privacy [ 'praivəsi ] n. 隐私,隐居,秘密 e.g. 1. Everyone has his own privacy. 每个人都有自己的隐私。
2. In this place privacy is impossible. 在这种地方保密是不可能的。
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private [ 'praivit ] a. 私人的
n. 士兵 e.g. 1. She is a very private person. 她是个非常孤僻的人。
2. It's illegal to read people's private letters without permission. 未经允许看别人的私人信件是不合法的。
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private enterprise n. 私人企业, 民营企业 e.g. 1. He works in a private enterprise. 他在一家私人企业工作。
2. Conservativegovernments in Britain favour private enterprise rather than nationalization. 英国的保守党政府赞成私人经营而反对国有化.
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private school n. 私立中小学 e.g. 1. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child's education. 如果孩子上了私立学校,他的父母就要为孩子的教育付学费。
2. Entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show. 使孩子入私立学校;使大丽花参加一个花卉展览
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privately [ 'praivitli ] ad. 私下(秘密地) e.g. 1. Take a deep breath and ask if you can see her privately. 平心静气地想一想你能否私下里去拜访她。
2. Rochester quiets the household's alarm but asks Jane privately to help nurse Mr. Mason who is bleeding and unconscious. 庄园里的人惊慌失措,罗切斯特使他们镇静下来。但他私下里要求简·爱帮助照料正在流血、失去知觉的梅森先生。
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privation [ prai'veiʃən ] n. 丧失,贫困 e.g. 1. It would be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London. 对她来说, 不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失.
2. She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation. 她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾.
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privilege [ 'privilidʒ ] n. 特权,特别恩典,基本人权
v. 给与...特权 e.g. 1. It was a privilege to work with him. 和他在一起工作是一项殊荣。
2. She had led a life of luxury and privilege. 她过著养尊处优的生活。
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privileged [ 'privilidʒd ] a. 有特权的 e.g. 1. Tax laws that favored the privileged at the expense of the disadvantaged. 以处于劣势的人为代价而有利于拥有特权者的税法
2. On an occasion such as this (ie as important as this) we are privileged to welcome... 在这样重要的场合, 我们有幸能欢迎...
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privy [ 'privi ] a. 个人的
n. 厕所(有利害关系的人) e.g. 1. I was not privy to the discussion, so I cannot tell you what was decided. 我并不了解讨论的情况,所以无法告诉你做了什么决定。
2. A latrine; a privy. 厕所旧式厕所;茅坑
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prize [ praiz ] n. 奖,奖品,战利品
v. 珍视,捕获 e.g. 1. First prize in the raffle is a holiday for two in Paris. 抽奖销售的头奖是两个人到巴黎度假旅游。
2. The boy's bicycle was his most prized possession. 这个男孩子把自行车看作是他最宝贵的财产。
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prizewinner [ praiz'winə ] n. 获奖人 e.g.
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pro [ prəu ] n. 能手(赞成)
ad. 正面地 e.g. 1. This arrangement will have to do pro tem. 暂时只好这样安排.
2. Much has been written on the subject pro and con. 对那问题已有很多赞成和反对的文章。
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pro forma [ prəu'fɔ:mə ] a. 形式的 e.g. 1. Enclosed you will find a bill of lading for this wine, and an invoice, pro forma, as you are not limited as to the price. 关于葡萄酒,我们同函寄上提单以及发票,请查收为荷。发票部分由于贵公司并未给予我公司限价,故改为估价。
2. It was merely a pro forma meeting; the real business had already been discussed. 这只是形式上的会议,真正的议题早已讨论过了。
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probabilistic [ ˌprɔbəbi'listik ] 概率性的 e.g.
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probability [ ˌprɔbə'biliti ] n. 可能性,或然率,机率 e.g. 1. There is a little probability of his success. 他不大可能成功。
2. The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero. 达成和平协定的概率是零。
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probability theory 概率论 e.g. 1. French mathematician who formulated modern number theory and probability theory. 费马,皮尔·德1601-1665法国数学家,他有系统地阐述了现代数理论和概率论
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probable [ 'prɔbəbl ] a. 很可能的
n. 很可能的事 e.g. 1. It's highly probable that they will win the match. 他们很可能会赢这场比赛。
2. The probable outcome of the talks is a compromise. 会谈的结果很可能是妥协。
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probably [ 'prɔbəb(ə)li ] ad. 大概,或许 e.g. 1. We're going on holiday soon, probably next month. 我们很快就要去度假了,多半是下个月。
2. He's late he's probably stuck in a traffic jam. 他迟到了--很可能是由於交通阻塞耽误了。
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probation [ prə'beiʃən ] n. 缓刑 e.g. 1. The Probation Officer got Andrew a job in the paper-mills and arranged board and lodging for him in the Working Boys’ hostel. 缓刑犯监视员在纸厂里替安德鲁找到一份工作,并在职工宿舍安排了他的膳宿。
2. The status of a person on probation. 察看在服缓刑(或在受察看)的状况
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probe [ prəub ] n. 探针,调查,探测针
v. 用探针测,详细调查 e.g. 1. Information about Venus obtained by Russian probes has been published on some magazines. 许多杂志发表了由俄国航天探测器获得的有关金星的信息。
2. The journalist was probing into several financial scandals. 那记者正在调查几起财务丑闻。
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