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only one 仅有一个的;单一的;单个的 He sent her a single red rose. 他送给她一枝红玫瑰。 a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only) 男子(或女子)学校 All these jobs can now be done by one single machine. 所有这些工作现在只用一台机器就可以完成。 We won by a single point. 我们以一分之差获胜。 They cloned a lamb from a single cell taken from an adult sheep. 他们从一只成年绵羊的单细胞中克隆出一只羔羊。 the European single currency, the euro 欧洲单一货币欧元 - (British English)
a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject) 单科荣誉学位 It was the work of a single individual. 这是一个人的工作。 The statue was carved out of a single piece of wood. 这座雕像是由一块木头雕刻而成的。 You can switch between the single player and the multiplayer games. 你可以在单人游戏和多人游戏之间切换。
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intended to be used by only one person 单人的 a single room 单人间 The jail housed 860 prisoners in single cells. 这座监狱在单人牢房里关押了860名囚犯。 a single sheet (= large enough for a single bed) 一张床单
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(of a person )人 not married or having a romantic relationship with somebody 单身的;未婚的;无伴侣的 a single person/woman/man 单身的人/女人/男人 The apartments are ideal for single people living alone. 这些公寓供单身者独自居住最为理想。 Are you still single? 你还是单身吗? She remained single till her death. 她至死都是单身。 Young people are staying single for longer. 年轻人单身的时间更长了。 The film stars Bening as a single mother with a teenage son. 这部电影由贝宁主演,她是一位单身母亲,有一个十几岁的儿子。 I'm a single father and take my kids to school every morning. 我是单身父亲,每天早上带孩子去学校。
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a single ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again compare return (7)Topics Transport by bus and traina2单程的 - [only before noun]
used to emphasize that you are referring to one particular person or thing on its own (特指某人或事物)
one一个
for one person供一个人使用
not married未婚
ticket票
for emphasis强调
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.
Idioms
at a (single) glance
immediately; with only a quick look 立刻;一眼;(只)看一眼 She is able to take in complex information at a single glance. 她一眼就能理解复杂的信息。
at/in a single go | at a/one go
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in one single attempt or try 仅有一个的;单一的;单个的 She blew out the candles in a single go. 她一口气吹灭了蜡烛。
(in) single file
(also old-fashioned (in) Indian file)