词组 | privilege |
释义 | privilege /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ/ noun a special advantage or lucky opportunity that few people haveadjectivesa special privilege First-class passengers get special privileges including better food.a great/enormous privilege It is a great privilege to play for your country.a rare privilege The young reporter was given the rare privilege of an interview with the prime minister.a real privilege It has been a real privilege to work with you.certain privileges Club members enjoy certain privileges such as reduced ticket prices.parliamentary privilege (=special rights which members of parliament have so that they can do their duties without breaking the law) Parliamentary privilege is supposed to protect freedom of speech.verbshave a privilege Managers have privileges which other workers do not have.enjoy/be entitled to/benefit from a privilege (=have a privilege) Top party officials used to enjoy special privileges.get/receive a privilege Foreigners in Egypt received considerable legal privileges.give/grant sb a privilege Senior members of the government are given the privilege of having their own personal drivers.pay for the privilege It is a private golf course so you have to pay for the privilege of playing on it.deny sb a privilege (=not let someone have it) Men could join the golf club, but this privilege was denied to women.withdraw a privilege (=stop someone having it) If a prisoner behaves badly, his privileges may be withdrawn.abuse a privilege Website owners must not abuse the privilege of receiving confidential information.prepositionsthe privilege of sth He has the privilege of sitting at the head of the table.sth is a privilege for sb It was a great privilege for her to be invited to speak at the conference. |
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