| 英语单词 | lone |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ləʊn] 美 [loʊn] |
| 中文释义 | adj.孤单的;唯一的;单独的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) In that cloudy sky only one lone star can be seen. (2) That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field. (3) A lone employee turned up for the meeting. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在那多云的天上,只能看到孤零零的一颗星星。 (2) 那家公司成了我们在这个领域唯一的竞争对手。 (3) 一位员工单独前来参加这场会议。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Something described as lone is the only one of its kind — it's on its own. The lone child waiting for a ride home from school is the very last kid to be picked up. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The lone tree in your yard is the only one growing there, and if your well is your lone source of water, it's the only way that water flows from the shower or the kitchen faucet. Sometimes lone is used to mean "lacking support," as when a state senator's vote is a lone voice in opposition to a proposed bill. If someone calls you a "lone wolf," they see you as someone who prefers acting alone. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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]
2 [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]
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