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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ad /æd/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]  informal an advertisement 广告 → classified ad► see thesaurus at advertisement
    Examples from the Corpus
    ad• I saw an advert for some cheap furniture in our local paper.• We put an ad in 'The Times' and got a terrific response.• an ad campaign• Homeless children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering their kidneys for cash.• This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.• He finds that job ads placed in prominent papers like the Financial Times serve him well.• She had started her acting career by doing shampoo ads on TV.• The campaign believes the best way to reach independents is through more television ads.• Look for what is not included in the main body of the ad.• Is this ad for Absolut Vodka for real?
    Related topics: Chronology
    AD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ ˈdiː/ ●●○  TMC (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of years after the birth of Christ 公元 SYN CE, → BC the first century AD 公元1世纪 54 AD 公元54年    From Longman Business Dictionaryadad /æd/ noun [countable]MARKETING an informal word for ADVERTISEMENTSYN BrE advertOut of every 77 TV ads, one is for beer. → small ad → teaser ad → see note at advertisement
    ad nounADChinese
    Corpus Business an advertisement


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    AD British English, A.D. American English /ˌeɪ ˈdiː/
    (Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of years after the birth of Christ
       SYN  CE ⇨ BC:
        the first century AD
        54 AD


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    ad S3 W3 /æd/ noun [countable]
    informal an advertisement ⇨ classified ad
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ advertisement: an advertisement for shampoo | They placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
       ▪ ad informal an advertisement: She’s been in several TV ads.
       ▪ advert British English an advertisement: a job advert | He took out a front-page advert for his shop.
       ▪ commercial an advertisement on television or radio: television commercials | He was in some commercials for beer.
       ▪ trailer an advertisement in the cinema, on television, or online for a film or programme which will be shown soon: A second trailer for Richard Friedman’s film has just been added to the website.
       ▪ promotion a series of advertisements for a company’s products: The company has spent more than $300 million on promotions for the brand.
       ▪ poster an advertisement on a wall: They selected a famous artist to do the poster for the upcoming performance.
       ▪ billboard (also hoarding British English) a large sign next to a road, with an advertisement on it: billboard advertisements | A huge hoarding shows two contrasting images.
       ▪ flyer a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street: Someone was handing out flyers for a new nightclub.
       ▪ banner ad an advertisement across the top of a page on the Internet: Banner ads are becoming more sophisticated.
       ▪ junk mail unwanted advertisements that you get in the post: I never read junk mail.
       ▪ spam unwanted emails advertising things: I’m trying to delete all the spam.
       ▪ classified ad (also want ad American English, small ad British English) a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper if you want to buy or sell something: The bike was advertised for sale in the small ads section.


    AD (BrE) (NAmE also A.D.) BrE /ˌeɪ ˈdiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeɪ ˈdiː/ 🔊 abbreviationused in the Christian calendar to show a particular number of years since the year when Christ was believed to have been born (from Latin 'Anno Domini') 公元（源自拉丁语 Anno Domini）◆in (the year) AD 55公元 55 年◆in 55 AD公元 55 年◆in the fifth century AD公元 5 世纪  ➡  compare AH, BC, BCE, CE


    🔑 adBrE /æd/ 🔊NAmE /æd/ 🔊 noun (informal) = advertisement ◆We put an ad in the local paper. 我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。🔊🔊◆an ad for a new chocolate bar新品种巧克力棒的广告<titled tranID="20" status="1">advertisement</titled>publicity ◇ ad ◇ commercial ◇ promotion ◇ trailer

    These are all words for a notice, picture or film/movie telling people about a product, job or service. 以上各词均指广告、启事。

    • advertisement a notice, picture or film/movie telling people about a product, job or service; an example of sth that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising sth and making it public 指广告、宣传的实例、广告活动或广告宣传：◆Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car. 在当地报纸登一则广告来出售你的汽车。◆Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society. 肮脏的街道绝不是繁荣社会的景象。
    • publicity [uncountable] the business of attracting the attention of the public to sb/sth such as a company, book, film/movie, film/movie star or product; the things that are done to attract attention 指宣传业、广告宣传工作或传播工作：◆She works in publicity. 她从事宣传工作。◆There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. 她的新电影尚未上映即大加宣传。
    • ad, advert (informal) a notice, picture or film/movie telling people about a product, job or service 指广告、启事：◆We put an ad in the local paper. 我们在当地报纸上刊登了一则广告。◆an ad for a new chocolate bar 新品种巧克力棒的广告
    • commercial an advertisement on television or on the radio 指电视或电台播放的广告
    • promotion a set of advertisements for a particular product or service; activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service 指广告宣传、促销活动：◆a special promotion of local products 当地产品的特别促销活动◆She works in sales and promotion. 她从事销售和推广工作。
    • trailer (especially BrE) a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it 指电影或电视节目的预告片

    Patterns

    • (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer for sth
    • a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
    • to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer
      ➡  see also banner ad