personal /ˈpɜːsənəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people. 个人的; 私人的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  He learned this lesson the hard way – from his own personal experience.

  他惨痛地得到了这一教训–从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。

  例：

  That's my personal opinion.

  这是我的个人意见。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself rather than letting someone else deal with it. 亲自的

  例：

  ...a business that requires a lot of personal contact.

  …一桩需要很多亲自联络的生意。

  例：

  ...a personal letter from the president's secretary.

  …一封来自总统秘书的亲笔信。

• 3. 

  ADJ Personal matters relate to your feelings, relationships, and health. 有关个人的

  例：

  ...teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships.

  …教导年轻人婚姻和人际关系。

  例：

  You never allow personal problems to affect your performance.

  绝不容许个人问题影响你的表现。

• 4. 

  ADJ Personal comments refer to someone's appearance or character in an offensive way. 人身的

  例：

  Newspapers resorted to personal abuse.

  报纸搞起了人身攻击。

• 5. 

  ADJ Personal care involves taking care of your body and appearance. 个人体貌的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the new breed of men who take as much time and trouble over personal hygiene as the women in their lives.

  …生活中，和女人花一样多时间和精力在个人卫生上的新型男士。

• 6. 

  ADJ A personal relationship is one that is not connected with your job or public life. 与公务无关的; 私人的

  例：

  He was a great and valued personal friend whom I've known for many years.

  他是个非常好的、很宝贵的私人朋友，我们已相识多年。

• 7. 

  ADJ If someone has a personal shopper or a personal trainer, they employ another person to shop for them or to help them keep fit. 属于个人的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Another way of escaping the crowds and the changing rooms is to employ a personal shopper.

  另一个逃避人群和更衣室的办法是雇一个私人采购专员。

  例：

  The best clubs also offer personal trainers to help motivate and ensure that exercises are properly performed.

  最好的俱乐部还提供私人教练，来帮助激发动力，并确保训练适当地进行。

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