pub
pub — 名詞
1. a place in the UK or Ireland where adults gather to drink beer, wine, or other a
酒吧
英國或愛爾蘭販賣酒類與餐點的場所
a place in the UK or Ireland where adults gather to drink beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages, and often also order food
Trang and her friends met at the local pub after work on Friday.
Trang 和她的朋友週五下班後在當地的酒吧碰面。
collocation: at the pub
The old pub on the corner serves excellent fish and chips.
轉角那家老酒吧的炸魚薯條非常好吃。
collocation: pub serves [food]
Isabela asked the bartender whether the pub offered any vegetarian dishes.
Isabela 問酒保這間酒吧有沒有提供素食料理。
Most pubs in Britain have a beer garden where customers can sit outside.
英國大部分的酒吧都有戶外座位區，顧客可以在外面坐著喝飲料。
Nikhil and his colleagues went to a country pub for their end-of-year dinner.
Nikhil 和同事到一間鄉村酒吧吃年終聚餐。
用法筆記
Pub is the usual word in British and Irish English for a place that serves alcoholic drinks. In American English, bar is more common. A pub often feels warmer and more focused on food and socialising than a regular bar.
常見錯誤
pub — 縮寫
1. written abbreviation for public, used in formal or official contexts before noun
公共的
形容詞 public 的縮寫
written abbreviation for public, used in formal or official contexts before nouns such as library, health, or opinion
The pub. library in Eri's town opens at nine in the morning.
Eri 住的那個鎮上的公共圖書館早上九點開門。
abbreviation: pub. = public
Access to pub. records is guaranteed under the Freedom of Information Act.
根據資訊自由法，公共紀錄必須對外公開。
The Ministry of Health issued a pub. notice about the vaccine campaign.
衛生部針對疫苗接種活動發布了一則公共公告。
Tyler checked the pub. transport schedule before leaving for the airport.
Tyler 在前往機場前先查閱了大眾運輸時刻表。
用法筆記
Usually written with a period (pub.) and found in official documents, citations, and notes rather than in everyday writing.
2. written abbreviation for publication, used in bibliographic references, catalogu
出版品
名詞 publication 的縮寫
written abbreviation for publication, used in bibliographic references, catalogues, and formal lists of printed works
The findings were reported in Pub. No. 103 of the institute.
該研究結果刊登在該機構的出版品第 103 號中。
abbreviation: Pub. = Publication
A full list of recent pubs. is available on the university website.
完整的近期出版品清單可在大學網站上查閱。
The author cited three earlier pubs. in the introduction to her paper.
該名作者在她的論文引言中引用了三份較早的出版品。
The library catalogue lists every pub. from the institute since 1990.
圖書館目錄列出了該機構自 1990 年以來的每一份出版品。
3. written abbreviation for publicity, used in business contexts, job titles, and i
宣傳
名詞 publicity 的縮寫
written abbreviation for publicity, used in business contexts, job titles, and internal documents referring to public relations or promotional work
Romi is the manager of pub. relations for the company.
Romi 是該公司的公關經理。
abbreviation: pub. = publicity
The pub. campaign generated a lot of interest in the new product.
那場宣傳活動為新產品帶來了不少關注。
Anong was hired to handle pub. for the annual charity concert.
Anong 受僱負責年度慈善音樂會的宣傳工作。
The film studio spent millions on pub. before the summer release.
該電影公司在暑假檔期上映前花了數百萬做宣傳。
用法筆記
Most commonly seen in the phrase pub. relations (public relations). The abbreviation pub. for publicity is less frequent than the full form in everyday writing.
4. written abbreviation for published, publisher, or publishing, used in book citat
出版
出版相關詞的縮寫
written abbreviation for published, publisher, or publishing, used in book citations, bibliographies, or on title pages to indicate who produced a work
The second edition was issued by Oxford University Press, pub. 2021, in hardcover.
第二版由牛津大學出版社於 2021 年發行，為精裝本。
abbreviation: pub. = published
The third edition, pub. by Cambridge, sold out within a month.
第三版由劍橋出版，一個月內就銷售一空。
The title page shows the author, the book title, and the pub. date as 1989.
版權頁上標示了作者、書名以及出版年份為 1989 年。
Mathieu found the publisher's name on the imprint page next to the pub. statement.
Mathieu 在版權頁上找到了出版社的名稱和出版聲明。
用法筆記
In bibliographic citations pub. can stand for three related words. Context makes the meaning clear: pub. 2023 means published in 2023, while pub. by Routledge means published by or publisher is Routledge.