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单词 in public
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in public

phrase
If you say or do something in public, you say or do it when a group of people are present.
Many people are nervous about speaking in public.
Synonyms: openly, publicly, overtly, for all to see More Synonyms of in public
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in public in American English

openly; not in private or in secrecy
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Examples of 'in public' in a sentence
in public

We say things that have little to do with what we might say in public, after mature reflection.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 People in public office should swear allegiance to British values as part of a drive to combat extremism and foster integration, a government secretary said yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This will include cuts in public sector pay.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You make toast and you make it in public.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yet what people say in public and what they think are often very different.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This was a chance to appear in public in something other than swimsuits or running gear.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The documents also set out the collapse in public sector spending on house building.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What reaction do you get from people in public?
The Sun (2014)
But we need the man or woman who says these things in public without fear.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So what first made me want to do something in public service?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But what of the millions who work in public sector admin?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The establishment is merely the group of people in public life who wield influence and power.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At the same time we must see an improvement in public sector productivity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sufferers tend to have strong opinions about how other people should behave in public.
The Sun (2011)
The other difficulty is the potential hiatus in public sector outsourcing caused by the general election next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And a fifth admitted using the phone in public to say things they would not want a stranger to know.
The Sun (2011)
Sometimes you have players who have a big ego and if you say something in public they are going to react.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They're illegal to ride in public!
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The Government should have the courage to make its case in public.
The Sun (2009)
If you do something in public, it will always come out.
The Sun (2015)
If you think one country deserves it more than another, stand up in public and say so.
The Sun (2010)
No serious politicians would make a case in public that they knew to be untrue, in the certain knowledge that they would be found out.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

All related terms of 'in public'

in the public eye
exposed to public curiosity or publicity
in the public domain
able to be discussed and examined freely by the general public
be in the public eye
to be famous and often mentioned or seen on television or in the newspapers
air one's dirty laundry in public
If you say that someone airs their dirty laundry in public , you disapprove of their discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people. There are several other forms of this expression , for example wash your dirty linen in public , or wash your dirty laundry in public .
wash your dirty linen in public
to talk about unpleasant or personal matters in front of other people, when most people consider that such things should be kept private .
to wash your dirty linen in public to wash your dirty laundry in public
If you say that someone washes their dirty linen in public , you disapprove of their discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people. There are several other forms of this expression , for example wash your dirty laundry in public , or in American English, air your dirty laundry in public .

Chinese translation of 'in public'

in public

  1. [speak, smoke, drink] 公开(開)地 (gōngkāi de)
See public (sense 6)

Nearby words of
in public

  • in pristine condition
  • in private
  • in progress
  • in public
  • in pursuit of
  • in quantity
  • in quarantine

Related terms of
in public

  • in the public eye
  • in/out of the public eye
(phrase) 
by-laws to make it illegal to smoke in public
Synonyms
openly
Many people want to talk openly about their experiences.
publicly
overtly
for all to see
in full view
coram populo (Latin)
See public

Nearby words of
in public

  • in private
  • in progress
  • in prospect
  • in public
  • in quest of
  • in question
  • in rags

Synonyms of 'in public'

in public

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