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adj. [无比较等级]

A. 大众的；公众的（connected with ordinary people in society in general）

Waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.

工厂排出的废弃物可能危及大众的健康。

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。

B. 公共的；公立的 (provided, especially by the government, for the use of people in general )

There is a public library near our school. 我们学校附近有一个公共图书馆。

C. 公开的；人人皆知的（know to people in general）

Movie stars are public figures. 电影明星是公众人物。

D. 公共的；大庭广众的（where a lot of people who can see and hear）

Let’s go somewhere a little less public. 我们找一个僻静些的地方吧。

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1. go public 公之于世；公开（秘密等）

Just let me know when we can go public with this.

什么时候可以将此事曝光，只要告诉我一声就行了。

2. in public 公开的；当众

Don’t laugh or talk loudly in public. It’s bad manners.

不要在公共场合大声说笑，这样不礼貌。

3. in the public eye  公众熟知的；广为人知的

She doesn’t want her children growing up in the public eye. 她不想让子女在众人瞩目中成长。

4. the public 公众；民众

The palace is now open to the public.这座宫殿现在向大众开放了。

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反义词：private