参与公众事务，尤其是能在议会中工作。

8.（声明、事件等）公开的，公之于众的
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.

e.g. The National Heritage Committee has conducted apublic inquiry to find the answer...
国家遗产委员会进行了公开调查以寻找答案。
e.g. The comments were the ministry's first detailedpublic statement on the subject...
这些评论是该部委第一次就此事所作的详细公开声明。

publicly
He never spoke publicly about the affair...
他从未公开说过此事。
Every move the President makes is publicly discussed as openly as possible.
总统采取的每一项措施都经过尽可能公开的讨论。

9.公之于众的；公开的；人人皆知的
If a fact is madepublic or becomespublic, it becomes known to everyone rather than being kept secret.

e.g. Blair wants any new evidence on IRA pub bombs madepublic...
布莱尔希望将任何关于爱尔兰共和军制造的酒馆爆炸事件的新证据都公之于众。
e.g. The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever becamepublic.
一旦披露出去，真相会让人非常尴尬。

10.出现在公众视线中；为公众熟知的；广为人知
If someone isin the public eye, many people know who they are, because they are famous or because they are often mentioned on television or in the newspapers.

public是什么意思

e.g. One expects people in thepublic eye to conduct their personal lives with a certain decorum...
人们期望公众人物的私生活能检点些。
e.g. He has kept his wife and daughter out of thepublic eye.
他一直让妻子和女儿远离公众视线。

11.上市；公开出售股份
If a companygoes public, it starts selling its shares on the stock exchange.

e.g. In 1951 AC wentpublic, having achieved an average annual profit of more than £50,000.
AC公司于1951年上市，当时平均年利润为5万多英镑。

12.公开地；当众
If you say or do somethingin public, you say or do it when a group of people are present.

e.g. Bylaws are to make it illegal to smoke inpublic.
地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。

13. to wash your dirty linen inpublic -> see dirty

1. public的意思

1. 公用的：在这个实例中,People将数据都封装起来,usePeople则使用People类提供的两个公用的(public)方法来设置成员变量的值,以及打印这些成员变量的值. 5) 外部类不能访问静态(static)变量. ___________

Changing public perception may take some time.

改变公众的看法需要一些时间。

The pension fund owns shares in several major public companies.

该养老基金在几家主要出售股份给公众的公司中均有股份。

The government decided to promote public welfare.

政府决定发展公共福利。

The town has its own public library and public gardens.

那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。

She decided to make her views public.

她决定把自己的观点公开。

The area has been fenced from the public.

该地区为防止民众进出而围起来。

The leader rarely shows herself in public.

这位领导她很少在公众场合露面。

The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to the sunset daily.

市立公园每天从早到晚对公众开放。

This kind of programme always satisfied the public.

这类节目总能令大众满意。

The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues.

这场运动旨在提高民众对这些问题的认识。

Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.

工厂排出废弃物的量可能危及大众的健康。

Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?

关闭医院怎么会对民众有利呢？

The government had to bow to public pressure.

政府不得不向公众的压力低头。

a public education system

公共教育体系

a public library

公共图书馆

(British English)the public purse (= the money that the government can spend)

国库

The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government) .

铁路业不再归国有了。

public money'/spending'/funding'/expenditure

公款；公共开支；政府拨款；政府开支

He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government) .

他的事业生涯中大部分时间从事政府工作。

Lauderdale House is now open to the public...

劳德代尔艺术教育中心现已向公众开放。

Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public...

纯酒精不向大众出售。

Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit film channel.

市场调查表明93%的观众希望有一个播放热门影片的频道。

...the American voting public.

美国选民

The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.

总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。

The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.

社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。

...the New York public Library...

纽约公立图书馆

The new museum must be accessible by public transport.

新博物馆必须能乘坐公共交通工具到达。

...the heavily congested public areas of international airports...

国际机场人潮涌动的公共场所

I avoid working in places which are too public.

我避免在过于抛头露面的地方工作。

The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out at public figures who commit adultery...

昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。

I'd like to see more women in public life, especially Parliament.

