- belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only私人的, 私有的; 独用的：
all bedrooms have private facilities
所有卧室都有独用卫生设备
his private plane.
他的私人飞机。
- (of a situation, activity, or gathering) affecting or involving only a particular person or group of people（情形, 活动, 聚会）私人的, 非公开的：
a small private service in the chapel.
小教堂中的小型私人礼拜。
- (of thoughts and feelings) not to be shared with or revealed to others（思想, 感情）非公开的, 秘密的：
she felt awkward at intruding on private grief.
她因触及他人的个人忧伤而感到尴尬。
- (of a person) not choosing to share their thoughts and feelings with others（人）喜欢孤独的：
he was a very private man.
他很孤僻。
- (of a meeting or discussion) involving only a small number of people and dealing with matters that are not to be disclosed to others（聚会, 讨论）私下的; 保密的：
this is a private conversation.
这是一次密谈。
- (of a place) quiet and free from people who may interrupt（地方）隐退的; 隐蔽的; 隔离的：
can we go somewhere a little more private?
我们能否到更隐蔽的地方去？
- predic.(especially of two people) alone and undisturbed by others（尤指两人）单独的：
we can phone from the library - we'll be private in there.
我们可以从书房打电话——在那里我们可以不受干扰。
- (of a person) having no official or public role or position（人）无官职的; 非官职的：
the paintings were sold to a private collector.
那些画被卖给了一位民间收藏家。
- not connected with one's work or official position与官职无关的：
the president was visiting China in a private capacity.
总裁以私人身份访问中国。
- (of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than the state（服务, 行业）私营的, 民营的：
research projects carried out by private industry.
私营企业从事的研究项目。
- of or relating to a system of education or medical treatment conducted outside the state system and charging fees to the individuals who make use of it（教育, 医疗）私立的：
private education
私立学校教育
if I could afford it I'd go private.
如果我出得起钱, 我宁愿上私立学校。
- of, relating to, or denoting a transaction between individuals and not involving commercial organizations（交易未涉及商业机构的）私下里的：
it was a private sale - no estate agent's commission.
这是一笔私下交易——没有房屋中介手续费。
- the lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class士兵; 列兵; 陆军二等兵。
privates
informal short for PRIVATE PARTS.〈非正式〉PRIVATE PARTS的简称。
in private
- with no one else present非公开地, 私下地; 秘密地：
I've got to talk to you in private.
我得私下和你谈谈。