单词 | single |
释义 | Word Frequency single(ˈsɪŋɡəl) adjective (usually prenominal) 1. existing alone; solitary upon the hill stood a single tower 2. distinct from other things; unique or individual 3. composed of one part 4. designed for one user a single room a single bed 5. (also postpositive) unmarried 6. connected with the condition of being unmarried he led a single life 7. (esp of combat) involving two individuals; one against one 8. sufficient for one person or thing only a single portion of food 9. even one there wasn't a single person on the beach 10. (of a flower) having only one set or whorl of petals 11. determined; single-minded a single devotion to duty 12. (of the eye) seeing correctly to consider something with a single eye 13. rare honest or sincere; genuine 14. archaic (of ale, beer, etc) mild in strength noun 15. something forming one individual unit 16. an unmarried person 17. a gramophone record, CD, or cassette with a short recording, usually of pop music, on it 18. golf a game between two players 19. cricket a hit from which one run is scored 20. a. British a pound note b. US and Canadian a dollar bill 21. single ticket verb 22. (transitive; usually foll by out) to select from a group of people or things; distinguish by separation he singled him out for special mention 23. (transitive) to thin out (seedlings) 24. short for single-foot Derived forms singleness (ˈsingleness) noun Word origin C14: from Old French sengle, from Latin singulus individual |
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