| 英语单词 | single-handedly |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 美 |
| 中文释义 | adv.独力地;单独地 |
| vocabulary简明 | When you do something single-handedly, you do it on your own, with no help from anyone else. Superheroes are known for single-handedly defeating bad guys. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Use the adverb single-handedly when a person achieves something independently, especially when it's especially admirable or difficult. Your mom might have single-handedly raised you and your siblings, or you might try to single-handedly move a dining room table out the front door before your yard sale. Single-handedly comes from the adjective single-handed, or "done without help," and both words have been in use since the early 1700's. |
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