private
adjective uk/ˈpraɪ.vət/ us/ˈpraɪ.vət/
(PERSONAL)
B1 私人（用）的；私有的
only for one person or group and not for everyone
She has a small office that is used for private discussions. 她有一间小办公室，做密谈之用。
I caught him looking through my private papers. 我撞见他在翻阅我的私人文件。
The sign on the gate said "Private Property - No Trespassing!" 大门的标牌上写着“私宅——闲人莫入”。
私人的
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. 很明显，他在采访中不愿谈论自己的私生活。
B1 不公开的，秘密的
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. 虽然我当众支持这项计划，但我私下里认为它不会成功。
This is a private matter. 这是私事。
（场所）清静的，不受侵扰的
A private place is quiet and has no other people to see or hear you.
Is there somewhere private where we can talk? 有没有一个安静的地方好让我们谈一谈？
不愿吐露心思的;不爱交流思想的;内向的
A private person does not like to talk about their personal feelings and thoughts.
She's a very private person. 她是一个很内向的人。
in privateB2 非公开的，私下的
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. 杰米想和我私下谈谈。
He supported the prime minister in interviews, but in private he was plotting against him.
In private, she admitted to worries about the scheme.
They are very affectionate to one another in private.
I chatted to Caroline in private before the meeting.
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!
(NOT OFFICIAL)
B2 私立的;私营的;民间的
controlled or paid for by a person or company and not by the government
private education/healthcare 私立教育／医疗保健
a private doctor/dentist 私人医生／牙医
Banks should be supporting small private businesses. 银行应该支持小型私营企业。
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- She has her own private plane.
- 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.
private
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpraɪ.vət/ us/ˈpraɪ.vət/
(also Private)二等兵，列兵
a soldier of the lowest rank in an army
Private Murray/Sam Murray 列兵穆雷／列兵萨姆·穆雷
[ as form of address ] You're dismissed, Private. 你可以走了，列兵。