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person-to-person

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌperson-to-ˈperson adjective [only before noun]  involving communication between people 个人之间的 Email provides a way of sending person-to-person messages almost instantaneously. 电子邮件提供了几乎是即时的人际信息传递方式。
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person-to-personSometimes, such defences can be almost impossible to break down on a person-to-person level.One of the main problems about person-to-person poisoning, Henry had found, was its very intimacy.Animal experiments suggest that a high dose is required, and the fact that there is no person-to-person spread supports this view.For ethical reasons, experimental proof of direct person-to-person transmission is not feasible.
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person-to-person
ˌperson-to-ˈperson adjective [only before noun]
involving communication between people:
    Email provides a way of sending person-to-person messages almost instantaneously.


person-to-personBrE /ˌpɜːsn tə ˈpɜːsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɜːrsn tə ˈpɜːrsn/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] happening between two or more people who deal directly with each other rather than through another person 人对人的;个人之间的Technical support is offered on a person-to-person basis. 技术支持是向个人直接提供的。🔊🔊(especially NAmE) (of a telephone call 电话) made by calling the operator (= a person who works at a telephone exchange) and asking to speak to a particular person. If that person is not available, the call does not have to be paid for. 指定受话人的,叫人的(请接线员接通;如果指定受话人不在,可免交电话费)a person-to-person call叫人的电话