词组 | private |
释义 | private /ˈpraɪvət, ˈpraɪvɪt/ adjective 1. if something is private, you do not want most people to know about it because it concerns your feelings, your relationships etcnounssb’s private life I try to keep work and my private life separate.sb’s private thoughts/feelings She wrote down her most private thoughts in her diary.a private letter/email/phone call Someone had been reading his private letters.a private conversation/meeting/discussion After the meal, Stirling had a private conversation with the prime minister.sb’s private business (=things that you do not want other people to talk about or be involved in) What I do in my own home is my private business.adverbsstrictly private The letter was marked ‘Strictly Private’.THESAURUS: private personallife | feelings | thoughts | question relating to your private life: The singer has had a lot of problems in her personal life. | She talked about her own personal feelings. | They asked me a lot of personal questions. | I’d rather not talk about it – it’s personal. secretthoughts | ambition | desire | wish | fear | worry | fantasies used about feelings and thoughts that you do not tell anyone about: I had the feeling he knew my most secret thoughts. | Her secret ambition was to become a pilot. | Barclay had a secret desire to become an actor. | His secret fear was that Jenny would leave him. | It was such a relief to share my secret worries with her. | He writes about his most secret fantasies. intimatedetails | secrets | conversation | moment very private – used about things relating to your relationships and sexual feelings: Many people share intimate details of their lives on the internet. | She knows the most intimate secrets of the Prime Minister and his wife. | The couple appeared to be involved in an intimate conversation. | The film shows their most intimate moments together. innermostthoughts | feelings | emotions | desires | hopes and fears your innermost feelings, thoughts etc are your most private ones: Patients are encouraged to talk about their innermost thoughts. | She shouted her innermost feelings about the hurt and anger she felt towards her mother. | The painters’ aim was to express their innermost desires. | He understood his nation’s innermost hopes and fears. In informal English, if something is private, and you do not think that someone should ask you about it, you say it’s none of your business or that’s none of your business: It’s none of your business how much I earn. “Are you married?” “That’s none of your business.”THESAURUS: private → secret12. controlled by individual people or companies, not by the governmentnounsa private school/hospital His parents sent him to an expensive private school.the private sector (=all businesses and organizations that are not controlled by the government) People who work in the private sector get paid more than people who work in the public sector.private enterprise (=the activities of businesses that are not owned by the government, whose aim is to make profits) The government wants to encourage private enterprise, and make people less dependent on the state.verbsgo private (=become a privately owned business) Britain’s water companies went private in 1989.3. for one person or group to use, not for everyonenounsa private car park/swimming pool/garden etc The hotel has its own private swimming pool.private property/land There was a big sign which said ‘Private Property. No Public Right of Way’. |
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