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Lone Parent Child Adj 形容词   [Adj N 英

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]
  • 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。

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]
  • Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.

    90%的单亲家庭由母亲持家。

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