[] 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brand advertising comparative advertising consumer advertising corporate advertising direct advertising direct response advertising drip advertising image advertising indirect advertising institutional advertising keyword advertising mass advertising outdoor advertising out-of-home advertising point-of-purchase advertising print advertising product advertising spot advertising trade advertising advertising / advertisement <chn/>Advertising is an uncountable noun and refers to the activity of telling customers about products and services, or the materials that companies use in general to do this, such as notices in magazines or newspapers. * advertising 为不可数名词，指商家为向顾客介绍其产品和服务所进行的宣传活动，或者指商家登于报刊杂志等媒介上的宣传材料：They do a lot of advertising on television. 他们在电视上做大量广告。Advertisement is a countable noun. It refers to a particular piece of advertising, such as a notice or short film/movie about a particular product. In more informal language the words ad (BrE and NAmE) and advert (BrE) are used. * advertisement 为可数名词，指某一则广告（piece of advertising），如有关某一产品的海报或短片。在较非正式的语言中，还可以用 ad （英式英语和美式英语）和 advert （英式英语）。I am replying to your advertisement in the Guardian. 我就你们在《卫报》上的广告来函垂询。I am replying to your advertising …