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

privateadjective

uk/ˈpraɪ.vət/us/ˈpraɪ.vət/

private adjective (PERSONAL)

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 Trespassing!"

Private activities involve personal matters or relationships and are not related to your work:

Apparently in interviews he refuses to talk about his private life.

B1 Private thoughts and opinions 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.

A private place is quiet and has no other people to see or hear you:

Is there somewhere private where we can talk?

A private person does not like to talk about their personal feelings and thoughts:

She's a very private person.

in private

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

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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!

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Particular and individual

be the very thing idiom
certain
esp
especially
head
individual
individualism
individualist
one-trick pony
particular
particularity
peculiar
peculiarity
peculiarly
personal
pet
singly
specifically
the UN
to wit idiom

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Secrecy and privacy

Separateness and isolation in space

Alone

Shy and modest

private 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.

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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.

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Business - general words

Age of Exploration
B2B
B2C
back office
big business
corporate memory
deal
devolution
devolve
devolve sth to sb
globalization
mass market
mass market
nerve centre
niche market
offshore
open market
private enterprise
privately
tender

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单词	private
释义	Contents adjective (2) private (PERSONAL) private (NOT OFFICIAL) noun (1) private (1) Contents adjective (2) private (PERSONAL) private (INDEPENDENT) noun (1) private (RANK) Contents adjective (12) private (1) private (2) private (3) private (4) private (5) private (6) private (7) private (8) private (9) private (10) private (11) private (12) English American Business privateadjective uk/ˈpraɪ.vət/us/ˈpraɪ.vət/ private adjective (PERSONAL) 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 Trespassing!" Private activities involve personal matters or relationships and are not related to your work: Apparently in interviews he refuses to talk about his private life. B1 Private thoughts and opinions 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. A private place is quiet and has no other people to see or hear you: Is there somewhere private where we can talk? A private person does not like to talk about their personal feelings and thoughts: She's a very private person. in private 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 More 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! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Particular and individual be the very thing idiom certain esp especially head individual individualism individualist one-trick pony particular particularity peculiar peculiarity peculiarly personal pet singly specifically the UN to wit idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Secrecy and privacy Separateness and isolation in space Alone Shy and modest private 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Business - general words Age of Exploration B2B B2C back office big business corporate memory deal devolution devolve *devolve sth* to sb globalization mass market mass market nerve centre niche market offshore open market private enterprise privately tender See more results » privatenoun [ C ] uk/ˈpraɪ.vət/us/ˈpraɪ.vət/ also Private a soldier of the lowest rank in an army: Private Murray/Sam Murray [ as form of address ] You're dismissed, Private. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Ranks in the Army brigadier brigadier general col colonel Corp corporal field marshal general lance corporal Lieut major major general sarge sergeant sergeant major Sgt staff officer subaltern privateadjective us/ˈprɑɪ·vɪt/ private adjective (PERSONAL) for the use of or belonging to one particular person or group only, or not shared or available to other people: The sign on the gate said "Private Property – Keep Out." Let’s go somewhere private so we can talk freely. in private If you do something in private, you do it without other people present: I asked if I could talk to her in private. private adjective (INDEPENDENT) [ not gradable ] belonging to or managed by a person or independent company rather than the government: The governor visited Ireland as a private citizen (= not as an official). privatenoun [ C ] us/ˈprɑɪ·vɪt/ private noun [ C ] (RANK) a person in the military of the lowest rank, below a corporal privateadjective uk/ˈpraɪvɪt/us used to describe a company with shares that are not traded on a stock market: EM.TV is a private family-owned company. ECONOMICS owned or controlled by one person or company, rather than by a government: Much of the funding for this type of investment comes from public, rather than private, sources. We need to review public and private interests in order to balance them carefully. The center has about 85 employees supported by private money from grants and donations. private health insurance private agencies/institutions/hospitals ECONOMICS private employees, investors, etc. act for themselves, rather than for a government or company: private buyers/investors a private contractor/developer COMMERCE, FINANCE only offered to particular people or organizations to buy and not offered to the public: The property was sold by private treaty. a private sale intended only for the use of one person or group of people: a private jet a private club MEETINGS involving only a small group of people and kept secret: Senior group executives are reported to be in private talks regarding a possible merger. a private agreement/conversation connected with your personal life, rather than your job: Employees are asked to keep private emails/phone calls to a minimum. go private FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if a company whose shares are traded on a stock market goes private, the owners buy the shares back from other shareholders in order to take control of the company themselves: The Canadian utility company is well on its way to going private through a $22 billion management-led buyout. ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT if an organization that is owned by the government goes private, it is sold to investors: The satellite company was bought by its current owners for $3.1 billion in cash after going private and shedding its intergovernmental ownership. UK to pay for your own medical treatment, rather than using treatment provided by the National Health Service: People who cannot find an NHS dentist are already going private and insurers are keen to fill in gaps in their finances. in private MEETINGS something that is done in private is done secretly and only involves a small group of people: Negotiations are underway in private. in private hands ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT owned or controlled by one person or company, rather than by a government: The transaction would put control of a key service in private hands. owned by one person, rather than by an organization: Two original copies of the manuscript are still in private hands. take sth private FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to take control of a company or organization whose shares are traded on a stock market by buying the shares back from other shareholders:** Two of the world's richest men combined to take the upmarket hotel chain private in a $1.95bn deal.
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privateadjective

private adjective (PERSONAL)

private adjective (NOT OFFICIAL)

privatenoun [ C ]

privateadjective

private adjective (PERSONAL)

private adjective (INDEPENDENT)

privatenoun [ C ]

private noun [ C ] (RANK)

privateadjective