private
- adj.私人的;私有的;私立的;私下的;秘密的;私用的;隐秘的;内心的;僻静的;与工作（或官职）无关的;为一部分人的;不愿吐露心思的;由财产增溢的
- n.二等兵，列兵(级别最低的士兵)
复数： privates 派生词： privately adv.
priv- 个人,私人 + -ate 具有...的
privateadj.
非公开 not public
私有的；私用的；自用的
belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use
The sign said, ‘Private property. Keep out.’
标牌上写着：“私人领地，禁止进入。”
Those are my father's private papers.
那些都是我父亲的私人文件。
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
这家旅馆有110间客房，各有独立卫生间。
谈话；会晤 conversation/meeting
为一部分人的；私人的；秘密的
intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about
a private conversation
私人交谈
They were sharing a private joke.
他们讲着外人听不懂的笑话。
Senior defence officials held private talks.
高级防务官员举行了秘密会谈。
情感；信息 feelings/information
内心的；隐秘的；私下的
that you do not want other people to know about
her private thoughts and feelings
她私下的想法和感情
非国有 not owned/run by state
私立的；私营的；民营的
owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state
private banks/companies/schools
私营银行 / 公司；私立学校
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership
把很多国营公司转为民营的计划
个体的，独立的，私人的（尤指医疗或教育）
working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company, especially in health or education
private doctors
私人医生
If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service) .
如果花得起，我想我会自费医疗的。
非工作 not work
与工作（或官职）无关的；个人的；私人的
not connected with your work or official position
a politician's private life
政界人物的私生活
清静 quiet
僻静的；不受打扰的
where you are not likely to be disturbed; quiet
Let's go somewhere a bit more private.
咱们另找个僻静些的地方吧。
人 person
不愿吐露心思的；内向的；不爱交流思想感情的
not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people
He's a very private person.
他是个闷葫芦。
功课 lessons
私人教授的；个别传授的
given by a teacher, etc. to one person or a small group of people for payment
She gives private English lessons at weekends.
她周末给私人教授英语。
钱 money
由财产增溢的；间接收入的；非劳动所得的
that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn
He has a private income.
他有一笔私人收入。
Can we speak privately?
我们能单独谈谈吗？
In public he supported the official policy, but privately he was sure it would fail.
他明里支持这项官方政策，但暗中却相信它会失败。
a privately owned company
私营公司
Their children were educated privately.
他们的子女都是上私立学校的。
She smiled, but privately she was furious.
她面露微笑，但心里却十分气愤。
noun
二等兵，列兵（级别最低的士兵）
a soldier of the lowest rank in the army
Private (John) Smith
列兵（约翰∙）史密斯
with nobody else present
有没有什么地方能让我们单独谈谈这件事？
Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private?
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ADJ （产业、服务）私立的，私有的，私营的，民营的
Private industries and services are owned or controlled by an individual person or a commercial company, rather than by the state or an official organization....a joint venture with private industry...
与私营企业建立的合资企业
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No other European country had so few privately owned businesses...
再没有哪个欧洲国家有如此之少的私有企业。
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ADJ 个人的；私人的
Private individuals are acting only for themselves, and are not representing any group, company, or organization....the law's insistence that private citizens are not permitted to have weapons...
法律坚持要求公民个人不得持有武器
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ADJ （财物等）个人所有的，私有的，私人的
Your private things belong only to you, or may only be used by you.The landowners have had to sell their private aircraft...
这些土地所有者不得不卖掉自己的私人飞机。
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ADJ （地方、聚会等）非公开的，私人的
Private places or gatherings may be attended only by a particular group of people, rather than by the general public.673 private golf clubs took part in a recent study...
673家私人高尔夫俱乐部参与了最近的研究。
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ADJ （会议、讨论、活动等）秘密的，私下的
Private meetings, discussions, and other activities involve only a small number of people, and very little information about them is given to other people.Don't bug private conversations, and don't buy papers that reprint them.
不要窃听私人谈话，不要购买重印这些谈话的报纸。
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Few senior figures have issued any public statements but privately the resignation's been welcomed...
几乎没有高层人员发表任何公开声明，但私下里大家都为这次辞职窃喜。
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ADJ （生活）私人的，个人的，与工作无关的
Your private life is that part of your life that is concerned with your personal relationships and activities, rather than with your work or business.I've always kept my private and professional life separate...
我总是将私生活和工作分开。
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ADJ-GRADED （想法、感觉）私密的，隐私的，内心的
Your private thoughts or feelings are ones that you do not talk about to other people.We all felt as if we were intruding on his private grief.
我们都觉得似乎触及到了他内心的伤痛。
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Privately, she worries about whether she's really good enough...
她暗自担心自己是不是真的有那么好。
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ADJ 只有自己人明白的
You can use private to describe situations or activities that are understood only by the people involved in them, and not by anyone else.Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke...
华人服务生们站在一起，讲着只有他们自己才懂的笑话。
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ADJ-GRADED （地方等）僻静的，幽静的，无人打扰的
If you describe a place as private, or as somewhere where you can be private, you mean that it is a quiet place and you can be alone there without being disturbed.It was the only reasonably private place they could find.
