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单词 alone
释义
alonea‧lone /əˈləʊn $ əˈloʊn/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective [not before noun], adverb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINalone
Origin:
1200-1300 all one ‘wholly one’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Dorothy lives alone.
  • He felt terribly alone when June left.
  • It's an expensive place - lunch alone was $20.
  • Kim traveled alone through Europe.
  • Stevenson alone is to blame.
  • The price alone was enough to make me change my mind.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
without help from anyone else: · I can’t move the bed on my own.· See if you can work out the answer by yourself.all on your own/all by yourself (=used when you feel impressed or feel sympathy for someone): · Did you paint this picture all on your own?· It’s not fair that she does everything all by herself.
without any help from anyone else. Alone is more formal and less common than on your own or by yourself: · Police believe the killer acted alone.
without asking for help or advice from anyone: · Students are taught to work independently.· One day she will have to live independently without the support of her family.
without the help of anyone or anything – used especially about people who are very weak, ill etc: · He is unable to breathe unaided.· After treatment, he was able to go up and down stairs unaided.
doing something difficult or impressive without help from anyone else: · She single-handedly reformed the entire system.
by one person, not a group: · Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean· She is planning to release a solo album.· He sang and played the song solo.
adjective [only before noun] doing something alone – used especially in the following phrases: a lone gunman: · Police say the attack was carried out by a lone gunman.· The government should do more to help lone parents (=who raise a child alone).
adjective someone who has become very rich or successful without help from anyone else: a self-made man/millionaire/businessman etc: · Like most self-made men, he was extremely self-confident.
Longman Language Activatorwhen there are no other people with you
if you are alone, on your own, or by yourself, you are in a place and no-one else is there with you : · She was sitting alone on a park bench.· I don't really like walking home on my own at night.· Do you share the apartment, or do you live by yourself?all alone/on your own/by yourself (=completely alone): · Wendy was frightened, all alone in that big old house.leave somebody alone/on their own/by themselves: · The first time his parents left him alone in the house, he set fire to the kitchen.· Mark's not well. I can't go out and leave him on his own.
if you go somewhere unaccompanied, you go there alone, especially when it is more usual to be with someone else: · Children flying unaccompanied are looked after by the cabin crew.· Some parts of town are not safe for an unaccompanied woman.
when you are alone, especially when you want to be alone because this gives you time to think, work etc: · I need solitude in order to paint my pictures.· Ella loved the quiet solitude of her weekends.in solitude: · He spent his free time in solitude, reading or walking in the hills.
when you do something without help from someone else
if you do something on your own or by yourself , you do it without anyone helping you: · I managed to fix the car on my own.· He's old enough to get dressed by himself, isn't he?all on your own/all by yourself (=use this when it is surprising that someone has done something without anyone's help): · How did you manage to prepare so much food all by yourself?you're on your own (=use this to tell someone that you will not help them) spoken: · I can get an application for you, but after that you're on your own.
if you do something difficult unaided you do it without the help of anyone or anything: · After his illness he was unable to walk unaided.· With no one else in the office I had to deal with the problem unaided.
if you do something very difficult or very impressive single-handedly or single-handed , you succeed in doing it without the help of anyone else: · In 1992, he rowed across the Atlantic single-handed.almost single-handedly/single-handed: · Sanger almost single-handedly founded the birth control movement in the early 1900s.
if you do something solo, especially a sports or musical activity, you do it alone: · By the end of the course, all students will fly solo.go solo (=start doing something on your own instead of in a group): · John played with the band for five years before going solo.
someone who started without much money but has become rich and successful simply through their own efforts and work: self-made man/businesswoman/millionaire etc: · C.J. Walker became one of black America's first self-made millionaires.
someone who is able to do things on their own without being told what to do by other people, especially in their job: · We're looking for creative self-starters with at least three years' experience.
someone who spends a lot of time alone
a solitary person spends a lot of time alone, especially because they like being alone: · She was a very solitary woman who didn't make friends easily.· Ed enjoys the solitary life of a rancher.
