private

英 ['praɪvət] 美['praɪvət]

To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout.

占为私有：将公有的公司收为私有，如通过杠杆作用收购全部控股权

Not in public; secretly or confidentially.

秘密地：非公开地；秘密地或在私下地

1. Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.: 就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。

2. 673 private golf clubs took part in a recent study.: 673家私人高尔夫俱乐部参与了最近的研究。

3. At Miss Garbo's request there was a crema-tion after a private ceremony.: 应嘉宝小姐的要求，在私人悼念仪式结束后将进行火葬。

4. Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke.: 华人服务生们站在一起，讲着只有他们自己才懂的笑话。

5. She smiles coyly when pressed about her private life.: 当人们追问她的私生活时，她羞涩地笑了笑。