publicize
UK/'pʌblisaiz/US
TOEFLGRE考研B2
释义
v.
To make something widely known; to give publicity to
宣传，公布，使广为人知
词根拆分
词根派生public + -ize（使）=「使公开」——把某物广为传播，让公众知道。它是名词 publicity 背后的主动动词：你 publicize 一场活动，是为了给它带来 publicity。
词根 public 还连着 6 个词使用指南
- 拼写：publicize（美式）/ publicise（英式）。
- 'widely / heavily / highly publicized' 是最常见搭配，通常作分词形容词：a heavily publicized trial（被大肆报道的审判）。
- publicize（主动推广）不等于 'make public'（仅仅揭露）：你可以把某事实 make public 而并不 publicize 它。
例句
- 1.
The charity worked hard to publicize its annual fundraising event.
这家慈善机构努力宣传其年度筹款活动。
- 2.
The findings were widely publicized in the national press.
这些研究结果在全国媒体上被广泛报道。
- 3.
They didn't want to publicize the merger until it was final.
在合并最终敲定之前，他们不想公开此事。