someone who prefers to do things alone and has few friends: · I had always been a loner, and I hated sharing an apartment when I went to college.· Joe is one of our best workers but he's too much of a loner to be a good leader.
someone who lives alone and avoids meeting other people: · Old Mr Grimes was a bad-tempered recluse, rarely seen in the town.· If you don't get out more, you're going to turn into a recluse.
someone who prefers their own company prefers to be alone rather than being with other people: · We asked him to come and eat with us, but he said he preferred his own company.
alone and unhappy
also lonesome American unhappy because of being alone or without friends: · Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.· Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.· I get so lonesome here with no-one to talk to.
feeling that there is no one you can talk to or have as a friend, because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: · Young, single parents often feel isolated and unhappy.isolated from: · Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
feeling alone and as if you are not wanted or understood by other people: · We're making a special effort to help alienated members feel more part of the group.alienated from: · In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
to feel lonely because someone that you love is not there
to feel lonely because someone that you like very much is not with you: · When are you coming home? I miss you.· It was great living in Prague, but I really missed all my friends.
to feel unhappy because you cannot be with someone you love - often used humorously: · "What's wrong with Dan?" "I think he's pining for his girlfriend."
to live in an independent way
to live in an independent way, without other people helping you or telling you what to do: · Alice was glad to be independent and making a life of her own at last.· What strategies does a growing child use to become independent?· Our main objective is to help disabled people lead independent lives within the community.
also look after yourself especially British to cook your own food, wash your own clothes, and do other basic things that are necessary to live: · Grandpa can't take care of himself any more so he's coming to live with us.· Many youngsters who've been brought up in care are often incapable of looking after themselves when they leave.
informal to live your life independently without any help from your family or the government: · She'll never learn to stand on her own feet if you keep giving her whatever she wants.· A year abroad gives students the chance to stand on their own two feet.
informal to start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people in a family, organization etc: · The response to our proposal was lukewarm, so we felt we had to go it alone.· After years of working for a big company, she decided to go it alone and set up her own business.· When it comes to parenthood, more and more women are deciding to go it alone.
spoken to live in an independent way and do what you want to do, without being influenced by what other people think: · He has a couple of roommates but they kind of all do their own thing.· He's given up his job and is living in northern California, just doing his own thing.
written to look after yourself, when you are used to being taken care of by someone else, or when being independent is very difficult: · The mother died before the cubs were old enough to fend for themselves.· Dad always wanted me to be able to fend for myself from a very early age.· The children were left to fend for themselves on the streets.
to not interfere
spoken say this when you want someone to stop interfering or asking questions about something that is private: · Whitney, you just mind your own business. He can do what he wants.· He wanted a copy of the will but I told him it was none of his business.· I didn't ask, because it's none of my business really, but I was sure curious.
spoken informal to not get involved in a fight or an argument between other people: · It isn't your business, you stay out of it and let her handle it.· I know what I'm doing - you keep out of it.stay/keep well out of it (=not interfere at all) British: · They're always arguing about money, but I try to stay well out of it.
also not have anything to do with somebody if a situation has nothing to do with someone, it is very personal and private, and that person has no right to interfere in it: · I really shouldn't have told her about it - it had nothing to do with her, really.· Back off and let me handle it. It's nothing to do with you.
British /leave/let well enough alone American spoken to not interfere or try to change a situation, because you might make it worse than before: · I should have left well enough alone, and never told my parents what had happened at all.· Once you've finished a project, leave well alone and go on to the next one.
what you say to tell someone not to touch something
spoken use this when you are telling someone, especially a child, not to touch something: · Don't touch! That's daddy's work.· Those glasses were very expensive. You can look but don't touch.· Don't touch the iron - it's hot.· How many times do I have to tell you - don't touch my things!
use this when you are telling someone not to touch something they are already touching: · That's a very delicate piece of equipment - please leave it alone.· Our neighbor would have cut the tree down if I hadn't told him to leave it alone.
spoken say this when you are angrily telling someone not to touch something, especially when they are trying to take it away: · Hands off my coat!get/take/keep your hands off something: · Get your hands off my car!
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 She lives alone.
 You shouldn’t leave a child alone in the house.
