publicize
publicize — 動詞
- 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
公開；宣傳
讓許多人知道某項消息或活動
to let a lot of people know about a fact, event, service, or problem, especially through news reports, posters, or official messages.
The hospital publicized the new vaccine clinic on local radio stations.
那家醫院在地方廣播電台宣傳新的疫苗門診。
publicize + service through media
Our school publicized the art fair with posters near the train station.
我們學校在火車站附近貼海報宣傳藝術市集。
publicize + event with posters
The charity publicized its free meal program before winter began.
那個慈善團體在冬天來臨前公開了免費供餐計畫。
The survey results were publicized before the town meeting began.
調查結果在鎮民大會開始前就已公開。
passive: be publicized
After the fire, local papers publicized the need for safer wiring.
火災後，當地報紙公開了必須改善電線安全的消息。
publicize a public problem or warning
- publicize a campaign
- publicize the findings
- widely publicized case
- publicize the event
- 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
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.