public works
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌpublic ˈworks noun [plural] TBPUBLIC/GOVERNMENTbuildings such as hospitals, roads, ports etc that are built and paid for by the government 公共工程，公共建设〔如医院、公路、港口等〕 the public works department 公共建设部
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public works• Page was instrumental in the creation of the new Mainan ambitious public works project funded through a public-private partnership.• Instead, proposals have involved moving him to his area of greatest expertise as public works director.• The New Deal showed great ingenuity in designing public works schemes.• They had hoped that he would launch great public works projects, ge! a building boom going.• In 1971 it did so in respect of public works contracts.• Borough Councils with their power to offer public works could, as we have seen, deal only very imperfectly with unemployment.• Most focus on illegal kickbacks on public works contracts.• In Keynes's view, the great imperative was public works.From Longman Business Dictionarypublic worksˌpublic ˈworksPROPERTYECONOMICS the building of something on a large scale, paid for by a governmentHe called for spending on highways and public works to revive the economy. → worksˌpublic ˈworks nounChineseSyllable
buildings etc Corpus such roads, ports Business as hospitals,
public works
ˌpublic ˈworks
noun [plural]
buildings such as hospitals, roads, ports etc that are built and paid for by the government:
the public works department
ˌpublic ˈworks
noun [plural]buildings such as hospitals, roads, ports etc that are built and paid for by the government: