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private adj.私人的；个人的；私下的；私有的；缄默的n.士兵；列兵 (1) 总统正在欧洲进行私人访问。(2) 我们每个人对这件事都有自己的看法。(3) 公众对社会名流的私生活具有浓厚的兴趣。(4) 资本主义是建立在私有制基础上的。(5) 她是个非常孤独缄默的人。(6) 士兵分为列兵、专业军士、军士长。 As a noun, the lowest enlisted rank is called private. You may enlist as a private but have plans to retire from the Army as a four-star general! Sometimes the adjective private is used as the opposite of public. If you own your own island, it's private property. Alcatraz Island, however, is public property and the site of a museum preserving its past life as a famous prison — former home to Al Capone.

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英 ['praɪvət] 美 ['praɪvət] (1) The president is paying a private visit to Europe.(2) We each have our private views about it.(3) The public is fascinated by the private lives of public figures.(4) Capitalism is based on private ownership.(5) She is a very retiring and private person.(6) Soldiers are classified as Private, Specialist Sergeant and Master Sergeant. Something private is something you don't want to share; it's for your eyes only. Your diary entries and your bank account balance might both be kept private. 1[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]  [BUSINESS 商]...a joint venture with private industry...与私营企业建立的合资企业Bupa runs private hospitals in Britain...保柏在英国开办私立医院。Brazil says its constitution forbids the private ownership of energy assets.巴西称其宪法禁止个人占有能源资产。privatelyNo 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。She was privately educated at schools in Ireland and Paris.她在爱尔兰和巴黎的学校接受过私立教育。2[ADJ 形容词]个人的；私人的 Private individuals are acting only for themselves, and are not representing any group, company, or organization.   [ADJ n]...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The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors...国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。The family tried to bring a private prosecution against him for assault.这家人试图以侵犯人身为由对他提起自诉。3[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]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。They want more State control over private property...他们希望加强国家对私有财产的控制。There are 76 individually furnished bedrooms, all with private bathrooms...这里有76间陈设各异的卧室，都配有独立卫生间。I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left, and only my private secretary knows it.我在离开之前预先把桌子整理好了，这一点只有我的私人秘书知道。4[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]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。The door is marked 'Private'...这扇门上标着“私人房间”。Brian Epstein was buried in a private ceremony at Long Lane Cemetery, Liverpool.在利物浦朗雷恩公墓为布赖恩·爱泼斯坦举行了私人葬礼。5[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]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。privatelyFew 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。I had not talked to Winnette privately for weeks.我好几个星期没有和温尼特私下谈过话了。6[ADJ 形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]I've always kept my private and professional life separate...我总是将私生活和工作分开。My private affairs are no one's business but my own.我自己的事自己管，不用其他人操心。7[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]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。...the enactment of her private sexual fantasies...她内心产生了性幻想It's just that it's something very private, and I simply can't talk about it.只不过这是非常隐私的事情，我根本不能谈论这个。privatelyPrivately, 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。He had privately resolved he would buy her the dress.他暗地里下定决心要给她买那件衣服。8[ADJ 形容词]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.   [ADJ n]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。As many as 40 per cent of twins have a private language that excludes the rest of the family.多达40％的双胞胎都有自己的语言，其他家庭成员都听不懂。9[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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。...a very attractive country house set within a uniquely beautiful and private position...坐落在风景独特的僻静之处的非常别致的乡间别墅We were alone, completely private, with not even Angela present.就我们自己，没有其他人打扰，连安吉拉也不在。10[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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.   [usu ADJ n]She has always been a rather private person...她一直是一个相当内向的人。Gould was an intensely private individual.古德以前是个极为孤僻的人。11[ADJ 形容词]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.   [usu ADJ n]Martial arts: Private lessons: £8 per hour.武术：私人教授：每小时8英镑...Donald Tovey, who took her as his private pupil for the piano.唐纳德·托维，她的私人钢琴老师12[N-COUNT； N-TITLE 可数名词；头衔名词]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。...Private Martin Ferguson.二等兵马丁·费格森13[N-PLURAL 复数名词]私处；阴部 Your privates are your genitals.   [usu poss N]  [INFORMAL 非正式]You should wash your feet and your privates every day.应该每天洗脚，并清洗阴部。14See also:privately；  15[PHRASE 短语]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.   [usu PHR after v]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。

