a.

1. 公众的[Z][B]
2. 公共的，公用的[Z]
   You mustn't do that in a public place.

   你不可在公共场所做那事。

3. 政府的，公务的[Z]
4. 公然的；众所周知的
   They made the secret public.

   他们公开了这个秘密。

n.

1. 公众，民众[the S][G]
   The public was provoked to anger.

   公众被激怒了。

   The museum is open to the public.

   这个博物馆对大众开放。

2. （某方面的）大众，群众；……界[S][G]
   The policy has come under a hail of criticism from the public.

   那项政策受到大众一阵猛烈批评。

adj.

1. of, concerning, or open to the people as a whole.
   ▸involved in the affairs of the community, especially in government or entertainment:

   a public figure.
2. done, perceived, or existing in open view.
3. of or provided by the state rather than an independent commercial company.

n.

▸ [with modifier] a section of the community with a shared interest or activity:

the reading public.