英语词汇“private eye”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A small cup that can be filled with a cleansing or medicinal solution, etc and held over the eye to bathe it

A bolt with an eye instead of the normal head, used for lifting on heavy machines, fastening, etc

A small plant of the genus Euphrasia (family Scrophulariaceae) formerly used as a remedy for eye diseases

The same height above ground as the average person's eyes (also (with hyphen) adjective)

A kind of cosmetic used for drawing a line along the edge of the eyelid in order to emphasize the eye

A piece of stiff, usu tinted, transparent material, worn like the peak of a cap to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light

Either of the two recesses in the skull in which the eyeballs are situated, the orbit

(of a discussion, confrontation, diplomacy, etc) at close quarters, dealing with matters very frankly and firmly (also eye to eye)

An interjection used at the start of a bingo game, or of any non-physical contest

private eye see under private

put a person's eye out

To blind someone
To supplant someone in favour

raise an eyebrow

To be mildly surprised, shocked or doubtful

see eye to eye

To think alike (from Bible, Isaiah 52.8, orig meaning see with one's own eyes)

see with half an eye

To see without difficulty

shut one's eyes to

To ignore

throw or make sheep's eyes at

To ogle

turn a blind eye to

To pretend not to see

under the eye of

Under the observation of

up to the eyes, eyeballs or eyebrows

Deeply involved (in)
Extremely busy

with or having an eye to

Considering

private /prīˈvət/

adjective

(of a person or individual) not in public office
(of a member of parliament) not holding government office
(of a soldier) not an officer or non-commissioned officer
Peculiar to oneself, personal, individual
Own
Relating to personal affairs
Set apart or divorced from matters of state
In an unofficial capacity
Belonging to or concerning an individual person or company
(of industries, etc) owned and run by private individuals, not by the state
Not coming under the state system of education, health care, social welfare, etc
Paid for or paying individually by fee
Independent
Not open to or available for the use of the general public
Not made known generally
Confidential
Retired from observation, secluded
Of reserved personality, shunning publicity
Alone (old)
Privy (obsolete)

noun

Privacy
A private person (Shakespeare, Milton)
(in pl) private parts
A private soldier
A secret message (Shakespeare)

ORIGIN: L prīvātus, pap of prīvāre to deprive, to separate

prīˈvately adverb

prīˈvateness noun (rare)

privatizāˈtion or privatisāˈtion noun

prīˈvatize or prīˈvatise transitive verb

To transfer from ownership by the state into private ownership
To denationalize

priˈvatizer or priˈvatiser noun

private act or private bill noun

One that deals with the concerns of private persons

private company noun

A company whose shares may not be offered to the general public

private detective see detective under detect

private enterprise noun

An economic system in which individual private firms operate and compete freely

private equity company noun (commerce)

A private company that uses borrowed capital to fund takeovers

private eye noun (informal)

A private detective

private first class noun

A rank in the US Army between private and corporal

private hotel noun

A term of uncertain meaning, popularly understood to imply that the proprietors do not commit themselves to receiving chance travellers

private house noun

The dwelling-house of a private individual, as contrasted with a shop, office or public building

private income noun

Private means (qv below)

private investigator noun (esp N American)

A private detective

private judgement noun

Freedom to judge for oneself, eg (religion) unhindered by the interpretation of the church

private law noun

That part of law which deals with the rights and duties of persons as individuals in relation to each other

private life noun

Personal, social and family relationships and activities, esp of someone much in the public eye

private means noun

Income from investments, etc as opposed to salary or fees for work done

private member's bill noun

A bill introduced and sponsored by a private member in parliament

private parts plural noun (euphemistic)

The external sexual or excretory organs

private patient noun

In the UK, a patient whose treatment is not being paid for by the National Health Service

private pay bed see pay bed under pay¹

private practice noun

In the UK, medical practice that does not come under the National Health Service

private press noun

A printing concern run by a private individual for recreation rather than profitmaking

private school noun

A school run independently by an individual or a group, esp for profit

private secretary noun

A secretary who looks after the personal and confidential affairs of a business person, etc
An aide to a government minister or senior official

private sector noun

The part of a country's economy owned, operated, etc, by private individuals and firms, opp to public sector

private treaty noun

A method of selling property in which the selling price is negotiated directly by the buyer and seller

private view noun

A preview of an art exhibition, etc held for specially invited guests, before it is opened to the general public

private wrong noun

An injury done to an individual in his or her private capacity

in private

Not in public
Away from public view
Secretly

eye1 /ī/

private /prīˈvət/

eye¹ /ī/