"he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
"the reading public"
"the public good"
"public libraries"
"public funds"
"public parks"
"a public scandal"
"public gardens"
"performers and members of royal families are public figures"
"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。
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。
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. ___________
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。
A day of public rejoicing.
出自：T. HardyThe 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。
However, in their hometowns like Australia and America,public traffic is not so convenient, but dear.
然而，在他们家乡，比如澳大利亚和美国，公共交通不方便又昂贵。
2020山西省卷
I don't know how to make a speech inpublic.
我不知道如何在公共场合发表演讲。
2020重庆市B卷
It's necessary for us to wear masks (口罩) inpublic places during the COVID-19 period.
在新冠肺炎时期，我们有必要在公共场所佩戴口罩。
2020云南省卷
So far, the hospitals have received a great deal of encouragement from thepublic.
到目前为止，医院得到了公众的大力支持。
2020广东省卷
The high-speed growth of forests cannot happen withoutpublic participation (参与).
没有公众的参与，森林不可能高速增长。
2020南宁市卷
Of course thepublic should raise environmental awareness and realize it is everyone's duty to protect the environment．
当然，公众应该提高环境意识，意识到保护环境是每个人的责任。
2019绵阳市卷
It was only madepublic after Xu died.
直到徐去世后，它才被公之于众。
2019广州市卷
On Sept. 19, 2014 Alibaba wentpublic on the New York Stock Exchange (纽约证券交易所), raising $25 billion through an IPO (公司股票的首次公开发行).
2014年9月19日，阿里巴巴在纽约证券交易所上市，通过首次公开募股筹集了250亿美元。
2019衡阳市卷
Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum andpublic meeting place.
上周, 一些市政官员表示, 市政府可能有兴趣把这个旧剧院改造成博物馆和公众集会场所。
2017全国卷3
The person leaves it in apublic place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.
这个人把它放在一个公共场所, 希望这本书会有一次冒险, 和每一个发现它的新读者一起到处旅行。
2016全国卷2
The trend, then, was toward the "penny paper"—a term referring to papers made widely available to thepublic.
当时的趋势是向"便士纸"发展, 便士纸指的是向公众广泛提供的报纸。
2019全国卷3
Now this former royal palace is open to thepublic as a major tourist attraction.
现在, 这座昔日的皇宫作为主要旅游景点向公众开放。
2015全国卷2
In 2009 the number of unionists in America'spublic sector passed that of their fellow members in the private sector.
2009年，美国公共部门工会成员的数量超过了私营部门工会成员的数量。
2012英语一
A quarter of America'spublic-sector workers have a university degree.
四分之一的美国公共部门员工拥有大学学位。
2012英语一
In Britain, more than half ofpublic-sector workers but only about 15% of private-sector ones are unionized.
在英国，超过一半的公共部门员工加入了工会，但只有大约15%的私营部门员工加入了工会。
2012英语一
That common-sense change enjoys widepublic support and would save the USPS $2 billion per year.
这种常识性的改变得到了公众的广泛支持，每年将为美国邮政节省20亿美元。
2018英语一
The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most of the travelingpublic suffers in unnecessary lines.
TSA不能继续在未充分利用的“PreCheck”通道上浪费资源，而让大多数出行的公众忍受不必要的排队时间。
2017英语一
But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return underminespublic support for the process.
然而对飞机旅客要求太高，或者提供的安全保障太低只会削弱民众对安检流程的支持。
2017英语一
For a time literature showed no interest in thispublic stage.
有一段时间，文学对这个公共舞台不感兴趣。
2018英语一
When Shakespeare was twelve years old, the firstpublic playhouse was built in London.
在莎士比亚12岁时，第一家公共剧院在伦敦建成。
2018英语一
What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them usingpublic resources.
重要的是，它们将属于利用公共资源发展自己的私人垄断企业。
2018英语一
The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has issued apublic warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide.
食品标准局已就一种被称为丙烯酰胺的化合物带来的风险发出公开警告。
2020英语一
The school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conductspublic hearings.
负责制定教育政策的学校董事会调查此事并举行公开听证会。
2012英语二
Once a discovery claim becomespublic, the discoverer receives intellectual credit.
一旦公众接受一项发现声明，发现者会获得知识声誉。
2012英语一
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed mostpublic companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year.
2002年的《萨班斯-奥克斯利法案》促使大多数上市公司将高管的绩效奖金推迟约一年。
2019英语一
It is argued that the influence of transient investment onpublic companies can be adverse.
有人认为，短期投资对上市公司的影响可能是不利的。
2019英语一
They also need betterpublic relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant.
与前任相比，他们还需要更好的公关技巧，因为即使是一个小失误，它的代价也可能是巨大的。
2020英语二
