advert
noun (British English, informal)(also advertisement British and North American English)
- (also ad informal)
a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service 广告；启事 the adverts on television 电视广告 I fast-forwarded through the adverts. 我快速浏览了一下广告。 When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on. 电视播放广告时，我起身去烧了壶水。
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa2, Businessa2A lot of claims are made in the advert. 这则广告作了多项承诺。 How can I block those annoying pop-up adverts? 我怎样才能不让那些讨厌的广告弹出来？ I put an advert in the local newspaper. 我在当地报纸上登了广告。 She took out a full-page advert in a magazine. 她在杂志上登了整版的广告。 The advert appeared in ‘The Guardian’. 这则广告刊登在《卫报》上。 The paper ran our advert last week. 这份报纸上星期登了我们的广告。 an advert for jeans 牛仔裤广告
- advert for something
an example of something that shows its good qualities 广告（样）品
Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation.