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单词 private eye
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Definition of private eye in English:

private eye

noun ˌprʌɪvɪt ˈʌɪpraɪvət ˈaɪ
informal
  • A private detective.

    〈非正式〉私人侦探

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tracing people is just one of the jobs private eyes take to make ends meet.
    • Parker's Spenser is the best private eye in American detective fiction and has been for at least the past 20 years.
    • And Donald was a great character, a detective in the classic sense of an old-school private eye detective.
    • Jack's a hard-boiled private eye who narrates the entire film in voice-over, and who finds himself investigating an ancient Egyptian cult that worships chainsaws.
    • I thought I was watching some television detective show where the private eye puts together the clues and reveals the killer, who then admits all and is ready to be taken away.

Definition of private eye in US English:

private eye

nounpraɪvət ˈaɪprīvət ˈī
informal
  • A private investigator.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I thought I was watching some television detective show where the private eye puts together the clues and reveals the killer, who then admits all and is ready to be taken away.
    • Parker's Spenser is the best private eye in American detective fiction and has been for at least the past 20 years.
    • And Donald was a great character, a detective in the classic sense of an old-school private eye detective.
    • Tracing people is just one of the jobs private eyes take to make ends meet.
    • Jack's a hard-boiled private eye who narrates the entire film in voice-over, and who finds himself investigating an ancient Egyptian cult that worships chainsaws.
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