advert
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ad·vert1 /ˈædvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] 1.BBAADVERTISE British English an advertisement 广告► see thesaurus at advertisement
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advert• Look through the classified adverts and nearly every classic car you see has been totally restored.• Corporate adverts, of course, present no such dangers.• They will kill traditional brand imagery as used in adverts by doing the buying and selling.• He did not even think of checking the job adverts, as he believed that his contacts would help him more.• Many adverts are specifically aimed at women, supposedly because they do most of the shopping.• We are now in a position to ask whether one type of advert typically uses one type of metaphor.• There was one advert for Boots No. 7 make-up and I thought it was great.• And a dream come true ... The advert for grandparents that came up trumps.ad·vert2 /ədˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb 1.advert to something phrasal verb formal to mention something 提及→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
advert• This statement represents the old doctrine in regard to obtaining property by false pretences, to which I shall advert presently.From Longman Business Dictionaryadvertad‧vert /ˈædvɜːt-ɜːrt/ British English noun [countable]MARKETING an informal word for advertisementOrigin advert (1400-1500) Early French advertir, from Latin advertere, from ad- “to” + vertere “to turn”ad·vert1 nounad·vert2 verbChineseSyllable
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advert
ad‧vert1 S3 /ˈædvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ 
noun [countable]
British English an advertisement
▪ 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‧vert2 /ədˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb
advert to something phrasal verb formal
to mention something
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verb Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Early French advertir, from Latin advertere, from ad- 'to' + vertere 'to turn'
Origin: Early French advertir, from Latin advertere, from ad- 'to' + vertere 'to turn'
advert to something phrasal verb formal
to mention something
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 [ 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 ( 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 ( a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise itespecially
BrE 指电影或电视节目的预告片
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(a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer for stha TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotionto run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer