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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·son·al /ˈpɜːsənəl $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1 [only before noun]PERSONALLY/YOURSELF belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to other people or to people in general 个人的，私人的 My personal view is that we shouldn’t offer him the job. 我个人认为我们不该给他这份工作。 Style and colour are a matter of personal taste. 款式和颜色是个人爱好问题。 She took full personal responsibility for all the arrangements. 她个人对所有的安排承担全部责任。 When I went to her room all her personal belongings had gone. 我到她房间时，她所有的私人物品都已不在了。 After Nelson’s death, his mother received his personal effects. 艾伦死后，他母亲接收了他的私人物品。 I know from personal experience that you can’t trust Trevor. 根据我的亲身经验，我认为你不能相信拉尔夫。 the personal qualities needed to be successful in business 生意成功所需要的个人素质 The car is for personal use only. 这辆汽车仅供私人使用。 On a personal level he felt sympathy for them, but he had a job to do. 从个人角度他很同情他们，但是他有任务在身。 celebrities with their own personal trainer 拥有私人健身教练的名流2 PERSONALLY/YOURSELFrelating to the private areas of your life 私人的；私生活的 I don’t answer questions about my personal life. 我不回答涉及我私生活的问题。 May I ask you a personal question? 我可以问你一个私人问题吗？ the records will include other personal details such as nationality, date of birth and address 记录将包含其他个人信息，如国籍、出生日期和地址等。 He’s got a few personal problems at the moment. 目前他遇到了一些个人问题。 The envelope was marked ‘Personal and Confidential’. 信封上标着“私人密件”的字样。 We’re not allowed to make personal phone calls at work. 我们不可以在工作时间打私人电话。► see thesaurus at private3 CRITICIZEinvolving rude or upsetting criticism of someone 人身攻击的，针对个人的 It’s unprofessional to make such personal remarks. 进行这种人身攻击有违职业道德。 a bitter personal attack on the president 针对总统的激烈人身攻击 There’s no need to get personal! 没有必要人身攻击！(it’s) nothing personal (=used to tell someone that you are not criticizing them) 无意冒犯 It’s nothing personal, I just have to go home now. 我无意冒犯，只是我现在必须回家了。4 if you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself instead of asking someone else to do it 亲自的 Small companies can devote more personal attention to each project. 小公司可以投入更多精力自己处理每个项目。 As you get promoted in a firm you lose that personal contact (=meeting and dealing with people yourself). 在公司升了职便失去了那种和人直接打交道的机会。5 personal friend FRIENDLYsomeone who you know well, especially a famous or important person 私人朋友〔尤指名人或要人〕personal friend of Apparently the director is a personal friend of hers. 董事似乎是她的私人朋友。6 [only before noun]BODY relating to your body or the way you look 身体的；容貌的7 personal touch BETTERsomething you do to make something special, or that makes someone feel special 个人风格 [特色]8 personal best the fastest time, most points etc that a sportsman or sportswoman has ever achieved 个人最好成绩9. personal development PROGRESSimprovements in your character and skills 个性发展n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to other people or to people in generalnounssomebody’s personal view/opinionMy personal opinion is that the project was started too soon.somebody’s personal possessions/belongings/propertyAll personal belongings should be clearly marked with the owner’s name.somebody’s personal effects (formal) (=small possessions, clothing etc)After his suicide, his mother received his personal effects.personal taste/preferenceWhat you plant in your garden is ultimately a matter of personal preference.personal qualitiesThey stress the importance of a teacher’s personal qualities.personal experienceI have had personal experience of unemployment.a personal relationshipIt’s important to establish a good personal relationship with the voters.a personal interest in somethingHe took a personal interest in the case.phrasesfor (your) personal useHe bought a computer for his personal use.on a personal level (=used when giving your own opinion rather than the opinion of the organization you represent)On a personal level, it’s been a very positive experience.n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: relating to the private areas of your lifenounssomebody’s personal lifeI’ve got to maintain a balance between my personal life and my work.personal detailsFill in your personal details.personal problemsCounselors can give assistance to students with personal problems.a personal questionThat’s a rather personal question.a personal callAre you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the telephone for personal calls?phrasesfor personal reasonsThe company’s chief executive has resigned for personal reasons.Examples from the Corpus
