personal best of just under four minutes.   T R'J

ftf&X IMfrfttfi'fAM.ft  o The novel is written

from personal experience. &3Mn.£JMffAAA#^JK o Use stencils to add a few personal touches to walls and furniture.    AAM

0 o All hire cars are for personal use only.

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►                  FEELINGS/CHARACTER/RELATIONSHIPS lit#; '       AxMk

2 [only before noun] connected with individual people, especially their feelings, characters and relationships A ^   ; A ft [ft: Having good personal relationships is

the most important thing for me.

0 He was popular as much for his personal qualities as for his management skills. f&(ft ApnftHfefftlf

►                 NOT OFFICIAL A ft ♦ 3 not connected with a person’s

job or official position fAAtfJ;      : The letter was

marked‘Personal’. Hi Affine ‘AAA”    o I’d like

to talk to you about a personal matter.       fj. ffl W A fL

^ o 0 I try not to let work interfere with my personal life.    0 She’s a personal

friend of mine (= not just somebody I know because of my job). ftLjkmmL AJWAo

►                 DONE BY PERSON AA|4 [only before noun] done by a particular person rather than by sb who is acting for them A § MW: The President made a personal appear­ance at the event. & A l|0 I shall give the matter my personal attention. f^A

►                 DONE FOR PERSON A A1 A 5 [only before noun] made or done for a particular person rather than for a large group of people or people in general Al A Ai$lft; A$'J fft: We offer a personal service to all our customers, ft

O a personal pension plan {= a pension organized by a private company for one particular person) () AAfFAAi+ftJ

►                 OFFENSIVE !3E 6 referring to a particular person’s char­

acter, appearance, opinions, etc. in a way that is offen­sive ft it A A ; AIf A ift : Try to avoid making personal remarks. l^MiS^^^AAlftlr i£0 b There’s no need to get personal! & % g jR A # A ! 0

Nothing personal (= I do not wish to offend you), but I do have to go now.

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►                 CONNECTED WITH BODY MW 7 [only before noun] con­nected with a person’s body A It fft; Itffcfft: personal cleanliness/hygiene AW'Min ', AAXX

.personal 'action noun {BrE, law W) an occasion when sb goes to court to claim money from sb who injured them, damaged their property, etc. ( A ^ I© $135 fft ) Xt AiJfi&

'personal ad noun a private advertisement in a news­paper, etc., especially from sb who is looking for a romantic or sexual partner (  fft,)

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.personal allowance {BrE) {NAmE .personal ex emp­tion) noun the amount of money you are allowed to earn each year before you have to pay income tax

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.personal assistant noun {abbr. PA) a person who works as a secretary or an assistant for one person

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'personal column noun a part of a newspaper or magazine for private messages or small advertisements

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.personal com'puter noun {abbr. PC) a small com­puter that is designed for one person to use at work or at home AAfftJ®; AAit^fil — compare mainframe, MICROCOMPUTER, MINICOMPUTER

.personal .digital assistant noun = PDA

.personal exemption noun {NAmE) = personal

ALLOWANCE

.personal information manager noun {abbr. PIM) a computer program in which you write names, addresses, things that you have to do, etc. A A fa Jiff

personal 'injury noun [U] {law W) physical injury, rather than damage to property or to sb’s reputation

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person al ity 0-w /.paisa'naelati; NAmE ,p3:rs-/ noun {pi. -ies)

1 [C, U] the various aspects of a person’s character that combine to make them different from other people ft Aft; At&: His wife has a strong personality.

X fft A ft IK 3® o b The children all have very different personalities. f£Xfnfftftf§#X;f@IUo 0 He maintained order by sheer force of personality. ftjf o b There are likely to be tensions and personality clashes in any social group.

A M ffl ftit ^ o 2 [U] the qualities of a person’s character that make them interesting and attractive M A;  We need someone with lots of person­ality to head the project.   #JAAA

ifikA^ @ o 3 [C] a famous person, especially one who works in entertainment or sport &A, MXA$9 ( Ate ) FYT7T celebrity: personalities from the world of music ft A fr & 'ik 0 a TV/sports personality AMlII/tKWJ’l^A 4[C] a person whose strong character makes them noticeable ft fg- is$ fft A; W & A ft fft A: Their son is a real personality. ftfc jll fft JLAllHW Aft 0       5 [U] the qualities of a place or

thing that make it interesting and different #|iE

H771 character : The problem with many modern buildings is that they lack personality. it^$lft;3i$i$Jfft

perso nality cult noun {disapproving) a situation in which people are encouraged to show extreme love and admiration for a famous person, especially a polit­ical leader AAMfs; AA#^

perso nality disorder noun {technical A to) a serious mental condition in which sb’s behaviour makes it diffi­cult for them to have normal relationships with other people or a normal role in society Afg®5#, ftfg^St

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person al ize {BrE also -ise) /‘p3:s0nalaiz; NAmE ‘p3:rs-/ verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] to mark sth in some way to show that it belongs to a particular person •••±$F0f] A, A ft 45 : All the towels were personalized with their initiab.       2 to

design or change sth so that it is suitable for the needs of a particular person ft AA#fl] (   ) : All our

courses are personalized to the needs of the individual. flfftAMgfPJifl-XtAAfl&H&i+Mo 3 to refer to particular people when discussing a general subject ft XtAA; A A it: The mass media tends to personalize politics. A:fcf£3&&&JEIt$AAffe0 ► per son al ized, -ised adj.: a highly personalized service iUfUAtt'ffc fftIK M 0 {BrE) a personalized number plate (= on a car)

person-ally o-w /'paisanali; NAmE 'p3:rs-/ adv.

1 used to show that you are giving your own opinion about sth gfcAAM W;       A Ale JE: Personally, I prefer

the second option. IfcScAAMW,        b

‘Is it worth the effort?’ ‘Speaking personally, yes.’ “{i# >%? ” “t^AIf, fStfo ” 2 by a particular person rather than by sb acting for them A A; A § : All letters will be answered personally. —Ej] fa tilAAA^^fio 0 Do you know him person­ally {= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)? {AAAiAiHffel®i? 3 in a way that is connected with one particular person rather than a group of people A^Jite; ^-Alft individu­ally : He was personally criticized by inspectors for hb incompetence. AS'JJttif0 b

You will be held personally responsible for any loss or breakage, i4 in a way that is intended to be offensive      ; 1

I’m sure she didn’t mean it personally.

Z M o 5 in a way that is connected with sb’s personal life rather than with their job or official position % A ife ( ) : Have you had any dealings with any

of the suspects, either personally or professionally? ifc Ji

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