publicity /pʌˈblisiti/ n. ［u］ 1. 宣传，宣扬： give publicity to the policies 宣传党的政策There has not been much publicity about this conference. 对这次会议没有作什么宣传。 2. 公众的注意，名声：be thirsty for publicity 渴望出名；get/gain/receive a lot of publicity 引起公众的广泛注意
publicize /ˈpʌblisaiz/ vt. 宣传，宣扬：publicize the new dictionary宣传推销新字典；her highly publicized affair with a leading politician她与一名政界要人备受关注的风流韵事Judy had started to publicize books and celebrities.朱迪已经开始为书籍和名流做宣传。