personal• I'm not going to tell her anything personal.• I'm not going to tell you that - it's personal!• You can arm and disarm the alarm system using your own personal access code.• Develop a mission statement of two sentences or less that clearly defines your definition of personal and business success.• The President made a personal appeal to the terrorists.• Opponents have resorted to personal attacks on Gingrich to stop the legislation.• a manufacturer of personal care products• The stressors could include the same sorts of triggers suspected in the immune disease theory, ranging from viruses to personal catastrophes.• I liked talking to people and solving problems, but as you get promoted within a firm you lose that personal contact.• It is not just in professional and business circles that personal contacts help people obtain jobs.• The novel is based on the author's own personal experience.• In those days it was socially unacceptable for men to cry in public, or to express their personal feelings.• a personal fitness trainer• The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing before a complaints committee would be removed.• personal hygiene• I'm sorry but my diary is personal. I don't let anyone else read it.• They committed themselves to form a new professional and personal identity.• All weapons are cleaned and examined before being locked back into the armoury, then personal kit can be dealt with.• There is nothing here requiring personal performance by the tenant.• The dead man's personal possessions were sent back to his family.• Beth had a lot of personal problems at that time.• Can I ask you a personal question?• Use Mac Hacks for your own personal recreation.• He took personal responsibility for everything that happened.• I intend to take personal responsibility for seeing that the documents reach you in time.• She felt her problems were too personal to talk about.• I've got my own personal web site.personal view• There is no suggestion that Bush has altered his personal views.• This he did, insisting that Mr Bangemann's remarks reflected his own personal views.• Women can form a communal bond quickly, but may be reluctant to stand up for their personal views.• Rotating writers offering their personal views include Jay Harlow on fish and seafood.• Atypically, neither the personal view nor the soundings pieces are anecdotal.• The next crisis followed almost immediately, and once more Anselm took a similarly personal view of his responsibilities.• Television gives ordinary citizens an unmediated, direct personal view of world events. 2.• Next month, some famous demo-dudes express their personal views on the scene.personal life• A process of change begins now that filters through into every aspect of your personal life.• As far as can be seen, they were not involved in their lord's personal life.• Father Tim was feeling the confusion of too many options in his personal life.• With Osterlind he discussed art and philosophy but not his personal life.• In earlier chapters, we saw that our emotional life is centrally important in the growth of our personal life and faith.• Meanwhile, in personal life he became a reasonably prosperous but crotchety landowner.• New Managers' Personal Lives How did their promotion change the new managers' personal lives?• Phillips' personal life will be thoroughly scrutinized by each interested team.get personal• Cullen, a former university historian known for his biting wit, has occasionally got personal.• I thought I might as well get personal.• Pharmacogenetics of cancer therapy: getting personal.• These kind of games were being played by kids in homes and schools long before computers got personal.• And that incentive was increased when they got personal recognition and satisfaction from doing it better than ever before.• The thing of jack is, he gets personal with words.personal appearance• The activity centres around the big top in Stockton High Street offering free all day entertainment with live broadcasts and personal appearances.• The Romans were interested in conveying aspects of individual character as these were reflected in personal appearance.• Buyers expect salespeople to be business-like in their personal appearance and behaviour.• Therefore, a regular daily routine should be developed so that care of personal appearance and hygiene is automatic.• Political officials offer their views in personal appearances before the citizens.• Women may sense that their own nature is being violated when any choice in personal appearance is taken away from them.• The personal appearance of Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-man, the X-Men and other comic book heroes.• He cared little about his living conditions, his personal appearance, or social amenities.per·son·al adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
to Corpus rather particular than relating belonging one or to person,
personal
per‧son‧al S1 W1 /ˈpɜːsənəl $ ˈpɜːr-/
adjective
My personal view is that we shouldn’t offer him the job.
Style and colour are a matter of personal taste.
She took full personal responsibility for all the arrangements.
When I went to her room all her personal belongings had gone.
After Alan’s death, his mother received his personal effects.
I know from personal experience that you can’t trust Ralph.
the personal qualities needed to be successful in business
The car is for personal use only.
On a personal level he felt sympathy for them, but he had a job to do.
celebrities with their own personal trainer
2. relating to the private areas of your life:
I don’t answer questions about my personal life.
