| 释义 |
public opinionˌpublic oˈpinion noun [uncountable]   - a recent public opinion poll about the election
- Firstly, the role of the news media in forming public opinion is very important.
- Only gradually was the distaste of the Left for the National government shared by any appreciable section of public opinion.
- That frenzied chorus of hot air was used to try to whip up a hurricane designed to alter public opinion.
- The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.
- The object of this research is to examine the structure of public opinion about state and private welfare services.
- The very questions used in public opinion surveys indicate the importance of the assumption.
- Times change, issues change, public opinion changes and, of course, politicians change.
what most people think about something► public opinion/popular opinion what most of the people of a country think about a particular subject, idea, or problem: · Responding to public opinion, the government introduced new controls on guns.· Popular opinion is quite easily swayed by the media.· Public opinion should not influence every policy decision.· The shooting of an intruder by a farmer has sharply divided popular opinion. ► consensus a basic opinion with which most of the people in a particular group agree in a general way: · Events in Eastern Europe shifted popular consensus against a new generation of nuclear weapons.consensus that: · There was a growing consensus that the Prime Minister should resign.consensus of opinion: · There appears to be a consensus of opinion that the pilot was not at fault. ► majority view what most of the people in a group or a society think about something: · The majority view seems to be that we need more police officers on local streets.· The mayor was quick to point out that the racist group did not represent a majority view in the community. the opinions or beliefs that ordinary people have about a particular subject:  Public opinion is shifting in favor of the new law. the pressure of public opinion |