0 relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group of people -- 公众的，大众的
The results will not be made public (= told to everyone) until tomorrow. 结果要到明天才会公布。
The information only became public after his death. 这一消息在他死后才公诸于世。
The government has had to bow to public pressure on the issue. 在这一问题上，政府不得不在舆论压力下作出让步。
Peaceful demonstrations that do not cause a public nuisance (= do not harm other people) are a fundamental right in any truly democratic country. 不会对公众造成任何伤害的和平示威在每一个真正的民主国家都是一种基本权利。
We need to increase public awareness of the disease. 我们需要增强公众对这种疾病的认识。
Is it really in the public interest (= useful to people) to publish this information? 公布这一消息真的对大众有利吗？
Public opinion (= the opinions of most people) has turned against him. 民意已不再支持他了。
1 provided by the government from taxes to be available to everyone -- 公立的，公共的
3 all ordinary people -- 公众，大众
I'd never behave like that in public. 我在公共场合绝不会那样。
Newspapers publish these outrageous stories because they know what their public wants. 报纸刊登这些耸人听闻的报道是因为他们知道读者想要看些什么。
Members of the public were asked about their shopping habits. 一些公众被问到他们的购物习惯。
When will the product be available to the general public (= all ordinary people)? 普通大众什么时候能买到这种产品？
The palace and its grounds are open to the public (= people can visit) during the summer months. 在夏天的几个月里，这座宫殿及其庭院向公众开放。
Theoretical linguists may wish for a stronger framework or tighter structure, but the book's informal style is more likely to attract and educate the public.
Further, 22.6 % of them (7/31) stated that they would not wear a mask when going to public areas, if they had any flu-like symptoms.
The ten-second public announcement was supposed to be reassuring.
Still, a public economist would remind us that looking at whether environmental tax swaps increase employment or not tells us nothing about social welfare.
Public policy remains important for the third tier though, in terms both of tax treatment and regulation.
The remaining 43 % are in four-room and five-room public housing and with only 6 % in private housing.
Only where both coincide can business be expected to act out of moral concerns for past sins or the future public good.
Opening up the policy process to public, parties and politicians should be done with due reticence.
