[] ( PR) the business of giving the public information about a particular organization or person in order to create a good impression公关工作；公关活动◆She works in public relations.她从事公关工作。◆The company organized a public relations campaign to improve its image.这家公司组织了一次公关活动以改善其形象。⨁a public relations consultant / manager / officer / professional / specialist公关顾问／经理／主任／专业人士／专家⨁a public relations agency / firm公关代理机构／公司⨁a public relations campaign / exercise / operation / plan / strategy公关活动／实践／运作／计划／策略 [] the state of the relationship between an organization and the public公共关系◆Sponsoring the local team is good for public relations.赞助当地球队有利于搞好公共关系。◆We had to deal with a public relations crisis.我们不得不处理公共关系危机。➡ see note at marketing ⨁bad / good public relations不良的／良好的公共关系