英语单词	private
英美音标	英 ['praɪvət] 美 ['praɪvət]
中文释义	adj.私人的；个人的；私下的；私有的；缄默的 n.士兵；列兵
英语例句	(1) The president is paying a private visit to Europe. (2) We each have our private views about it. (3) The public is fascinated by the private lives of public figures. (4) Capitalism is based on private ownership. (5) She is a very retiring and private person. (6) Soldiers are classified as Private, Specialist Sergeant and Master Sergeant.
中文例句	(1) 总统正在欧洲进行私人访问。 (2) 我们每个人对这件事都有自己的看法。 (3) 公众对社会名流的私生活具有浓厚的兴趣。 (4) 资本主义是建立在私有制基础上的。 (5) 她是个非常孤独缄默的人。 (6) 士兵分为列兵、专业军士、军士长。
vocabulary简明	Something private is something you don't want to share; it's for your eyes only. Your diary entries and your bank account balance might both be kept private.
vocabulary扩展	As a noun, the lowest enlisted rank is called private. You may enlist as a private but have plans to retire from the Army as a four-star general! Sometimes the adjective private is used as the opposite of public. If you own your own island, it's private property. Alcatraz Island, however, is public property and the site of a museum preserving its past life as a famous prison — former home to Al Capone.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] [BUSINESS 商] ...a joint venture with private industry... 与私营企业建立的合资企业 Bupa runs private hospitals in Britain... 保柏在英国开办私立医院。 Brazil says its constitution forbids the private ownership of energy assets. 巴西称其宪法禁止个人占有能源资产。 privately 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。 She was privately educated at schools in Ireland and Paris. 她在爱尔兰和巴黎的学校接受过私立教育。 2 [ADJ 形容词]个人的；私人的 Private individuals are acting only for themselves, and are not representing any group, company, or organization. [ADJ n] ...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 The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors... 国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。 The family tried to bring a private prosecution against him for assault. 这家人试图以侵犯人身为由对他提起自诉。 3 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 They want more State control over private property... 他们希望加强国家对私有财产的控制。 There are 76 individually furnished bedrooms, all with private bathrooms... 这里有76间陈设各异的卧室，都配有独立卫生间。 I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left, and only my private secretary knows it. 我在离开之前预先把桌子整理好了，这一点只有我的私人秘书知道。 4 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 The door is marked 'Private'... 这扇门上标着“私人房间”。 Brian Epstein was buried in a private ceremony at Long Lane Cemetery, Liverpool. 在利物浦朗雷恩公墓为布赖恩·爱泼斯坦举行了私人葬礼。 5 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 privately 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。 I had not talked to Winnette privately for weeks. 我好几个星期没有和温尼特私下谈过话了。 6 [ADJ 形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] I've always kept my private and professional life separate... 我总是将私生活和工作分开。 My private affairs are no one's business but my own. 我自己的事自己管，不用其他人操心。 7 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 ...the enactment of her private sexual fantasies... 她内心产生了性幻想 It's just that it's something very private, and I simply can't talk about it. 只不过这是非常隐私的事情，我根本不能谈论这个。 privately 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。 He had privately resolved he would buy her the dress. 他暗地里下定决心要给她买那件衣服。 8 [ADJ 形容词]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. [ADJ n] 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。 As many as 40 per cent of twins have a private language that excludes the rest of the family. 多达40％的双胞胎都有自己的语言，其他家庭成员都听不懂。 9 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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。 ...a very attractive country house set within a uniquely beautiful and private position... 坐落在风景独特的僻静之处的非常别致的乡间别墅 We were alone, completely private, with not even Angela present. 就我们自己，没有其他人打扰，连安吉拉也不在。 10 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. [usu ADJ n] She has always been a rather private person... 她一直是一个相当内向的人。 Gould was an intensely private individual. 古德以前是个极为孤僻的人。 11 [ADJ 形容词]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. [usu ADJ n] Martial arts: Private lessons: £8 per hour. 武术：私人教授：每小时8英镑 ...Donald Tovey, who took her as his private pupil for the piano. 唐纳德·托维，她的私人钢琴老师 12 [N-COUNT； N-TITLE 可数名词；头衔名词]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。 ...Private Martin Ferguson. 二等兵马丁·费格森 13 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]私处；阴部 Your privates are your genitals. [usu poss N] [INFORMAL 非正式] You should wash your feet and your privates every day. 应该每天洗脚，并清洗阴部。 14 See also:privately ； 15 [PHRASE 短语]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. [usu PHR after v] 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。

Private N [Usu Adj 形容词 Public Ly Life