这是他们能找到的唯一一个还算僻静之处。
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ADJ-GRADED （人）内敛的，文静内向的，孤僻的
If you describe someone as a private person, you mean that they are very quiet by nature and do not reveal their thoughts and feelings to other people.She has always been a rather private person...
她一直是一个相当内向的人。
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ADJ 私人教授的；私下辅导的
You can use private to describe lessons that are not part of ordinary school activity, and which are given by a teacher to an individual pupil or a small group, usually in return for payment.Martial arts: Private lessons: £8 per hour.
武术：私人教授：每小时8英镑
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N-COUNT; N-TITLE 列兵，二等兵（级别最低的士兵）
A private is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines.One gunner in each battery was an NCO and the rest were privates.
每个炮兵连都有一个炮手是军士，其余都是二等兵。
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N-PLURAL 私处；阴部
Your privates are your genitals.You should wash your feet and your privates every day.
应该每天洗脚，并清洗阴部。
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PHRASE 私下地；秘密地
If you do something in private, you do it without other people being present, often because it is something that you want to keep secret.Some of what we're talking about might better be discussed in private.
我们要谈论的一些事情最好是在私下里讨论。
noun
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- an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
- our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
- Synonym: buck private common soldier
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- not expressed
- secret (or private) thoughts
- Synonym: secret
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- concerning one person exclusively
- we all have individual cars
- each room has a private bath
- Synonym: individual(a)
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- concerning things deeply private and personal
- private correspondence
- private family matters
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- 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
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Training sets like the ones Google and Facebook have are private .
而像谷歌和脸书拥有的那些训练集是私有的。
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Listing private family companies suggests accountability but is often designed to achieve the reverse .
将家族私有的企业上市，貌似要建立问责机制，但往往是为了达到相反的目的。
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He doesn 't like to talk about his private life .
他不愿谈及他的私生活。
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Private property ─ no right of way .
私有房产——禁止穿行。
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I don 't go along with her views on private medicine .
在私人行医的问题上，我不敢苟同她的观点。
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My private life is none of your business .
我的私生活与你无关。
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Where do you stand on private education ?
你对民办教育持什么观点？
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If I can afford it , I think I 'll go private .
如果花得起，我想我会自费医疗的。
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With very few exceptions , private schools get the best exam results .
私立学校的考试成绩是最好的，很少有例外情况。
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Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever .
私有房产正以前所未有的速度增长。
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Let 's go somewhere a bit more private .
咱们另找个僻静些的地方吧。
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He 's a very private person .
他是个闷葫芦。
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Private interest was not allowed to predominate over the public good .
私人利益不得置于公众利益之上。
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She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private .
她竭尽全力让自己的私生活不受干扰。
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He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life .
他从不让他的工作妨碍私生活。
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Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life ?
他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活？
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Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private ?
有没有什么地方能让我们单独谈谈这件事？
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Her questions about my private life embarrassed me .
她询问我的私生活使我感到很尴尬。
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The painting comes from his private collection .
这幅画来自他的私人收藏。
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It 's a private matter .
这是件私事儿。
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All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed .
本想转移人们对他私生活的注意，但一切努力都失败了。
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A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks .
私人侦探几个星期来一直在跟踪他们。
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My letter is , of course , strictly private and confidential .
当然，我的信纯属私人信件，务须保密。
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Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life .
在成功的外表下面却隐藏着悲惨的私人生活。
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Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals .
对艺术的资助来自企业和个人。
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It 's a public relations office , a press office and a private office all in one .
那儿既是公关办公室，也是新闻办公室，又是私人办公室：三位一体。
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She gives private English lessons at weekends .
她周末给私人教授英语。
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The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate .
电影明星的私生活总为人所津津乐道。
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I keep my private papers hidden .
我藏起了我的私人文件。
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He supplements his income by giving private lessons .
他当家庭教师以补充收入。
指属于或关于某个人的，只作定语；也指有关个人生活的。
Her personal view is that they should leave for Shanghai in October.
她个人认为他们应该10月份动身去上海。
They rented the room together, but the TV and that wooden chair were his personal belongings.
他们合租了这间屋子，但是电视和那把木椅子是他的私人物品。
Can I ask you a personal question?
我可以问你一个私人问题吗？
指属于或专供个体而非群体的，只作定语。
Parents always want their children to get more individual attention in class.
家长们总是希望自己的孩子在班上能得到更多的个别关注。
The bedroom is designed to suit her individual needs.
卧室是按照她的个人需求来设计的。
指只供某个人或群体使用的，强调非公用性；也指私人的、与公事或官职无关的。
Does he really have a private jet?
他真的有一架私人喷气式飞机吗？
She bought a computer for her private use.
她买了台电脑供自己使用。
Don't open that letter - it's private.
别打开那封信——那是私人信件。
The president has paid a private visit to China.
总统对中国进行了私人访问。
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