单词
public works
释义
public worksnoun[plural]GOVERNMENTuk
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thebuildingofroads,hospitals, etc. that ispaidfor by thegovernment:public works budget/contract/spendingThegovernmenthascutpublicworksspendingby 40%.publicworksprogramme/projects(Definition ofpublic worksfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpublic works
public worksHe was a member of the committee on education and fine arts, and then president of the committee onpublicworks.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These positions gave him access to city funds and contractors, thereby controllingpublicworksprograms.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some economists advocated state support ofpublicworksand education.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The act contained $6 billion inpublicworksspending.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This didn't happen until they promised the residents of the town to provide a large amount ofpublicworks.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Arriving just months after the 1985 earthquake, for the next 22 months he helped to buildpublicworks.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He served as minister ofpublicworksfrom 1925 to 1928.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Followingpublicworksto maintain the walls in 1985, the building received electrical illumination in the exterior in 1988.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later it became the office of the water supply andpublicworks.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The installation of amenities has kept pace and the municipality boasts apublicworksprogramme.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/public-works##
