publicize

/ˈpʌblɪsaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpʌblɪsaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpə-blə-ˌsīz/ (ame, mw)

publicize — verb

  • publicizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • publicizeshe / she / it
  • publicizedpast simple
  • publicizing-ing form

1. to let a lot of people know about a fact, event, service, or problem, especially

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to let a lot of people know about a fact, event, service, or problem, especially through news reports, posters, or official messages.

例句

The hospital publicized the new vaccine clinic on local radio stations.

publicize + service through media

Our school publicized the art fair with posters near the train station.

publicize + event with posters

同義詞
  • announce

    states something openly, but it does not always suggest wide spread attention

  • advertise

    closer when the goal is to sell something or attract customers or applicants

  • reveal

    focuses on bringing hidden facts out, not on spreading them widely afterward

  • broadcast

    stronger and more media-focused, often suggesting a very wide audience

反義詞
  • conceal

    to keep something from being known

  • suppress

    to stop information from being made public

文法句型

publicize + plan/event/service

be publicized + through/in + medium

用法筆記

Object is usually information, an event, a service, a campaign, or a problem that someone wants many people to know about. More formal and broader than advertise, and often used for news, causes, or official statements rather than things for sale.

常見錯誤

❌The cafe publicized for a new cook online.
✅The cafe advertised for a new cook online.
💡publicize usually takes the thing made known, while advertise for is used when you are looking for a person or applicants.