我希望看到更多女性参与公众事务，尤其是能在议会中工作。

The National Heritage Committee has conducted a public inquiry to find the answer...

国家遗产委员会进行了公开调查以寻找答案。

The comments were the ministry's first detailed public statement on the subject...

这些评论是该部委第一次就此事所作的详细公开声明。

Blair wants any new evidence on IRA pub bombs made public...

布莱尔希望将任何关于爱尔兰共和军制造的酒馆爆炸事件的新证据都公之于众。

The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.

一旦披露出去，真相会让人非常尴尬。

One expects people in the public eye to conduct their personal lives with a certain decorum...

人们期望公众人物的私生活能检点些。

He has kept his wife and daughter out of the public eye.

他一直让妻子和女儿远离公众视线。

In 1951 AC went public, having achieved an average annual profit of more than 'u00a350,000.

AC公司于1951年上市，当时平均年利润为5万多英镑。

Bylaws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.

地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。

用作定语～+ n.

1. Her last public appearance was at the garden party.
   她最后一次公开露面是在那次花园招待会上。
2. He changed his mind under the pressure of public opinion.
   他在舆论的压力下改变了主意。
3. Smoking is not allowed in public places.
   公共场所不允许抽烟。
4. It was in the public Library that we came upon him.
   在公共图书馆我们偶然遇见他。
5. The city has a fine public library and public parks.
   该市拥有一座不错的公共图书馆和几处公园。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The zoo and garden are public.
   动物园和花园是对公众开放的。
2. Is this garden public?
   这花园是公共的吗?
3. Let's talk in other place; it's too public here.
   咱们换个地方谈话,这里太公开化了。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. As soon as he came back, he made the king's scheme public.
   他一回来就公开了国王的阴谋。
2. We'll make the new economic policy public early next week.
   我们下周早些时候公布新经济政策。
3. The investigator made public his findings.
   调查员公布了他的审查结果。

1. The museum is open to the public.
   这家博物馆是对公众开放的。
2. The public is requested not to leave litter in the park.
   在公园里,公众被要求不乱扔杂物。
3. The serum is available to the general public.
   一般公众均可获得血清。
4. This sort of punishment is applied only to nonviolent criminals who are not likely to be dangerous to the public.
   这种惩罚手段只适用于那些对公众不太可能形成危险的非施暴罪犯。
5. The public is a best judge.〔The public are a best judge.〕
   公众是最好的裁判。
6. The public are requested not to walk on the grass.
   请大家勿在草地上行走。
7. Is there a public for that kind of activity?
   有人赞成那种活动吗?
8. The newspaper enables its advertisers to reach as large a public as possible.
   报纸使其广告能拥有尽可能多的读者。
9. His novels appeal to an immense public.
   他的小说受到广大读者的欢迎。
10. There is a large circulation in the musical public.
    在音乐界销路很广。
11. My public want to hear me sing.
    我的听众们想听我唱歌。
12. This young famous singer has an admiring public;he tries to please his public by singing their favourite songs.
    这位有名的年轻歌唱家有不少崇拜者,他想要唱他们喜爱的歌来使他们满意。

be public about

公之于世 make known to the world

go public with

公之于世 make known to the world

public business

对外营业 joint for outside

in public

公开地,当众 in the presence of strangers or of many people

～+名词

• public%20debt">public debt国债
• public%20enemy">public enemy公敌
• public%20house">public house酒吧
• public%20nuisance">public nuisance公害
• public%20opinion">public opinion舆论
• public%20opinion%20poll">public opinion poll民意测验
• public%20relations">public relations公共关系
• public%20school">public school公立学校
• public%20servant">public servant公务员,公仆
• public%20service">public service公共服务
• public%20speaking">public speaking演讲
• public%20spirit">public spirit为公众服务之精神
• public%20utility">public utility公共设施
• public%20works">public works公共建设,公共工程

动词+～

• public">appeal to the public向公众呼吁
• public">benefit the public使公众受益
• public">cajole the public哄骗公众
• public">educate the public教育民众
• public">enlighten the public教育民众
• public">exploit the public剥削民众
• public">fool the public愚弄民众
• public">mislead the public误导民众
• public">serve the public为大众服务
• public">speak in public公开演讲
• public">win one's public赢得听众〔读者〕

