the attention that is given to somebody/something by newspapers, television, etc. （媒体的）关注，宣传，报道 good/bad/adverse publicity 有利的／不利的／反面的报道 There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. 他的失踪已为传媒广泛报道。 The trial took place amid a blaze of (= a lot of) publicity. 审讯在媒体的广泛关注下进行。
Extra ExamplesTaking part in the event will be good publicity for our school. 参与这项活动对我们学校将是很好的宣传。 The chairman resigned amid a storm of publicity over the bonus payments. 董事长在有关奖金额的媒体风暴中辞职。 The company had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为有一种劣质产品而受到媒体攻击。 The papers have begun to give greater publicity to the campaign against GM food. 报纸已开始更多地关注反对转基因食品的运动。 The release of the report was timed to generate maximum publicity. 这份报告选择的发布时间能够引起最大关注。 There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film. 这部影片有许多负面宣传。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- extensive
- …
- give somebody/something
- gain
- garner
- …
- surround something
- publicity about
- publicity for
- publicity over
- …
- a blaze of publicity
- a storm of publicity
- the glare of publicity
- …
the business of attracting the attention of the public to something/somebody; the things that are done to attract attention 宣传业；广告宣传工作；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。 publicity material 宣传材料 a publicity campaign 宣传运动 The band dressed up as the Beatles as a publicity stunt. 乐队扮作披头士乐队作为宣传噱头。 He’s in charge of the publicity for next year’s festival. 他负责明年节日的宣传。
Synonyms advertisementadvertisement- publicity
- ad
- commercial
- promotion
- trailer
- advertisement a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service; an example of something that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising something and making it public:
They ran advertisements on TV and on social media. 他们在电视和社交媒体上投放广告。 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 [U] the business of attracting the attention of the public to somebody/something such as a company, book, film, film star or product; the things that are done to attract attention:
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 (informal) a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service:
We put an ad on that website. 我们在那个网站上登了一则广告。 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:
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 (especially British English) a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it.
- (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer for something
- a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- an online/internet advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer
Extra ExamplesThe record company's publicity machine was working flat out. 唱片公司的宣传机器正在全速运转。 I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting at the doctor's. 我在医生那里等的时候看了一些关于疫苗接种的宣传。 He's better-looking in his publicity shots than he is in real life. 宣传照片上的他比在现实生活中的好看。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- advance
- material
- photograph
- shot
- …
- publicity about
- publicity for
- a lack of publicity
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French publicité, from public ‘public’, from Latin publicus, blend of poplicus ‘of the people’ (from populus ‘people’) and pubes ‘adult’.