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privates

/prahy-vit/US // ˈpraɪ vɪt //UK // (ˈpraɪvɪt) //

私营部门,私营机构,私营企业,私营

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : belonging to some particular person: private property.
    • : pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal: for your private satisfaction.
    • : confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential: a private meeting.
    • : personal and not publicly expressed: one's private feelings.
    • : not holding public office or employment: private citizens.
    • : not of an official or public character; unrelated to one's official job or position: a former senator who has returned to private life;a college president speaking in his private capacity as a legal expert.
    • : removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret: private papers.
    • : not open or accessible to the general public: a private beach.
    • : undertaken individually or personally: private research.
    • : without the presence of others; alone: Let's go into another room where we can be private.
    • : solitary; secluded: He wants to meet us in a more private place.
    • : preferring privacy; retiring: a very private person.
    • : intimate; most personal: private behavior.
    • : of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, especially a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours: a private room; a private patient.
    • : of lowest military rank.
    • : of, relating to, or coming from nongovernmental sources: private funding.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
    • : privates. private parts.

Phrases

  • private eye
  • free (private) enterprise
  • in private

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.personal, intimate

Examples

  • But less than two days later, Iranian media outlets reported on funerals held for privates killed in the incident.

  • On the other hand the robot can replace at least three privates, and the average income in South Korea is $35,400 a year.

  • When new privates now arrive, even their most junior leaders are likely to be combat veterans.

  • Because the mayor sent no pics of his privates and was nothing but a “perfect gentleman.”

  • I was in charge of 14 privates in my unit, almost all young Sunni Arab guys.

  • The total American losses that day were two officers and four privates killed, and three officers and 40 men wounded.

  • That privates should obey, and that they should be smartly punished if they disobey, this one can understand very well.

  • We were here saluted both by privates and officers, the Imperial Guard being considered as part of the household.

  • The lieutenants and sergeants flushed; the girl privates jumped their fingers onto typewriter keys.

  • In his flight he came upon a Rebel major, two captains, and three privates, who were captured and paroled.