[ADJ 形容词]孤身的;单独的;独自的 If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone.
[ADJ n]
A lone woman motorist waited for six hours for help yesterday because of a name mix-up...
由于名字搞错了,一位独自开车的女子昨天等候救援的时间长达6小时。
He was shot by a lone gunman.
他被一名独行枪手射杀。
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[ADJ 形容词]单亲的 A lone parent is a parent who is looking after her or his child or children and who is not married or living with a partner.
[ADJ n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
90%的单亲家庭由母亲持家。
Oxford
lone/ləʊn; NAmEloʊn/adjective[only before noun ]1without any other people or things 单独的;独自的;孤零零的SYN
solitary
◆a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic独自横渡大西洋的人2( especially BrE) without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children 单亲的SYN
single
◆a lone mother/parent/father单亲母亲╱父亲☞note at
alone
IDIOMa ˌlone ˈwolfa person who prefers to be alone 好独处的人;喜欢单干的人lone/ləʊn; NAmEloʊn/
LDC
lonelone /ləʊn $ loʊn/ adjective [only before noun]
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1used to talk about the only person or thing in a place, or the only person or thing that does somethingSYN solitary: A lone figure was standing at the bus stop. He was by no means a lone voice criticizing the government. a lone gunman the lone survivor of a shipwreck2lone mother/father/parent etc British English someone who looks after their children on their ownSYN single: a lone-parent family3lone wolf someone who prefers to be alone
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lone
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唯一的(49%),孤单的(33%),单独的(18%)
adj.单身的;独自的;寂寞的;人迹稀少的
n.(Lone)人名;(西、肯)洛内;(丹)隆娜;(缅)伦
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