May I ask you a personal question?
the records will include other personal details such as nationality, date of birth and address
He’s got a few personal problems at the moment.
The envelope was marked ‘Personal and Confidential’.
We’re not allowed to make personal phone calls at work.
3. involving rude or upsetting criticism of someone:
It’s unprofessional to make such personal remarks.
a bitter personal attack on the president
There’s no need to get personal!
(it’s) nothing personal (=used to tell someone that you are not criticizing them)
It’s nothing personal, I just have to go home now.
4. if you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself instead of asking someone else to do it:
Small companies can devote more personal attention to each project.
As you get promoted in a firm you lose that personal contact (=meeting and dealing with people yourself).
5. personal friend someone who you know well, especially a famous or important person
personal friend of
Apparently the director is a personal friend of hers.
6. [only before noun] relating to your body or the way you look:
Grant was always fussy about his personal appearance.
the importance of personal hygiene
7. personal touch something you do to make something special, or that makes someone feel special:
It’s those extra personal touches that make our service better.
8. personal best the fastest time, most points etc that a sportsman or sportswoman has ever achieved:
I ran 20.51 seconds for a personal best.
9. personal development improvements in your character and skills
■ nouns
▪sb’s personal view/opinion My personal opinion is that the project was started too soon.
▪sb’s personal possessions/belongings/property All personal belongings should be clearly marked with the owner’s name.
▪sb’s personal effects (formal) (=small possessions, clothing etc) After his suicide, his mother received his personal effects.
▪personal taste/preference What you plant in your garden is ultimately a matter of personal preference.
▪personal qualities They stress the importance of a teacher’s personal qualities.
▪personal experience I have had personal experience of unemployment.
▪a personal relationship It’s important to establish a good personal relationship with the voters.
▪a personal interest in something He took a personal interest in the case.
■ phrases
▪for (your) personal use He bought a computer for his personal use.
▪on a personal level (=used when giving your own opinion rather than the opinion of the organization you represent) On a personal level, it’s been a very positive experience.
■ nouns
▪sb’s personal life I’ve got to maintain a balance between my personal life and my work.
▪personal details Fill in your personal details.
▪personal problems Counselors can give assistance to students with personal problems.
▪a personal question That’s a rather personal question.
▪a personal call Are you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the telephone for personal calls?
■ phrases
▪for personal reasons The company’s chief executive has resigned for personal reasons.
▪ private if something is private, you do not want most people to know about it because it concerns your feelings, your relationships etc: He didn’t want to discuss his private life. | What happens in the bedroom is strictly private.
▪personal relating to your private life – used especially about problems, feelings, and questions: They asked a lot of personal questions. | She talked about her own personal feelings. | I’d rather not talk about it – it’s personal. | The singer has had a lot of problems in her personal life.
▪secret [only before noun] used about feelings and thoughts that you do not tell anyone about: Barclay had a secret desire to become an actor. | His secret fear was that Jenny would leave him.
▪intimate very private – used about things relating to your relationships and sexual feelings: an intimate conversation | Many people share intimate details of their lives on the Internet. | their intimate moments together
▪innermost [only before noun] your innermost feelings, thoughts etc are your most private ones: Counselling often encourages you to reveal your innermost thoughts.
▪be none of sb’s business if something is none of your business, it is private and you should not ask about it: It’s none of your business how much I earn. | ‘Are you married?’ ‘That’s none of your business.’
per‧son‧al S1 W1 /ˈpɜːsənəl $ ˈpɜːr-/
adjective Word Family: noun: person, personality, persona, personage, the personals, personification, personnel; adjective: personal ≠ impersonal, personalized, personable; verb: personalize, personify; adverb: personally ≠ impersonally
1. [only before noun] belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to other people or to people in general: 2. relating to the private areas of your life:
3. involving rude or upsetting criticism of someone:
(it’s) nothing personal (=used to tell someone that you are not criticizing them)
4. if you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself instead of asking someone else to do it:
5. personal friend someone who you know well, especially a famous or important person
personal friend of
6. [only before noun] relating to your body or the way you look:
7. personal touch something you do to make something special, or that makes someone feel special:
8. personal best the fastest time, most points etc that a sportsman or sportswoman has ever achieved:
9. personal development improvements in your character and skills
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