public works

1.名詞B1

釋義

Large structures and facilities — such as roads, bridges, hospitals, water systems, and schools — that are built using government money so that everyone in the community can use them.

例句

The city council approved a budget of fifteen million dollars for public works next year.

budget for public works

Feng works for the public works department, repairing roads and water pipes across the district.

public works department

同義詞

infrastructure
Broader term; includes systems like internet and power grids that are not always government-built
civic improvements
More formal and narrower, usually referring to urban upgrades like parks and street lighting
government construction projects
More literal and less common in everyday speech

用法筆記

Plural in form — always 'public works', never 'a public work'. Used with a plural verb: 'Public works are funded by taxes.'

常見錯誤

❌The government is building a new public work near the river.

✅The government is building new public works near the river.

💡'public works' is always plural.

public works — noun

1. Large structures and facilities — such as roads, bridges, hospitals, water syste

用法筆記

常見錯誤