publicity

US: /pəˈbɫɪsəti/, /pəˈbɫɪsɪti/
UK: /pʌblˈɪsɪti/


English Vietnamese dictionary


publicity /pʌb'lisiti/
  • danh từ
    • tính công khai; sự làm cho thiên hạ biết đến
      • to court publicity: muốn làm cho thiên hạ biết đến
      • to give publicity to: đưa ra công khai, cho thiên hạ biết
    • sự quảng cáo, sự rao hàng

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun [U]
1 the attention that is given to sb/sth 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.
2 the business of attracting the attention of the public to sth/sb; 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.

Collocation dictionary


1 media attention

ADJ.

considerable, enormous, extensive, greater, wide, widespread
The papers have begun to give greater publicity to the campaign against GM food.
| maximum
The release of the report was timed to generate maximum publicity.
| favourable, good, positive | adverse, bad, negative, unfavourable, unwelcome | free | international, local, national

VERB + PUBLICITY

give sb/sth | gain, get, receive | attract, generate | seek | avoid, shun

PUBLICITY + VERB

surround sth
There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film.

PREP.

~ about
There has been a lot of unfavourable publicity about the hospital.
| ~ for
Taking part in the event will be good publicity for our school.
| ~ over
The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product.

PHRASES

amid/amidst a storm of publicity
The chairman resigned amid a storm of publicity over the bonus payments.
| a blaze of publicity
The film stars were married in a blaze of publicity.
| the glare of publicity
He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.

2 advertising

ADJ.

advance

PUBLICITY + NOUN

material, photograph, shot
He's better-looking in his publicity shots than he is in real life.
| campaign | stunt
The actress denied that her marriage was just a publicity stunt.
| agent, officer | machine
The record company's publicity machine was working flat out.

PREP.

~ about
I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's.
| ~ for
There have been months of advance publicity for the show.

PHRASES

a lack of publicity


Concise English dictionary


pʌb'lɪsətɪ
noun
+a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
+the quality of being open to public view