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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pub·lic·i·ty /pʌˈblɪsəti/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [uncountable] 1 AMPUBLICIZE/MAKE KNOWNthe attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc 〔报纸、电视等对某人或某物的〕关注，报道 Standards in education have received much publicity over the last few years. 最近几年来教育水平受到了很大的关注。bad/good/unwelcome etc publicity It’s important to gain good publicity for the school. 对学校来说，获得正面的报道很重要。 The adverse publicity had damaged sales. 负面报道对销售造成了不利影响。2 BBAthe business of making sure that people know about a new product, film etc or what a particular famous person is doing 宣传，推广 Who’s going to do the show’s publicity? 谁来做这次演出的宣传工作？ The Government has launched a publicity campaign. 政府发起了一场宣传运动。 Is their much-reported romance just a publicity stunt (=something that is only done to get publicity)? 他们高度曝光的恋情是否只是宣传的噱头？n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbad publicity (also adverse/negative publicity formal)Fatty foods have received much bad publicity in recent years.They don't want any more adverse publicity.good publicityTop exam results are good publicity for schools.free publicityGiving away samples is one way of getting free publicity for your products.widespread/wide publicityThe scandal had received widespread publicity.national publicityCandidates aim to get national publicity during election campaigns.considerable/massive/extensive publicityThe opening of the trial generated considerable publicity.maximum publicityThroughout the strike, the workers achieved maximum publicity for their demands.unwelcome publicityTheir relationship had attracted unwelcome publicity.verbsget publicity (also receive publicity)Climate change is getting a lot of publicity.Such studies have received a lot of publicity.attract publicityTwo recommendations in the report have attracted publicity.gain publicityAppearing on a chat show means you gain publicity.generate publicityThe publication of the book generated an enormous amount of publicity.give publicity to somethingMuch publicity was given to their allegations in the British press.avoid publicityThey wanted to settle the matter quietly in order to avoid bad publicity.shun publicityHe lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and shuns publicity.seek publicityHe sought neither reward nor publicity for his work.phrasesthe glare of publicity (=a lot of publicity, which can make you feel uncomfortable)He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.a blaze of publicity (=a lot of publicity)His marriage broke up in a blaze of publicity.Examples from the Corpus
publicity• This generates atmosphere and publicity if you are looking for it.• He and his family asked the Foreign Office not to give the case any detailed publicity, for fear of jeopardising his chances.• Administrative procedures must be tightened up, and effective publicity should emphasise prompt and vigorous action in the courts.• Reich has generated a lot of good publicity for the Clinton administration.• The band appeared on Larry King's show, which was good publicity for their US tour.• Afterwards, the loss of sense of colleagues, disloyal competence and inappropriate publicity would follow.• When he made a speech in San Francisco that received local publicity but none back East, he fired ScanIon.• The show's organizers spent over $500,000 on publicity alone.• Such premature publicity could make her positively obstructive instead of merely difficult.• Who did you get to do the publicity for the show?• With publicity over gay marriages, the debate over homosexuality and the Bible once again fills radio talk-show airwaves.bad/good/unwelcome etc publicity• I told him the best way to control any bad publicity was for me to handle all the stories.• Apparently there is such a thing as bad publicity.• It made no sense for him to be engineering bad publicity.• Embarrassed bank officials agreed not to call in police rather than lose the entire haul and face bad publicity.• Reich has generated a lot of good publicity for the Clinton administration.• One reason commercial diet companies are having problems is that they received a lot of bad publicity in the early nineties.• When that received bad publicity, he promoted the Texas Guinan fat reducer.• Much of the bad publicity came directly from the philistinism of the tabloid press.publicity stunt• Unionist politicians accused him of naivety and dismissed the truce as a publicity stunt.• It could be a publicity stunt gone wrong.• It's a publicity stunt to gain sympathy.• Now that times are tougher, such costly publicity stunts are harder to justify.• At his most impressionable, Nicholas allowed himself to be talked into publicity stunts that horribly backfired.• A statement from the heart or a mere publicity stunt?• He overrode negative reviews with publicity stunts.From Longman Business Dictionarypublicitypub‧lic‧i‧ty /pʌˈblɪsəti/ noun [uncountable]1the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etcThe case has received massive publicity.Sales of the drug are falling due to adverse (=negative) publicity about side-effects.2MARKETINGthe business activity of making sure that people know about a new product, film etcThe company plans a major publicity campaign (=a series of events, advertisements etc designed to give something publicity) for the new technology.pub·lic·i·ty noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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publicity
pub‧lic‧i‧ty S3 W3 /pʌˈblɪsəti, pʌˈblɪsɪti/
noun [uncountable]
Standards in education have received much publicity over the last few years.
bad/good/unwelcome etc publicity
It’s important to gain good publicity for the school.
The adverse publicity had damaged sales.
2. the business of making sure that people know about a new product, film etc or what a particular famous person is doing:
Who’s going to do the show’s publicity?
The Government has launched a publicity campaign.
Is their much-reported romance just a publicity stunt (=something that is only done to get publicity)?
■ adjectives
▪bad publicity (also adverse/negative publicity formal) Fatty foods have received much bad publicity in recent years. | They don't want any more adverse publicity.
▪good publicity Top exam results are good publicity for schools.
▪free publicity Giving away samples is one way of getting free publicity for your products.
▪widespread/wide publicity The scandal had received widespread publicity.
▪national publicity Candidates aim to get national publicity during election campaigns.
▪considerable/massive/extensive publicity The opening of the trial generated considerable publicity.
▪maximum publicity Throughout the strike, the workers achieved maximum publicity for their demands.
▪unwelcome publicity Their relationship had attracted unwelcome publicity.
■ verbs
▪get publicity (also receive publicity ) Climate change is getting a lot of publicity. | Such studies have received a lot of publicity.
▪attract publicity Two recommendations in the report have attracted publicity.
▪gain publicity Appearing on a chat show means you gain publicity.
▪generate publicity The publication of the book generated an enormous amount of publicity.
▪give publicity to something Much publicity was given to their allegations in the British press.
▪avoid publicity They wanted to settle the matter quietly in order to avoid bad publicity.
▪shun publicity He lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and shuns publicity.
▪seek publicity He sought neither reward nor publicity for his work.
■ phrases
▪the glare of publicity (=a lot of publicity, which can make you feel uncomfortable) He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.
▪a blaze of publicity (=a lot of publicity) His marriage broke up in a blaze of publicity.
pub‧lic‧i‧ty S3 W3 /pʌˈblɪsəti, pʌˈblɪsɪti/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: public, publication, publicist, publicity; verb: publicize; adverb: publicly; adjective: public
1. the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc: bad/good/unwelcome etc publicity
2. the business of making sure that people know about a new product, film etc or what a particular famous person is doing:
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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