adj. 1.私的，私人的，个人的，私用的，专用的。 2.秘密的；保密的；非公开的；(信件等)亲启的。 3.(财产等)私有的；私营的；民间的；(学校等)私立的。 4.平民的；无官职的；士兵的。 5.(地方等)隐蔽的，幽僻的。 6.不宜公开谈论[显露]的。 7.〔古语〕隐遁的。 短语和例子 private life 私生活。 private coach [teacher, tutor] 家庭教师；私人教师。 private property 私有财产。 private ownership 私有制。 a private secretary 私人秘书。 a private car 自备汽车。 private business 个人的事，私事。 private affairs＝private concerns 私事，隐秘的事。 a private door 便门。 private clothes 便服。 private information 非正式消息。 Keep the news private. 这个消息请守秘密。 We are quite private here. 这里就不怕被人看见了。 a private citizen 平民。 a private soldier 士兵，列兵。 a private member (of Parliament) 非内阁阁员的普通议员。 as a private person 以个人身分。 for private reasons 仅仅私下地，不能给外人知道。 for sb.'s private ear 秘密地 (This is for your private ear. 这是私下只跟你一个人讲的)。 in one's private capacity 以个人身分。 n. 1.列兵；〔美陆军、海军陆战队〕二等兵；士兵，〔英陆军〕二等兵。 2.〔古语〕私人，个人。 3.〔pl.〕阴部，生殖器。 短语和例子 a basic private 〔美陆军〕三等兵。 a private first class 〔美陆军、海军陆战队〕一等兵。 in private 秘密地 (criticism in private 背后批评)。 adv. -ly 私下，秘密，一个人。
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" 同义词：secret,
concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" 同义词：individual,
concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" 同义词：buck private, common soldier,
例句与用法
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Are you having me tailed by the private eye ? 你派侦探钉我的梢了么？
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They may desire you to be in private . 他们大概还是希望你能回避一下。
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They farmed the tasks out to private persons . 当局把任务分给私人做。
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It is my private persuasion that he is right . 我个人确信他是对的。
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It is my private persuasion that he is mad ... 我个人认为他是个疯子。
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Private investors would remain hesitant . 私人投资者仍持观望态度。
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To have a private washroom was luxurious . 有私人盥洗室是再惬意不过的。
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Dr brown takes some private patients . 布朗医生也接纳些私人病人。
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He sent me a laconic private message . 他给我一封简要的私人函件。
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Classes are much smaller at the private schools . 私立小学的班要小得多。
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