adj (1) 1)公众的 (of， or concerning people in general) [无comp][尤作attrib]： a matter of～importance/knowledge 公众的大事/人人皆知的事;a danger to～safety/health 对公众安全/健康的危害;an eminent figure in～life 社会生活中的一位杰出人物;～expenditure/interest/affairs/enemy 公众事业开支/公众利益/公共事务/公敌;increase～awareness of sth 提高公众对某事的认识;attract significant～support 引起大量公众的支持;P～opinion turned against him. 公众舆论转而反对他。The～mood was optimistic and excited. 公众的情绪既乐观又激动。He is running for～office. 他在竞选公职。〖同〗common， general， popular， social; 〖反〗private， personal， individual; 2)为公众的， 公用的 (provided for the use of everyone; not private) [无comp][尤作attrib]： a～library/highway/road/place/garden/telephone 公共图书馆/公路/公共道路/公共场所/公园/公用电话;a～bar 小酒吧;a～company (亦作～limited company) 将股票出售给公众的公司;a～convenience/house 公厕/酒馆;a～nuisance 妨害公众罪(犯);～ownership/relations 公有(制)/公共关系(工作);a～prosecutor 检察官;P～Record Office (BrE) 公共档案查询处;a～relations officer 公关人员;a～school (BrE) 公学(贵族化私立学校);(其他国家)免费的公立学校;～spirit 公益精神;～spirited 热心公益的;～utility 公用事业公司;～education/transport/spending/welfare agency 公共教育/交通/开支/福利机构;The zoos and gardens are～. 动物园和公园是公用的。go～(指公司)在股市挂牌上市;3)知名的 (known about by many people because of being mentioned in newspapers and on television very often)： a～figure 知名人士;a figure in～life 社会知名人士;

(2)公开的，众所周知的(open or known to general people; not secret or private)： a～admission of guilt 公开认罪;make a～statement 发表公开声明;hold a～meeting 召开公众大会;make～the news of the ruler's death/one's findings 公布统治者去世的消息/自己的研究结果;(place) be too～for talk about sb's personal affairs (地方)太公开不适合谈论某人的私事;The matter became～. 这件事已经公开了。〖同〗disclosed，open; 〖反〗secret，private，unknown，hidden;

in the public eye 经常在公众(媒体)中露面的，广为人知的： magazines that do their best to ruin the reputation of everyone in the～eye 竭尽全力败坏每个人名声的杂志;

public property 1)公共财产;2)公众性的(人或事)：(sb's financial problems) be～property (某人的财务困难)人人皆知;

→′publicly adv 公开地;pub′licity n 公开;宣传;广告;′publicize， -ise vt 宣传;公布;做……广告;′publican n BrE 酒店或客栈的老板;͵publi′cation n 发表，公布;出版，发行;出版物;′publicist n 国际法专家;(报纸等的)时事评论员;广告员;宣传员;′publish v;

n(1)公(民)众 (people in general)[Gp， the～]： the American/British～美/英国公众;make sth known to the general～使某事众所周知;The museums/The town gardens are open to the～. 这些博物馆/城市的花园对公众开放。The～are not admitted. 一般民众不得擅入。The～is/are requested not to litter in the park. 公众勿在公园里抛弃废物。〖同〗people，everyone，society;

(2)(有共同兴趣的)一群人 (section of people having a particular interest in common) [Gp]： a movie-/theatre-going～经常看电影/戏剧的人;the reading～读者群;The television～is increasing. 电视观众日益增多。The famous singer has an admiring～. 那著名的歌唱家有一群仰慕者。keep one's～保持自己的读者群;

in public 公开地，在公众面前： Opinions of that kind are best kept to yourself， and not voiced in～. 那种观点最好自己保留，不要公开说出来。

【注意】public为集合名词，作主语时谓语动词数的使用参见AUDIENCE。