形容词+～

• public">buying public消费阶层
• public">charitable public慈善界
• public">discerning public有辨别能力的公众
• public">general public一般公众
• public">Great British public英国民众
• public">inquisitive public好奇的人们
• public">musical public音乐爱好者
• public">reading public广大读者
• public">theatregoing public经常看舞台剧的观众
• public">traveling public广大旅客

名词+～

• public">sport public运动界
• public">student public广大学生
• public">television public电视观众

介词+～

• public">appear before the public出现在公众面前
• public">in public公开地,当众
• public">a large section of the public大部分的公众

• A day of public rejoicing.

  出自：T. Hardy

• The expenditure of public money.

  出自：P. Worsthorne

交通

B：You’re (doing your part for/ helping/ helping out) the environment by usingpublic transportation, too.
你使用公交车也在为环境（尽一点自己的力量/做点贡献/做些贡献）。

A：True.
那倒是。

Apply for a school-(申请学校)

A：I’m trying to decide what school to apply for.
我在考虑申请哪一所学校。

public的解释

B：Are you thinking about apublic school or a private one？
是上公立学校还是私立学校？

A：I’m not sure. What’s the difference between them?
我也不知道。有什么区别？

B：public schools are usually state funded, whereas private schools usually get their funding elsewhere.
公立学校通常是州政府投资办学，而私立学校通常是通过其他方式筹集资金。

A：Which is better?
那么哪一个更好呢？

B：One isn’t necessarily better than the other. It depends a lot on the school administration and the teachers.
不是一所就比另外一所好。这跟学校的管理和师资有很大关系。

A：I hear you have to wear unifomp3s at private schools.
我听说私立学校要穿校服。

public的翻译

B：Yeah, sometimes.
是，有时候是这样。

体育运动

A：Where did you go yesterday?
昨天你到哪里去了？

B：I went to play tennis in thepublic park.
我到公园里去打网球。

A：How often do you play tennis?
你多久打一次？

B：Twice a week. How about you?
每星期两次。你呢？

A：I seldom play tennis. I prefer football and basketball.
我很少打网球。我比较喜欢足球和篮球。

B：But it is very difficult to gather a team of players together.
但是要凑足一队球员是很难的。

A：I usually play with my schoolmates.
我通常和同学们一块儿玩。

B：Do you like watching football matches?
你喜欢看足球比赛吗？

A：Yes, I went to the Tian He Sports Center for the football match last Sunday.
是的，我上星期天还到天河体育中心去看足球比赛了呢。

B：Oh, I watched it on television. It was an exciting match.
哦，我在电视上看过。那是一场紧张的比赛。

adj.(形容词)

1. public用作形容词时,基本意思是“公众的”,指存在或出现在众人面前的,引申还可表示“公共的”“公用的”,往往指由中央或地方政府提供的为全社会服务的,在句中常用作定语,有时也可用作表语。
2. public还可作“公开的”“当众的”解,指向众人公开或某事物众所周知。在句中常用作表语。
3. public无比较级和最高级。

n.(名词)

1. public用作名词时表示“公众,民众”,是集合名词,常与定冠词the连用,有时也可加不定冠词,但一般不指具体的人,没有复数形式,与之连用的谓语动词或代词依侧重点不同可用单数形式或复数形式(视为整体时谓语动词用单数形式,指某些群众时谓语动词用复数形式),但在美式英语中只能用单数形式。
2. public可指某一方面的或某一部分的“大众”“群众”,尤指对某项活动有着共同兴趣的一批人,作此解时, public前可以加不定冠词,谓语动词一般用单数形式。
3. public前可以有名词所有格、物主代词等,可以用its或their等指代,译作“他们”。

n.(名词)

public, people

这两个词前加定冠词the都可统指“人民”“公众”。但the people多少含有一些政治色彩。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的public；最初源自拉丁语的publicus，意为公共的。