Beginner Level Advanced Level

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

open, public, publicly, in public; to publicize, make public ☊

công khai thẳng thắn

openly
OXF3000N

giữa công chúng công khai

in public
OXF3000N

công khai công cộng

publicly
OXF3000N

sự công khai sự quảng cáo

like: công khai → →

readily/freely/publicly/generally available ☊ available ☊
She doesn't know how to behave in public. ☊ behave ☊
At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200. ☊ bid ☊
To whom it may concern ... (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) ☊ concern ☊
The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his behaviour! ☊ extraordinary ☊
The full story was never made public. ☊ make ☊
A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity. ☊ mere ☊
A public notice about the planned development was pinned to the wall. ☊ notice ☊
Can you talk openly about sex with your parents? ☊ openly ☊
The men in prison would never cry openly (= so that other people could see). ☊ openly ☊
Let's go somewhere a little less public. ☊ public ☊
a public apology ☊ public ☊
He later publicly apologized for his comments. ☊ publicly ☊
This information is not publicly available. ☊ publicly ☊
They never argue in public. ☊ in public ☊
good/bad/adverse publicity ☊ publicity ☊
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. ☊ publicity ☊
The trial took place amid a blaze of (= a lot of) publicity. ☊ publicity ☊
publicity material ☊ publicity ☊
The band dressed up as the Beatles as a publicity stunt. ☊ publicity ☊
He's in charge of the publicity for next year's festival. ☊ publicity ☊
Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years. ☊ shift ☊
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think) ☊ speech ☊
a formal/ a public/a written/an official statement ☊ statement ☊
write sth (to sb): I wrote a letter to the Publicity Department. ☊ write ☊