1. 出版；发行
    When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to shops to be sold.

    e.g. They publish reference books...
           他们出版工具书。
    e.g. His latest book of poetry will be published by Faber in May.
           他的最新诗集将由菲贝尔出版公司于5月出版。

2. 刊登；登载
    When the people in charge of a newspaper or magazine publish a piece of writing or a photograph, they print it in their newspaper or magazine.

    e.g. The ban was imposed after the magazine published an article satirising the government...
           这家杂志刊登了一篇讽刺政府的文章后被停刊。
    e.g. I don't encourage people to take photographs like this without permission, but by law we can publish.
           我不鼓励人们未经允许就拍摄这样的照片，但根据法律我们可以刊登。

3. 发表；出版
    If someone publishes a book or an article that they have written, they arrange to have it published.

    e.g. John Lennon found time to publish two books of his humorous prose.
           约翰·列侬抽时间出版了两本幽默散文。

4. 公布；发布
    If you publish information or an opinion, you make it known to the public by having it printed in a newspaper, magazine, or official document.

    e.g. The demonstrators called on the government to publish a list of registered voters.
           游行者呼吁政府公布注册选民的名单。