single
英 [ˈsɪŋɡl]
美 [ˈsɪŋɡl]
adj. 仅有一个的; 单一的; 单个的; 特指某人或事物; 单身的; 未婚的; 无伴侣的
n. 单程票; 单曲(常指流行音乐); 单曲磁带(或激光唱片等); (旅馆等的)单人房间
vi. 挑选作一垒手
复数:singles 过去分词:singled 过去式:singled 现在分词:singling 第三人称单数:singles
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.569 / COCA.632
短语动词
single out
1. 单独挑出;特别选出
短语用例
single sb/sth↔out (for sth/as sb/sth)
- 单独挑出
to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention
习惯用语
adj.
- (in) single file
- 一路纵队;单行
(in) one line, one behind the other - They made their way in single file along the cliff path.
他们一个接着一个沿悬崖小径前进。 at a (single) glance - 立刻;一眼;(只)看一眼
immediately; with only a quick look - He could tell at a glance what was wrong.
他一眼就看出了问题所在。
牛津词典
adj.
- 一个 one
- 仅有一个的;单一的;单个的
only one- He sent her a single red rose.
他送给她一支红玫瑰。 - 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。 - I couldn't understand a single word she said!
她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂! - the European single currency , the euro
欧洲单一货币欧元 - a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)
单科荣誉学位
强调 for emphasis - He sent her a single red rose.
- (特指某人或事物)
used to emphasize that you are referring to one particular person or thing on its own- Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
失业是犯罪率日益上升最重要的一个因素。 - We eat rice every single day .
我们天天吃米饭。
未婚 not married - Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
- 单身的;未婚的;无伴侣的
not married or having a romantic relationship with sb- 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?
供一个人使用 for one person - The apartments are ideal for single people living alone.
- 单人的
intended to be used by only one person- a single bed/room
单人床 / 房间
票 ticket - a single bed/room
- 单程的
a single ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again- a single ticket
单程票 - How much is the single fare to Glasgow?
去格拉斯哥的单程票多少钱?
- a single ticket
noun
- 票 ticket
- 单程票
a ticket that allows you to travel to a place but not back again- How much is a single to York?
去约克的单程票多少钱?
磁带;激光唱片 tape/CD - How much is a single to York?
- 单曲(常指流行音乐);单曲磁带(或激光唱片等)
a piece of recorded music, usually popular music, that consists of one song; the tape, CD, etc. that this is recorded onto- The band releases its new single next week.
这支乐队将于下周发行新的单曲唱片。
房间 room - The band releases its new single next week.
- (旅馆等的)单人房间
a room in a hotel, etc. for one person 钱 money - 一元纸币
a bill/note that is worth one dollar 未婚者 unmarried people - 单身者;无伴侣者
people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with sb else- They organize parties for singles.
他们为单身者组织聚会。 - a singles bar/club
单身酒吧 / 俱乐部
体育运动 in sport - They organize parties for singles.
- 单打(比赛)
a game when only one player plays against one other; a series of two or more of these games- the women's singles champion
女子单打冠军 - the first round of the men's singles
男子单打第一轮 - a singles match
单打比赛 - She's won three singles titles this year.
她今年已获得三个单打冠军。
- the women's singles champion
- 一分打
a hit from which a player scores one run (= point) - 一垒打
a hit that only allows the player to run to first base
verb
verb
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 单个的;单一的;唯一的
You usesingleto emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.- A single shot rang out...
传来一声响亮的枪声。 - Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day...
仅一天中就有 600 多人受伤。 - She hadn't uttered a single word.
她一言不发。
- A single shot rang out...
- ADJ 单独的;各自的
You usesingleto indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.- Every single house in town had been damaged...
镇上每栋房子都遭到了破坏。 - The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。
- Every single house in town had been damaged...
- ADJ 单身的;未婚的
Someone who issingleis not married. You can also usesingleto describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.- Is it difficult being a single mother?...
做单身妈妈难吗? - I now have to face the rest of my life as a single person...
我现在不得不孤单一人度过余生。 - Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are single or have partners.
无论是单身还是有伴侣,同性恋者现在都可以领养孩子了。
- Is it difficult being a single mother?...
- ADJ (房间)单人的,单人使用的
Asingleroom is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.- A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.
阿斯蒂尔酒店的单人间价格是 56 英镑一晚。 - Singleis also a noun.
- It's £65 for a single, £98 for a double and £120 for an entire suite.
单人间 65 英镑,双人间 98 英镑,套房 120 英镑。
- A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.
- (床)单人的
Asinglebed is wide enough for one person to sleep in. - ADJ (票)单程的
Asingleticket is a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again.- The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
单程票的价格是 39 英镑。 - Singleis also a noun.
- ...a Club Class single to Los Angeles.
一张去洛杉矶的商务舱单程票
- The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
- N-COUNT (只录几首短歌的)单曲唱片;(激光唱片上的)主打歌曲,单曲
Asingleor aCD singleis a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a CD as asingle.- Kids today don't buy singles...
现在的孩子都不买单曲唱片了。 - The winners will get a chance to release their own single.
获胜者将有机会发行自己的单曲唱片。 - The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
- Kids today don't buy singles...
- N-UNCOUNT (网球或羽毛球的)单打比赛
Singlesis a game of tennis or badminton in which one player plays another. The pluralsinglescan be used to refer to one or more of these matches.- Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...
德国的鲍里斯·贝克尔赢得男单冠军。 - She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.
她单打和双打都能得心应手。
- Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...
- (板球中的)一分打;(棒球中的)一垒打
In cricket, asingleis a hit from which one run is scored. In baseball, asingleis a hit by which a batter reaches first base. - See also:single-
in AM, use 美国英语用 one-way
英英释义
noun
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
verb
- hit a single
- the batter singled to left field
adj
- being or characteristic of a single thing or person
- individual drops of rain
- please mark the individual pages
- they went their individual ways
- not married or related to the unmarried state
- unmarried men and women
- unmarried life
- sex and the single girl
- single parenthood
- are you married or single?
- existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
- upon the hill stood a single tower
- had but a single thought which was to escape
- a single survivor
- a single serving
- a single lens
- a single thickness
- used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
- single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals
双语例句
- Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there
除了主人外,那里的人我一个也不认识。 - Not a single mu of land is left uncultivated in our village.
我们村没有一亩荒废的土地。 - Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day
仅一天中就有600多人受伤。 - Is it difficult being a single mother?
做单身妈妈难吗? - I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents
我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。 - Here a single example will suffice.
这里只举一个例子就够了。 - They lost the 1977 World Cup final to Australia by a single point
他们在1977年的世界杯决赛中仅以一分之差输给了澳大利亚队。 - A village's entire beach and harbor can be fouled by a single rotting whale
一只腐烂的死鲸就足以弄脏一个村子的整片海滩和港口。 - Most single parents are either divorced or separated
大多数单身父母要么离婚了要么分居了。 - I was bringing up my three children as a single parent.
作为单身母亲,我独自抚养我的3个孩子。