the act of making a company, a product or a service known to the public; the notices, pictures and short films that a company uses to tell people about itself and its products 做广告；广告◆cigarette advertising 香烟广告◆How much did we spend on advertising last year? 去年我们的广告费是多少？◆Are you easily persuaded by television advertising? 你容易受电视广告影响吗？◆The company has a huge advertising budget. 这公司有庞大的广告预算。◆Only ten per cent of recruitment advertising(= advertising for people to fill jobs) is online. 只有 10% 的招聘广告采用在线方式。➡column inch , promotion , publicity ⨁Internet / online / point-of-sale / press / radio / television advertising 互联网／在线／销售点／报刊／广播／电视广告⨁an advertising campaign 广告宣传活动⨁advertising revenue(s) / sales 广告收入／销售
the industry of advertising things to people on television, in newspapers and magazines, etc. 广告业◆people who work in advertising 在广告行业工作的人◆He's one of the world's most powerful advertising executives. 他是世界上最具有实力的广告公司的主管之一。➡ see note at marketing ⨁the advertising business / industry / sector 广告业务／行业／部门⨁an advertising company / executive / group / manager 广告公司／公司主管／集团／经理