public
'pʌbliknoun, adjective
A11,072nd most heard wordIn 116 of 2278 videos (5%)heard 217 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- n. a body of people sharing some common interest
- adj. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
- adj. affecting the people or community as a whole
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- 0:00Audrey followed a stray mama cat into an abandoned public bathroom, where she found an entire little family of kittens hiding behind an old toilet.奥黛丽跟着一只流浪的猫妈妈走进了一个废弃的公共浴室，在那里她发现了一整窝小猫藏在一个旧马桶后面。Stray Mama Cat Chooses Public Bathroom To Raise Her Newborn Kittens | The Dodo
- 6:48So I am a civilized internet user who doesn't use public Wi-Fi because that's a terrible idea, and so I always use a VPN.我是一个文明的互联网用户，我不使用公共 Wi-Fi，因为那是个糟糕的主意，所以我总是使用 VPN。I Tried Daily Driving SteamOS
- 6:47I think a lot about how poorly we do in detecting and treating cancer at an early stage, and I think there's a tremendous appetite from the public to go beyond the types of screening that we have today.我经常思考我们在癌症早期检测和治疗方面做得有多么不足，我认为公众非常渴望超越我们目前所拥有的筛查手段。How Tech Will (and Won’t) Replace Your Doctor | TED Intersections
- 7:38As someone who is fear of public speaking and just being in front of a lot of people, I thought it was going to be really, really nervous for the ceremony.作为一个害怕公开演讲和在很多人面前的人，我原以为在仪式上会非常非常紧张。Homebody in New York | The end of bridal era, wedding debrief, settling back into everyday routine!
- 7:19Do you prefer driving, walking, or public transportation?你更喜欢开车、走路还是乘坐公共交通工具？30 Minutes of Real Daily English Conversation | Improve Your English (A2–B1) | Listen & Learn
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- in public26×public health20×public transportation9×of public8×public speak7×
Related words
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mama'mɑ:mәn. a name under which Ninkhursag was worshippedtraptræpn. a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and pennedcatkætn. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcatsrescue'reskju:n. recovery or preservation from loss or dangermission'miʃәnn. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious worksteamsti:mn. water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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