publicity

noun

/pʌbˈlɪsəti/

[uncountable]

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the attention that is given to somebody/something by newspapers, television, etc.
- good/bad/adverse publicity
- There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance.
- The trial took place amid a blaze of (= a lot of) publicity.
Extra Examples
- Taking part in the event will be good publicity for our school.
- The chairman resigned amid a storm of publicity over the bonus payments.
- The company had received bad publicity over a defective product.
- The papers have begun to give greater publicity to the campaign against GM food.
- The release of the report was timed to generate maximum publicity.
- There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- enormous
- extensive
- …
verb + publicity
- give somebody/something
- gain
- garner
- …
publicity + verb
- surround something
preposition
- publicity about
- publicity for
- publicity over
- …
phrases
- a blaze of publicity
- a storm of publicity
- the glare of publicity
- …
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the business of attracting the attention of the public to something/somebody; the things that are done to attract attention
- She works in publicity.
- There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.
- publicity material
- a publicity campaign
- The band dressed up as the Beatles as a publicity stunt.
- He’s in charge of the publicity for next year’s festival.
Synonyms advertisement
advertisement
- publicity
- ad
- commercial
- promotion
- trailer
These are all words for a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service.
- 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.
  Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
- 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.
  There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.
- ad, advert (informal) a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service:
  We put an ad on that website.
  an ad for a new chocolate bar
- commercial an advertisement on television or on the radio.
- 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
  She works in sales and promotion.
- trailer (especially British English) a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it.
Patterns
- (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 Examples
- The record company's publicity machine was working flat out.
- I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting at the doctor's.
- He's better-looking in his publicity shots than he is in real life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- advance
publicity + noun
- material
- photograph
- shot
- …
preposition
- publicity about
- publicity for
phrases
- a lack of publicity
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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’.

单词	publicity
释义	publicity noun /pʌbˈlɪsəti/ /pʌbˈlɪsəti/ [uncountable] jump to other results the attention that is given to somebody/something by newspapers, television, etc. good/bad/adverse publicity There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. The trial took place amid a blaze of (= a lot of) publicity. Extra Examples Taking part in the event will be good publicity for our school. The chairman resigned amid a storm of publicity over the bonus payments. The company had received bad publicity over a defective product. The papers have begun to give greater publicity to the campaign against GM food. The release of the report was timed to generate maximum publicity. There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable enormous extensive … verb + publicity give somebody/something gain garner … publicity + verb surround something preposition publicity about publicity for publicity over … phrases a blaze of publicity a storm of publicity the glare of publicity … See full entry the business of attracting the attention of the public to something/somebody; the things that are done to attract attention She works in publicity. There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. publicity material a publicity campaign The band dressed up as the Beatles as a publicity stunt. He’s in charge of the publicity for next year’s festival. Synonyms advertisementadvertisement publicity ad commercial promotion trailer These are all words for a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service. 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. Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society. 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. There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. ad, advert (informal) a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service: We put an ad on that website. an ad for a new chocolate bar commercial an advertisement on television or on the radio. 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 She works in sales and promotion. trailer (especially British English) a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it. Patterns (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 Examples The record company's publicity machine was working flat out. I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting at the doctor's. He's better-looking in his publicity shots than he is in real life. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective advance publicity + noun material photograph shot … preposition publicity about publicity for phrases a lack of publicity See full entry 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’.
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