| 单词 | personal |
| 释义 | personal (pɜːʳsənəl ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people. He learned this lesson the hard way–from his own personal experience. That's my personal opinion. ...books, furniture, and other personal belongings. The President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard. ...an estimated personal fortune of almost seventy million dollars. Synonyms: own, special, private, individual 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 If you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself rather than letting someone else deal with it. ...a business that requires a great deal of personal contact. ...a personal letter from the President's secretary. People do not mind paying a bit extra for the personal touch. 3. adjective B1 Personal matters relate to your feelings, relationships, and health. ...teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships. You never allow personal problems to affect your performance. We sacrifice our personal lives to our work. Mr Knight said that he had resigned for personal reasons. 4. adjective Personal comments refer to someone's appearance or character in an offensive way. Newspapers resorted to personal abuse. Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Personal care involves looking after your body and appearance. ...people who take time and care over personal hygiene. 6. adjective A personal relationship is one that is not connected with your job or public life. He was a personal friend whom I've known for many years. What began as a professional relationship became a personal one pretty quickly. 7. See also personals Collocations: personal physician I am more sceptical, however, that this help should extend to the provision of a personal physician. Times,Sunday Times The unnamed doctor - said to be the star's personal physician - took the snap before allegedly performing an unauthorised biopsy on her vocal cords. The Sun When his personal physician saw him, she was aghast. Houston Chronicle It cannot be said that the president, who once persuaded his personal physician to describe him as 'the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency', was looking in tip-top shape. Times, Sunday Times If an individual's personal physician had this genetic information, the standard of care might be to take action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He appreciated the limits of mere intellectual analysis, and saw philosophy not as a public pursuit but as a 'private and personal possession'. The Times Literary Supplement Personal possession will not be an offence nor will selling nitrous oxide for medicinal and industrial purposes. The Sun I do not have these records in my personal possession. Christianity Today He exuded glee and an air of almost personal possession. The Times Literary Supplement You may already be covered through the personal possession clause on your home contents insurance anyway. Times, Sunday Times No matter what anyone says, it's a matter of personal preference. The Sun However, first in personal preference must come a piece that could well be my favourite from all the fairs. Times, Sunday Times The devilishly dark and so, so smart episodes may be divisive, but only down to personal preference. The Sun And when you compare all the styles and prices here, it's all down to personal preference and not just cost. The Sun Wearing the cross had been a 'personal preference' and was not a 'doctrine' of her faith. The Sun Often that means personal sacrifice for the greater good, or risking their position for a strongly held belief. Times, Sunday Times Nothing of personal sacrifice, of hardship, of discipline. The Sun Not the kind of generosity involved in making personal sacrifice. Times,Sunday Times Yet effort and personal sacrifice are essential in the classical version of the good life. The Times Literary Supplement Achieving a scientific breakthrough tends to require an element of personal sacrifice, normally in the form of late nights in the laboratory crunching data. Times, Sunday Times He was a fitter-inner in terms of personal style, but an outrageous individual when it came to his batting. Times, Sunday Times It’s up to designers and manufacturers to make sure people of all abilities have clothes that fit their needs, including their personal style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Invest in a great haircut that reflects your personal style. Times, Sunday Times It all stems from getting to know your own personal style; what works for you and what doesn't. The Sun Instead, buy jewellery purely because it reflects your personal style. Times, Sunday Times But both footage and personal testimony indicate there were plenty of tears. Times, Sunday Times This took the form of an almost bizarre personal testimony. Times, Sunday Times We decided to meet weekly in different homes, and ask for volunteers to be prepared with a devotional or personal testimony. Christianity Today I'm a personal testimony to that. Christianity Today They were ignored by a management which dismissed its high mortality level as a coding error and which refused to count personal testimony as evidence. Times, Sunday Times A lot of people who thought remote working was great to begin with are realising that ... people like to have that personal touch. Times,Sunday Times As a personal touch, we use several people in the congregation who do calligraphy. Christianity Today I also want this time to add a personal touch, to seal my pastoral contact with them. Christianity Today They hired a wedding planner for their public ceremony, in front of 206 guests, but took every opportunity to add a personal touch. Times, Sunday Times But it's the personal touch, as much as the facilities, that makes the difference. Times, Sunday Times For example, 65 per cent of employers gave access to social media for business purposes and also allowed personal use. Times, Sunday Times A company owned a vehicle that it provided to an employee for business and personal use. Christianity Today For his personal use, he said that money was of no importance to him — it was the deal-making that he loved. Times, Sunday Times They were told to bring soap and towels for personal use. Times, Sunday Times Tickets for personal use and cannot be sold. The Sun Sources have said that the former officer's decision to break ranks with former colleagues has been driven by conscience rather than any personal vendetta. Times, Sunday Times On the contrary, he was pursuing a personal vendetta, seeking vengeance for the disciplinary proceedings some months earlier. Times,Sunday Times Swiftly, he became convinced 901 were conducting a personal vendetta, because they kept phoning back and confusing him. Times, Sunday Times He has accused the state bank of having a personal vendetta against the family. Times, Sunday Times It was never a personal vendetta. The Sun From a personal view, it was just great to be playing games. The Sun He hasn't lost his ability to spin issues to suit his personal view. ST I hope readers will see this article as an individual's personal view and not as a general consensus. ST As a personal view, yes, it was a waste. Times, Sunday Times It was not quite a hiding to nothing, but a personal view was that his chances of success always seemed remote. Times, Sunday Times They may also sour a generation on the idea of trusting their personal wealth to others. Times, Sunday Times Many individuals in the list have generated their personal wealth from the sale of successful businesses. Times, Sunday Times But the level of their success and personal wealth means they could easily fall out. Times, Sunday Times It was widely reported that he had borrowed the money from his 'personal wealth'. Times, Sunday Times His personal wealth means he will never be forced to sell a good player or agonise over balancing the books to the last penny. Times, Sunday Times Of course, sometimes employees leave for purely personal reasons. Times, Sunday Times Some are purely personal, others are practical or involve career. Times, Sunday Times She played and still plays a purely personal game. Times, Sunday Times On a purely personal level, taking silk in 1992, a day with family and friends. Times, Sunday Times It was crucial, then, on a purely personal level, that he did something tough. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 私人的 Japanese: 個人的な |
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