private detective
英 [ˌpraɪvət dɪˈtektɪv]
美 [ˌpraɪvət dɪˈtektɪv]
n. 私人侦探
牛津词典
noun
- 私人侦探
a detective who is not in the police, but who can be employed to find out information, find a missing person, follow sb, etc.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 私人侦探；私家侦探
Aprivate detectiveis someone who you can pay to find missing people or do other kinds of investigation for you.- The money enabled her to hire a private detective to search for evidence that would clear him.
这些钱能让她雇一个私人侦探，帮助他寻找证据洗清罪名。
- The money enabled her to hire a private detective to search for evidence that would clear him.
英英释义
noun
- someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
双语例句
- McGee is a hard-nosed "salvage expert"& actually a private eye who lives on a boat ( called The Busted Flush) and is one of the most memorable detective characters since Sherlock Holmes.
麦基是一个讲求实际的“海上救助专家”&实际上是个住在船上的私探，他是继夏洛克·福尔摩斯之后最让人印象深刻的侦探。