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

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

　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。
　He changed his mind under the pressure of public opinion.　他在舆论的压力下改变了主意。
　Smoking is not allowed in public places.　公共场所不允许抽烟。
　It was in the Public Library that we came upon him.　在公共图书馆我们偶然遇见他。
　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。
　The zoo and garden are public.　动物园和花园是对公众开放的。
　Is this garden public?　这花园是公共的吗?
　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。
　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。
　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。
　The investigator made public his findings.　调查员公布了他的审查结果。

 ♣ be public about
　公之于世　make known to the world
　He surely isn't allowed to be public about it.　当然不允许他把这件事公开出去。
 ♣ go public with
　公之于世　make known to the world
　He threatened to go public with the slander.　他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。
　Tandy now regrets going public with her anger.　唐蒂现在懊悔当初不该在众人面前发火。
　While women all around me are going public with their work, I still live as my mother and grandmother lived toiling in and around the home all day, every day.　当我周围的家庭妇女都出外参加工作时，我却仍然像我的妈妈和祖母一样，每天忙家务，整天围着锅台转。
 ♣ public business
　对外营业　joint for outside
　The telephone office is open for public business.　这个电信局对外营业。

　在英式英语里， public还可指“大学的，代表大学的，为大学的”。例如：
　a public examination　大学考试

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.

　appeal to the ～　向公众呼吁
　benefit the ～　使公众受益
　cajole the ～　哄骗公众
　educate the ～　教育民众
　enlighten the ～　教育民众
　exploit the ～　剥削民众
　fool the ～　愚弄民众
　mislead the ～　误导民众
　serve the ～　为大众服务
　speak in ～　公开演讲
　win one's ～　赢得听众〔读者〕
　buying ～　消费阶层
　charitable ～　慈善界
　discerning ～　有辨别能力的公众
　general ～　一般公众
　Great British ～　英国民众
　inquisitive ～　好奇的人们
　musical ～　音乐爱好者
　reading ～　广大读者
　theatregoing ～　经常看舞台剧的观众
　traveling ～　广大旅客
　sport ～　运动界
　student ～　广大学生
　television ～　电视观众
　appear before the ～　出现在公众面前
　in ～　公开地，当众
　a large section of the ～　大部分的公众

　The museum is open to the public.　这家博物馆是对公众开放的。
　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。
　The serum is available to the general public.　一般公众均可获得血清。
　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。
　The public is a best judge.〔The public are a best judge.〕　公众是最好的裁判。
　The public are requested not to walk on the grass.　请大家勿在草地上行走。
　Is there a public for that kind of activity?　有人赞成那种活动吗?
　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。
　His novels appeal to an immense public.　他的小说受到广大读者的欢迎。
　There is a large circulation in the musical public.　在音乐界销路很广。
　My public want to hear me sing.　我的听众们想听我唱歌。
　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。

 ♣ in public
　公开地，当众　in the presence of strangers or of many people
　Like many native Italians, my parents were open with their feelings and their love not only at home, but also in public.　跟许多意大利人一样，我的父母不仅在家而且在公众场合也公开表达其感情和爱情。

 ♣ 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。

　在英式英语中public=public house，指“客栈，小旅馆，公共场所”，口语中还可指“酒吧，酒馆”。

　［同义词］ adj. accessible, civic, civil, communal, important, known, popular n. community, people, society
　［反义词］ adj. private
　［词源］　拉丁语publicas