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词汇 single
释义 single
adjective
uk /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ us /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

singleadjective (ONE)


B2[ before noun ]
one only: 单一的,仅有一个的
He knocked his opponent down with a single blow.他仅用一拳就打倒了对手。
not a singleNot a single person offered to help her.没有一个人主动出来帮她。
You haven't been listening to a single word I've been saying.我说的你连一个字都没听进去。
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doubleadjective
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having no others like this one
onlyShe's the only one who can do it.
oneHe's the one person you can rely on in a situation like this.
singleYou haven't listened to a single thing I've said!
lonePolice were looking for a lone gunman.
soleHe was the sole survivor of the plane crash.
She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital.她坚持要告诉我她在医院遭遇的一切。
Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg which then splits into two.
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.将革命的前后经过浓缩成一部一小时的纪录片是很难的。
Not a single sound fell from her lips.她没有说一个字。
He was floored with a single punch to the head.打中头部的一拳就把他击倒在地。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Numbers: single, double & multiple
alone
bilateral
bilaterally
bipartite
bipolar
deca-
deka-
double-action
dual
himself
multiple
plural
quintuple
solitarily
solitary
tri-
trilateral
trilaterally
triply
unilateral

singleadjective (NOT MARRIED)


A2
not married, or not having a romantic relationship with someone: 单身的,未婚的
a single woman/man/person单身女子/未婚男人/单身者
He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll ever marry.他这么长时间一直单身,我认为他永远不会结婚了。
single-parent familyThe number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years.近年来,依靠国家救济的单亲家庭数量急剧增加。
Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers.妇女权益团体对减少单身母亲的救济金的提议表示强烈反对。
He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
It's hard being a single mother.做单身母亲很艰难。
Please state whether you are single, cohabiting, married, separated, divorced or widowed.请说明你是单身、同居、已婚、分居、离异还是丧偶。
Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority .
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Marriage: marital status
bachelor
bachelorette
bachelorhood
be between jobs/marriages/boyfriends, girlfriends, etc.idiom
between
ex
grass widow
honeymooners
live in
married
on the shelfidiom
singleton
spinster
spinsterhood
spoken for
wedded
widow
widowed
widower
widowhood

singleadjective (SEPARATE)


B1[ before noun ]
considered on its own and separate from other things: 唯一的
Patience is the single most important quality needed for this job.耐心是这项工作所需最重要的特质。
She lost every single thing when her house burned down.她的房子被烧毁以后,她失去了所有的一切。
The closure of the Manchester printing factory is the company's biggest single cutback so far.关闭曼彻斯特印刷厂是该公司到目前为止规模最大的一次性裁员。
It's a huge window made from a single pane of glass.这扇巨大的窗户是由一整块玻璃做的。
The single most important factor in health was good sanitation.
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
alone
bilateral
bilaterally
bipartite
bipolar
deca-
deka-
double-action
dual
himself
multiple
plural
quintuple
solitarily
solitary
tri-
trilateral
trilaterally
triply
unilateral
single
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ us /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
A baseball player singles by hitting a ball that allows him to reach first base.(棒球中)击出一垒打
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Baseball & rounders
1-2-3 inning
ahead
alley
around the hornidiom
at bat
bomb
curve
heater
hit the ball out of the parkidiom
hitting coach
home plate
home stand
horsehide
sac
solo
spitter
split-fingered fastball
splitter
squeeze play
stretch

Phrasal verb


single someone/something out
single
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ us /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
a record or CD that has a main song and usually a small number of other songs on it: 单曲(唱片)
Have you heard Lady Gaga's new single?你听过女神卡卡的最新单曲吗?
in cricket, one run (= point)(板球中的)一分打
in baseball, a hit that allows the player to reach first base(棒球中的)一垒打
 singles[ U ]
a game, especially in tennis, played between one player on one side and one on the other: (尤指网球的)单打比赛
He was one of only two Americans to win his singles match.
 singles[ plural ]
people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with someone: 单身者,未婚者
They hold a number of social events especially for singles.
 single (ticket)B1UK
a ticket for a journey to a place, but not for the return: 单程票
May I have a single to London, please.请给我一张去伦敦的单程票。
a single room单人间(同 single room)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sound and image recordings
audiobook
autotune
B-side
Blu-ray
box set
cast album
disk
LP
mixtape
multi-disc
multitrack
recording
reissue
reverb
video clip
vlog
vlogger
VOD
VR
white label

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Cricket
Baseball & rounders
Hotels & hostels
Parts of buildings: rooms

single | American Dictionary


single
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəl/

singleadjective[not gradable] (ONE)


one only:
A single customer was left in the shop.
A single bed is a bed for one person.

singleadjective[not gradable] (SEPARATE)


considered by itself or separate from other things:
Taxes are the single most important source of funds for the government.

singleadjective[not gradable] (NOT MARRIED)


not married:
He’s been single for so long, I don’t think he’ll ever marry.
single
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəl/

singlenoun[C] (DOLLAR BILL)


A single is a one-dollar bill.
A single is also a room for only one person.

singlenoun[C] (PERSON WHO IS NOT MARRIED)


a person who is not married:
Singles pay more in income tax than married people do.

single | Business English


single
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈsɪŋɡl/us
one only:
Journalism often relies on a single source.
Is a thread of e-mails a single document or many?
a single use card
TRANSPORT UK
travelling or allowing travel in only one direction:
a single fare/ticket/journey
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returnadjective
single
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsɪŋɡl/us
TRANSPORT UK
a ticket for a journey to a place, but not back again:
single to somewhereA single to London, please.
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returnnoun
MONEY US
a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Examples of single


single
In that case the grammar would have a phonotactic filter permitting /0/ to form nuclei only with single-x nonconsonantal melodies.
This would provide a qualitative description of the mixing of single-particle and collective effects.
Analysis of single channel records indicate that the effect is to favor transition to a substate rather than to physically alter the conductance pathway.
In terms purely of logic and expediency, the argument in favour of a single language is difficult to oppose.
The census returns indicate that many of those single solitaries - though some of the married ones also - were inmigrants.
It is difficult to find a single refugee who thinks that they will be returning home any time in the near future.
The mapping between surface and lexical levels is reduced to a single function call and two simple conversions from text to binary, and vice versa.
Each point represents the mean values of these 2 variables measured on 2 large hooks from each of 10 protoscoleces from a single isolate.
The net free energy change then represents the difference between several large-value terms, and no single component can be said to dominate.
The surface density of streptavidin molecules was sufficiently small that each of the pinning sites represented a single streptavidin-biotin cross-bridge.
The text is unique, as it represents the work of a single author, who cogently articulates a systematic approach to psychiatry.
The selection of a single lexical candidate is thus either random or based on frequency or familiarity of the lexical forms.
The single observer visually estimated cover to the nearest 10% at ten randomly chosen points within a 5 m radius of each sampling position.
This single unified spirit is accorded multiple roles.
If there is no such syllable, the syllable with a single coda consonant is stressed.
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Collocations withsingle


single

These are words often used in combination with single.

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best-selling single
It is her sixth best-selling single in the country.
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consecutive single
It became the third consecutive single from the album to attain platinum status in the country.
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debut single
Although it failed to match the success of her debut single, the song was successful in many countries.
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