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单词 private detective
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private detective
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpraɪ.vət dɪˈtek.tɪv/us
/ˌpraɪ.vət dɪˈtek.tɪv/
(alsoprivate investigator);(informalprivate eye)
apersonwhosejobisdiscoveringinformationaboutpeople. Aprivatedetectiveis not agovernmentemployeeor apoliceofficer:
私人侦探
Shehiredaprivatedetectivetofindout if herhusbandwas having anaffair.她雇了一名私人侦探，调查她丈夫是不是有外遇。
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(Definition ofprivate detectivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate detective

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Anyone appears to be able to set up as aprivatedetective.
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What is the nature of the relationship between the official security services and unofficialprivatedetectiveagencies?
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No use is made ofprivatedetectiveagencies.
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I am astonished how easy it is to become aprivatedetectivein this country.
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If you propose to allow thisprivatedetectivebusiness, let its course come under the ordinary provisions of business enterprise.
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I think that of all occupations that of aprivatedetectiveis one of the most unsavoury.
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He referred to the recommendation for the licensing ofprivatedetectiveagencies.
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I asked for the name of the detective in order to know whether he was aprivatedetectiveor not.
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At present there is nothing to prevent a man with a criminal record from becoming aprivatedetective.
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Will local authorities be allowed to use private contractors for this purpose; for example, will they be able to useprivatedetectiveagencies?
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Will employers have to employ a sort ofprivatedetectiveto ascertain the religion of their employees?
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It might be distasteful if the investigation were conducted in the worse sort ofprivatedetectiveway, but nevertheless there is fraud.
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There are what we callprivatedetectivecompanies who can do all this kind of detecting.
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We have exempted certainbona fideinvestigators and, as best we could, we have defined aprivatedetective.
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What is to happen about aprivatedetective?
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