But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
但到目前為止，公眾已經向新聞界寫信表達他們對學生們的感激之情了。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 84 On strike
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 感激，感謝;感激的樣子;謝意;恩義;
?? grat感激，高興+itude狀態 →感激，感恩
"He smiled at them with gratitude ."
他向他們笑了笑表示謝意。
近義：appreciation, recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement
反義：thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty
vt. 壓，按;逼迫;緊抱;
vi. 壓;逼迫;重壓;
n. 強迫征兵;新聞報道，出版物;壓榨;印刷機（廠）;
?? press 表”壓力,向……人施壓”
"The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best."
遷就新聞界充其量只是個權宜之計.
近義：squeeze, depress, pressure, coerce, lobby, prompt
反義：unhand
letters
[[let?z]]
n. 字母；書信；讀者投書欄（letter的復數）
近義：mail, post, postbag, correspondence, knowingness, learning
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
v. 表達( express的過去式和過去分詞 ); （用符號等）表示; 榨; [express oneself]（如在說話、寫作或繪畫中）表達（自己）的意見
近義：manifest, voiced, worded, clear, express
反義：implicit, implied, inferred, assumed, understood, unexpressed