1 [I,T] to put information in a newspaper, on television, on a picture on the wall, etc in order to persuade people to buy sth, to interest them in a new job, etc 做广告；登广告: a poster advertising a new type of biscuit 一张宣传新饼干产品的海报The job was advertised in the local newspapers. 那个职位的招聘广告登在本地的报纸上。It's very expensive to advertise on television. 在电视播出广告费用高昂。

2 [I] advertise for sb/sth to say publicly in a newspaper, on a sign, etc that you need sb to do a particular job, want to buy sth, etc （为招聘、征求等）宣传，（发）广告: The shop is advertising for a part-time sales assistant. 那家商店登广告招聘兼职售货员。 ➔advertising noun [U]: The magazine gets a lot of money from advertising. 那本杂志的广告收益很不错。an advertising campaign 广告促销活动