The publicity could detract from our election campaign.是什么意思？

The publicity could detract from our election campaign.

这些宣传报道可能会有损我们的竞选活动。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

publicity

n. 公众信息，宣传效用，宣传，公诸于众的状况；

例句
This publicity cuts both ways. It focuses on us as well as on them.
这种宣传有利也有弊。它使得人们关注我们，同样也关注了他们。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

detract

vi. 贬低，减损；vt. 转移（注意等）；

例句
The publicity could detract from our election campaign.
这些宣传报道可能会有损我们的竞选活动。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

our

pron. 我们的，we的所有格形式，<口>我们家，敝；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

election

n. 选举，当选，选举权，[神]神的选择；

例句
The country's election commission has advanced the date of parliamentary elections by three days.
该国的选举委员会将议会选举日期提前了3天。

campaign

n. 运动，竞选运动，战役，季节性竞赛；vi. 参加[发起]运动，参加竞选，参战，参加战役，作战；

例句
The election campaign has been fought not in street rallies but on the airwaves...
此次竞选大战不是以街头集会的方式进行，而是通过电视和广播一决胜负。