英语词汇“private”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	private
释义	private —private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ Ⅰ adjective (NOT OFFICIAL) ► B2 controlled or paid for by a person or company and not by the government: » private education/healthcare» a private doctor/dentist» Banks should be supporting small private businesses.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Business and commerce - general words • • • Extra Examples:» She has her own private plane.» How you choose to conduct your private life is your own business!» She's decided to leave the Health Service and join a private practice.» The government restructured the coal industry before selling it to private owners.» The upper classes usually send their children to expensive private schools. Ⅱ adjective (PERSONAL) 1 B1 only for one person or group and not for everyone: » She has a small office that is used for private discussions.» I caught him looking through my private papers.» The sign on the gate said 'Private Property - No Admittance.'Thesaurus⁺: ↑Particular and individual 2 F0 describes activities that involve personal matters or relationships and are not connected with your work: » Apparently in interviews he refuses to talk about his private life.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Secrecy and privacy 3 B1 describes thoughts and opinions that are secret and not discussed with other people: » Although I support the project in public, my private opinion is that it will fail.» This is a private matter.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Secrecy and privacy 4 F0 describes a place that is quiet and where there are no other people to see or hear you: » Is there somewhere private where we can talk?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Separateness and isolation in space , ↑AloneThesaurus⁺: ↑Alone , ↑Separateness and isolation in spaceThesaurus⁺: ↑Secrecy and privacy 5 F0 describes someone who does not like to talk about their personal feelings and thoughts: » She's quite a private person.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Shy and modest , ↑Anxious and worried in private 6 B2 If you talk to someone or do something in private, you do it without other people being present: » Jamie wants to speak to me in private.→ _COMPARE IN PUBLIC(Cf. ↑in public)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Secrecy and privacyWord Builder:–Nouns: privacy, private, privatization–Adjectives: private–Verbs: privatize–Adverbs: privately • • • Extra Examples:» Unless it's marked 'private', my secretary usually opens my post.» The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time to bond with their babies.» We've been invited to a private viewing, before the exhibition opens.» You had no business reading my private letters.» Do you mind? We're trying to have a private conversation here! Ⅲ noun [C] (_ALSO Private) ► F0 a soldier of the lowest rank in an army: » Private Murray/Sam Murray» [as form of address] You're dismissed, Private.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Ranks in the ArmyWord Builder:–Nouns: privacy, private, privatization–Adjectives: private–Verbs: privatize–Adverbs: privately
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