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    single 的英语意思

    singlesingle1 /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ adjective 查看全部语言翻译1one [only before noun] only one仅一个;唯一的:  A single tree gave shade from the sun.一棵树遮住了阳光。 They won the game by a single point.他们以一分之差赢得了比赛。 the highest price ever paid for a single work of art有史以来为单件艺术品所支付的最高价格 a single-sex school (=one for only boys or girls)单性别学校(即只招收男生或只招收女生的学校)2every single used to emphasize that you are talking about every person or thing用于强调所指的是每一个人或每一件事:  Don’t write down every single word I say.不要把我说的每一个字都写下来。 He works every single day.他每天都工作,一天不落。3not a single no people or things at all没有任何人或事物(一个都没有):  The plane was brought down safely and not a single passenger was killed.飞机安全着陆,没有一名乘客遇难。 We didn’t get a single reply to the advertisement.我们对这则广告没有收到任何回复。4the single biggest/greatest etc used to emphasize that you are talking about the one thing that is the biggest, greatest etc用于强调所指的是最大、最重要等的那一件事:  Cigarette smoking is the single most important cause of lung cancer.吸烟是导致肺癌最重要的单一因素。 Tourism is the country’s single biggest earner.旅游业是该国最大的单一收入来源。5not married not married, or not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone未婚的;或未与任何人恋爱的:  The changes in tax rates will benefit single people the most.税率的变化将使单身人士获益最多。 Is he single?他单身吗? see thesaurus at married6single bed/room etc a bed, room etc that is meant to be used by one person only供一人使用的床、房间等:  You have to pay extra for a single room.单人间需要额外收费。 double1(4)7ticket British English a single ticket etc is for a trip from one place to another but not back again单程票等,指从一地到另一地的旅程,不含回程 SYN  one-wayreturn, round-trip
    singlesingle2 noun [countable] 1music a CD that has only one song on it, not a number of songs, or a song which is sold in this way只收录一首歌曲而非多首歌曲的CD,或以此方式发行的一首歌;单曲album:  Have you heard their latest single?你听过他们最新的单曲吗?2sport a)one run2 in a game of cricket板球比赛中的一分(一次得分) b)a hit that allows the person who is hitting the ball to reach first base in a game of baseball棒球比赛中使击球手跑上一垒的安打(单打)3tennis singles [uncountable] a game, especially in tennis, in which one person plays on their own against another person单打比赛,尤指网球中一方一人对战另一方一人的比赛:  I prefer playing singles.我更喜欢打单打。 Who won the women’s singles?女子单打是谁赢的? doubles at double2(3)4not married singles [plural] people who are not married and are not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone未婚且未与任何人恋爱的人;单身人士:  The show is especially popular among young singles.这个节目在年轻单身人士中尤为受欢迎。 a singles night at the club俱乐部举办的单身之夜活动5ticket British English a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again从某地前往目的地的单程票,不含回程 SYN one-way ticket American Englishreturn:  A single to Oxford, please.请给我一张到牛津的单程票。6money American English a piece of paper money worth one dollar面值一美元的纸币:  Anybody have five singles?有人有五张一美元的零钞吗?7room a room in a hotel for just one person酒店中仅供一人入住的单人房double:  I’m afraid we haven’t got any singles available.很抱歉,我们目前没有空余的单人房。
    singlesingle3 verb single somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb to choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others因某人或某物比其他人或物更好、更差、更重要等,而将其从群体中特别挑选出来single out for I don’t see why he should be singled out for special treatment.我不明白为什么要对他进行特殊对待。single out as One programme was singled out as being particularly good.有一个节目因表现特别出色而被特别提及。