without any other people or things 单独的；独自的；孤零零的 a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic 独自横渡大西洋的人 The attack was carried out by a lone gunman in a crowded shopping centre. 袭击是由一名持枪者在拥挤的购物中心实施的。
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without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children 单亲的 a lone mother/parent/father 单亲母亲／父亲 Most lone parent families are headed by women. 大多数单亲家庭的户主是女性。 Nine out of ten lone parents are women. 十个单亲家长有九个是女性。
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
alone 和较非正式、常用于口语的 on your own、by yourself 均指独自，但无孤独之义： I like being alone in the house. 我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 I’m going to London by myself next week. 我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help). 我想独自完成这项工作。
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
lone、solitary、single 意为单独；lone 和 solitary 有时可能暗示说话者认为谈及的人孤单： a lone jogger in the park 在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 long, solitary walks 独自一人长途行走
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
lonely（美式英语亦作 lonesome）意为孤寂： a lonely child 孤寂的孩子 Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. 萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
lonely 还可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活动： a lonely house 一座冷清的房子
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Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of alone.
Idioms
a lone wolf
a person who prefers to be alone 好独处的人；喜欢单干的人