the activity of making certain that someone or something attracts a lot of interest or attention from many people, or the attention received as a result of this activity

He attracted a lot of adverse/bad publicity with his speech about unmarried mothers. 他就未婚妈妈所作的演讲招致了公众的不少抨击。

Her first novel was published last year in a blaze of (= with a lot of) publicity. 她的第一部小说去年在大张旗鼓的宣传下出版。

We have planned an exciting publicity campaign with our advertisers. 我们和广告人员一起策划了一场十分精彩的宣传活动。

The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales. 由这个案子所产生的知名度给我们的销售带来了可喜的增长。

The normally publicity-shy director will be making several public appearances for the launch of the movie. 这位通常不愿抛头露面的导演为了这部影片的发行将公开亮相几次。

The enormous publicity surrounding the case will make it very difficult to hold a fair trial. 人们对于这个案件的极大关注使该案很难有公正的审判。

The pop group's arrival by hot-air balloon was just a publicity stunt (= an unusual way of attracting the public's attention). 这个流行演唱组合乘热气球到来只是吸引眼球的噱头而已。

any publicity is good publicityidiom saying (also there's no such thing as bad publicity) 任何宣传都是好宣传。