But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
但到目前为止，公众已经向新闻界写信表达他们对学生们的感激之情了。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 84 On strike
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 感激，感谢;感激的样子;谢意;恩义;
💡 grat感激，高兴+itude状态 →感激，感恩
"He smiled at them with gratitude ."
他向他们笑了笑表示谢意。
近义：appreciation, recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement
反义：thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty
vt. 压，按;逼迫;紧抱;
vi. 压;逼迫;重压;
n. 强迫征兵;新闻报道，出版物;压榨;印刷机（厂）;
💡 press 表”压力,向……人施压”
"The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best."
迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计.
近义：squeeze, depress, pressure, coerce, lobby, prompt
反义：unhand
letters
[[letəz]]
n. 字母；书信；读者投书栏（letter的复数）
近义：mail, post, postbag, correspondence, knowingness, learning
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
v. 表达( express的过去式和过去分词 ); （用符号等）表示; 榨; [express oneself]（如在说话、写作或绘画中）表达（自己）的意见
近义：manifest, voiced, worded, clear, express
反义：implicit, implied, inferred, assumed, understood, unexpressed