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单词 public service
释义
public service
noun
uk
/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈsɜː.vɪs/us
/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈsɝː.vɪs/
[Cusually plural]
aserviceprovidedby thegovernment, such ashospitals,schools, or thepolice:
（由政府提供的）公共服务（如医院、学校、警察等）
TheprimeministerwantstostopItaly'shugepublicdebtgrowing, and to makeitspublicservicesmoreefficient.总理希望意大利的公共债务停止扩大并提高公共服务的效率。
[U]
thegovernmentand theworkthatitsdepartmentsdo:
政府部门的工作
The Senator hasworkedinpublicserviceall hislife.这位参议院一直都在政府部门工作。
[before noun]Inner-cityteachinghasbecomeapopularpublic-servicejobfor newgraduates.在城市中心区域教书成为了一种受毕业生欢迎的热门政府工作。
[C]
something that is done orprovidedfor thepublicbecause it isneeded, and not inorderto make aprofit:
（为满足需要而非盈利而提供的）公共服务
[before noun]Thestarhasrecordedpublic-serviceannouncementsforlocalTV onsubjectsincludingHIVandteenpregnancy.这位明星为当地电视台录制的公共服务公告包括艾滋病和青少年怀孕等话题。
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UK politics: government departments & organizations
(Definition ofpublic servicefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

public service| American Dictionary

public service
noun[U]
us
/ˈpʌb·lɪk ˈsɜr·vɪs/
theworkthatelectedofficialsandgovernmentemployeesdo for thebenefitof the public
(Definition ofpublic servicefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

public service| Business English

public service
noun
uk
us
[C,usually plural]GOVERNMENT
aserviceprovidedby thegovernment, such ashealthcare,education, or thepolice:
Voterswanttoseetheplannedtaxincreasestranslateintonoticeableimprovementsinpublicservices.
deliver/improve/providepublicservices
[U]GOVERNMENT
thegovernmentand theworkthatitsdepartmentsdo:
Reports ofstressandlowmoralearediscouragingpeoplefromcareersinpublicservice.
publicserviceworkers
[C]SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
somethingnecessarythat is done orprovidedfor thepublicwithouttryingto make aprofit:
The website'svisionis toreturntopublicbroadcasting'srootsas apublicservice.
(Definition ofpublic servicefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic service

public service
It is an organisation with a unique role as apublicservicebroadcaster.
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Thepublicserviceorientation : issues and dilemmas to be faced.
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Few commoners were in commercial trade and all those inpublicservice, as well as the bailiff, policeman, schoolteacher and vicar, resided in the village.
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Why such a skeptic and pessimist should dedicate himself to a life ofpublicserviceis hard to fathom.
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In doing this, he takes the evolution of the aggregate variables and with them the volume ofpublicservicethat he receives as given.
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The variouspublicservicepathologies described here will bring a wry smile to the face of anyone who has worked with a large bureaucracy.
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This situation created a potential conflict of interest to the detriment of thepublicservice.
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Once clerical and routine in its work, the federalpublicservicesaw increasing demand for specialists.
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This lack of incentive is only reinforced when the state sees that isolated municipalities have already fashioned viable solutions to theirpublicserviceneeds.
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In short, the principal-agency problem is much more severe wherever fragmentation in the elective branches and inpublicserviceexists.
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The advocates of lighthouse reform were thus not merely attacking corruption, they were attacking the very existence of private property in apublicservice.
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The rest (17.9 per cent) are supervised by non-civil affairs agencies, mainly enterprises,publicserviceunits and social organisations.
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From an administrative perspective, the planning capacity and the strong links between a given regional population and the chosen level ofpublicserviceare weakened.
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He's not keen on a repetition of this, though he really does believe inpublicserviceand in ventilating issues.
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This lack of specificity resulted in an ambiguity over which level of government - state or municipal - was responsible for delivering a particularpublicservice.
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