single
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing. 单个的; 一个的[ADJ n] [强调]
A single shot rang out. 一声枪响。
Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day. 一天内六百多人受伤。
2. ADJ You use single to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it. 个别的; 一个个的; 每一个的[det ADJ] [强调]
Every single house in town had been damaged. 镇上的每一座房子都被毁坏了。
3. ADJ Someone who is single is not married. You can also use single to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend. 未婚的; 单身的
Is it difficult being a single mother?
当单身母亲难吗?
4. ADJ A single room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in. 单人的 (房间)
Each guest has her own single room, or shares, on request, a double room. 每位客人都有自己的单人房间,经要求也可共用双人间。
5. N-COUNT Single is also a noun. 单人间
It's $65 for a single, $98 for a double and $120 for an entire suite. 单人间$65,双人间$98,套房$120。
6. ADJ A single bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in. 单人的 (床)[ADJ n]
...his bedroom with its single bed. …他那间有一张单人床的卧室。
7. ADJ A single ticket is a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again. 单程的[英国英语]
8. N-COUNT Single is also a noun. 单程票
9. N-COUNT A single is a small record which has one song on each side. A single is also a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a record or CD as a single. 单曲唱片; 激光唱片; 唱片主歌
The winners will pocket a cash sum and get a chance to release their debut CD single. 获胜者将获得一笔现金,并有机会发行他们的首张激光唱片。
10. N-UNCOUNT Singles is a game of tennis or badminton in which one player plays another. The plural singles can be used to refer to one or more of these matches. (网球、羽毛球等的) 单打比赛
Lleyton Hewitt won the men's singles. 雷顿·休伊特赢得了男子单打比赛。
11. →see also single-
12. in single file→see file
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single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ (singles)
剑桥词典
- She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital .
- Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg which then splits into two.
- It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary .
- Not a single sound fell from her lips .
- He was floored with a single punch to the head .
- Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers .
- He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent .
- It's hard being a single mother .
- Please state whether you are single, cohabiting , married , separated , divorced or widowed .
- Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority .
- The closure of the Manchester printing factory is the company's biggest single cutback so far .
- It's a huge window made from a single pane of glass .
- The single most important factor in health was good sanitation . 返回 single
single adjective (ONE)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]one only
单一的,仅有一个的
He knocked his opponent down with a single blow . 他仅用一拳就打倒了对手。
Not a single person offered to help her. 没有一个人主动出来帮她。
You haven't been listening to a single word I've been saying. 我说的你连一个字都没听进去。
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double adjective
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single adjective (NOT MARRIED)
not married , or not having a romantic relationship with someone单身的,未婚的
a single woman/man/person 单身女子/未婚男人/单身者
He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll ever marry . 他这么长时间一直单身,我认为他永远不会结婚了。
The number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years . 近年来,依靠国家救济的单亲家庭数量急剧增加。
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single adjective (SEPARATE)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]considered on its own and separate from other things
唯一的
Patience is the single most important quality needed for this job . 耐心是这项工作所需最重要的特质。
She lost every single thing when her house burned down. 她的房子被烧毁以后,她失去了所有的一切。
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