[ADJ 形容词]单数的;单数形式的 The singular form of a word is the form that is used when referring to one person or thing.
...the fifteen case endings of the singular form of the Finnish noun...
芬兰语的名词单数形式的 15 种格尾
The word 'you' can be singular or plural.
单词 you 可以是单数也可以是复数。
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[N-SING 单数名词](名词的)单数,单数形式The singular of a noun is the form of it that is used to refer to one person or thing.
[the N]
The singular of Inuit is Inuk.
Inuit (依努依特人)的单数形式是 Inuk。
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[ADJ 形容词]非凡的;突出的;显著的Singular means very great and remarkable.
[ADJ n]
[FORMAL 正式]
...a smile of singular sweetness...
无比甜美的微笑
Barre was quickly drawn into the electoral arena, although with singular lack of success.
尽管胜算微乎其微,巴雷还是很快被身不由己地推到了选举的舞台上。
singularly
It seemed a singularly ill-judged enterprise for Truman to undertake.
这对于杜鲁门来说似乎是一项特别不明智的事业。
...a former sales executive singularly unsuited for the job.
特别不适合这份工作的前任销售经理
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]异常的;奇特的;奇怪的 If you describe someone or something as singular, you mean that they are strange or unusual.
[usu ADJ n]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
Cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character...
红衣主教梅斯基亚无疑是个怪人。
Where he got that singular notion I just can't think.
我真想不出来他从哪来的那种奇怪念头。
singularity
...his abrupt, turbulent style and the singularity of his appearance.
他唐突、躁动的个性和怪异的外表
Oxford
sin·gu·lar/ˈsɪŋɡjələ(r); NAmEˈsɪŋɡjələr/
noun
,
adjective
singularsingularsnoun[singular ]( grammar 语法) a form of a noun or verb that refers to one person or thing 单数;单数形式◆The singular of ‘bacteria’ is ‘bacterium’.*bacteria 的单数形式是 bacterium。 ◆The verb should be in the singular.这个动词应当用单数形式。☞compare
plural
adjective1( grammar 语法) connected with or having the singular form 单数的;单数形式的◆a singular noun/verb/ending单数名词╱动词╱词尾2( formal) very great or obvious 非凡的;突出的;显著的SYN
outstanding
◆landscape of singular beauty无比优美的风景3( literary) unusual; strange 奇特的;奇怪的;异常的SYN
eccentric
◆a singular style of dress奇特的衣服sin·gu·lar/ˈsɪŋɡjələ(r); NAmEˈsɪŋɡjələr/
1a singular noun, verb, form etc is used when writing or speaking about one person or thing → plural: the singular form of the noun If the subject is singular, use a singular verb.2[usually before noun] formal very great or very noticeable: He showed a singular lack of tact in the way he handled the situation. a singular achievement3literary very unusual or strange: I wondered why she was behaving in so singular a fashion.
singular1 adjective
singular2 noun
singularsingular2 ●●● noun
Examples
Collocations
the singular the form of a word used when writing or speaking about one person or thing → plural: ‘Datum’ is the singular of ‘data’.in the singular Should the verb be in the singular or the plural?
WDF
singular
[ˈsɪŋgjələ(r)]
CET4CET6TEM4考研IELTS
n19494
482
21
63
76
40
282
j9409
1874
139
308
411
286
730
ADJ9593
59183
NOUN17851
16686
Spoken:
100101521
n.单数
adj.单数的;单一的;非凡的;异常的
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