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单词 semiprivate
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Definition of semiprivate in US English:

semiprivate

adjectiveˌsemˌī-ˌsemˌī-
  • 1Combining public and private elements.

    the design gives every unit its own façade and a semiprivate balcony
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moreover, men find themselves in a public space while the women are in a semiprivate space.
    • Power plants constitute obvious terrorist targets but are frequently operated by private or semiprivate corporations unwilling to pay to protect them.
    • In addition to streets and individual yards, larger complexes now included a variety of public or semiprivate open spaces: small parks, squares, or common courtyards defined by building walls.
    • Since 1999, Baratta has successfully steered the institution through its transition from a public agency to a semiprivate foundation that relies increasingly on earned income.
    • There are no high-end resorts, but for $80 a night, four people can rent a private cabin on a semiprivate beach or a couple can rent a comfortable room at a full-amenity hotel.
    1. 1.1 (of a hospital room) accommodating two patients.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They lay in hallways waiting for space in semiprivate rooms, where patients must be paired up according to level of illness or type of disease.
      • It began life as a tuberculosis clinic and is now a semiprivate hospital for civil servants.
      • All the ICU patients were in private rooms; 28 of CCMU patients were in semiprivate rooms.

Definition of semiprivate in US English:

semiprivate

adjectiveˌsemˌī-
  • 1Combining public and private elements.

    the design gives every unit its own façade and a semiprivate balcony
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since 1999, Baratta has successfully steered the institution through its transition from a public agency to a semiprivate foundation that relies increasingly on earned income.
    • There are no high-end resorts, but for $80 a night, four people can rent a private cabin on a semiprivate beach or a couple can rent a comfortable room at a full-amenity hotel.
    • Power plants constitute obvious terrorist targets but are frequently operated by private or semiprivate corporations unwilling to pay to protect them.
    • Moreover, men find themselves in a public space while the women are in a semiprivate space.
    • In addition to streets and individual yards, larger complexes now included a variety of public or semiprivate open spaces: small parks, squares, or common courtyards defined by building walls.
    1. 1.1 (of a hospital room) accommodating two patients.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All the ICU patients were in private rooms; 28 of CCMU patients were in semiprivate rooms.
      • It began life as a tuberculosis clinic and is now a semiprivate hospital for civil servants.
      • They lay in hallways waiting for space in semiprivate rooms, where patients must be paired up according to level of illness or type of disease.
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