"private eye" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 私家侦探

Definition

“private eye”是私家侦探的口语说法，指被雇佣来调查或解决案件、谜题或私人事务的人，而不是官方警察。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“private eye”是非正式、带有一点复古或幽默意味的说法，多见于侦探小说、电影或日常口语。正式说法是“private detective”或“private investigator”。

Examples

The private eye followed the suspect to the hotel.

**私家侦探**跟踪嫌疑人到酒店。

She hired a private eye to find her lost dog.

她请了**私家侦探**找回她丢失的狗。

A private eye can help with personal mysteries.

**私家侦探**可以帮助解决私人谜团。

Ever since she read that crime novel, she's wanted to become a private eye.

自从她读了那本犯罪小说后，她一直想当**私家侦探**。

You can't just go snooping around like a private eye in real life!

现实中你不能像**私家侦探**一样到处打探消息！

After the case went cold, the family called in a private eye to keep digging.

案件变冷后，家人请来了**私家侦探**继续调查。