 My wife and I like to spend time alone together away from the kids.
 It was scary being all alone in a strange city.
 She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her).
 I cried like a child because I felt so alone.
(=not change something that is satisfactory) In economic matters, they should leave well alone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He had a fear of dying alone.
 I’m quite happy living alone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· For nearly a year I have been here alone.· I think they must feel sorry for me, here alone.· The lawyers had told me that the cottage was let to a girl, who was here alone.· I have often come out here alone after dark to breathe it in.· All the same it was a long way down and she hoped that Ana did not ever come here alone.· Right now all I want to do is sit here alone for a while.· Then I was here alone for no more than a few seconds.· I must be guilty of whatever he says I have done, I should not be here alone.
· He had got under her skin, and after half an hour she went home alone, not content with second-best.· The guide contains commonsense recommendations covering situations such as meetings in strangers' offices and homes, walking home alone and car breakdowns.· For this too was part of the tradition: the daughters came home alone.· Mr Popple, upon returning home alone, found the spider floating in the toilet-bowl.· At home alone with Eulah Mae in the stately old house soaked with memories, Miss Tish cried.· No, this technique is only to be used when travelling home alone, late at night, through fairly deserted streets.· Williams told police she went home alone at midnight, an hour and a half before the shooting.
· Parents should, however, be advised that repeat treatment may be required, particularly when insertion is carried out alone.· Disappointed customers and forsaken employees pretty much had to tough it out alone.· Connie Fraser would have to work it out alone, and I hoped she'd make it.· It was evident that the sensible decision had been reached to let the two most concerned fight it out alone.· That 90 percent of women are afraid to go out alone at night represents enormous numbers of journeys avoided and trips foregone.· Left alone in the dairy for a moment, he asks her whether she ever walks out alone.· I regularly see them sent out alone on shopping errands.· The farmer gave him a pair of shoes and sent him out alone on the road.
· Thankfully it's proved far easier to leave well alone.· The infatuation will pass: better to let well alone.· If you had left well alone and let me carry on my business I wouldn't be here.· If he had been able to shout, Nicholas would have told John to let well alone.· And the policy of leaving things well alone is working so sweetly.· You leave well alone, you've done enough damage.· All in all, I think we'd be well advised to leave well alone.· We were an autonomous unit, left well alone by the military hierarchy out there.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Go away and leave me alone.
  • Just leave me alone and stop asking me questions.
  • Leave it alone or you'll break it.
  • Our neighbor would have cut the tree down if I hadn't told him to leave it alone.
  • That's a very delicate piece of equipment - please leave it alone.
  • Even when your growing brain shared my blood, your dreams were yours alone.
  • She had never helped with any of the bills, so he felt that the house was his alone.
  • The next job was his alone.
  • But this market has not yet developed, and when it does Pippin will not be alone in it.
  • For talent, popularity, and style, Muhammad Ali stands alone.
  • I stood alone on the shore of the lake.
  • The house stood alone at the end of the road.
  • The vote on the ban was 14-1, with Britain standing alone.
  • Again, standing alone this evidence is not probative of any discrimination in the local construction industry...
  • Bedford stood alone and put his drink down on the table.
  • But Boston stands alone in saying officially and unequivocally that no such condition exists here.
  • Clasper stood alone on the box, clasping a hand microphone to his ranting mouth.
  • Frequently the theatre-in-education group is associated with a historical site, although their workshops can stand alone and take place in school.
  • He stood alone for a minute, until she was out of sight.
  • It is often said of him that he stood alone.
  • They stand alone - and fall alone.
  • And he alone guarantees their keeping.
  • Do not place the blame anywhere but on yourself, because you alone have chosen that path.
  • Furthermore, Ishmael is alive because he alone did not assign specific meanings to events.
  • His control in these cases is such that he alone decides whether or not to sample, whether or not to demand remedial action.
  • It may not be necessary to back up your words with actions - he or she may leave you alone after that.
  • Obviously seriously wounded, he had keyed the set so he and he alone could speak, and it was not coherent.
  • Usu-ally the people leave you alone after that.
  • What you tell the fuzz to get them to leave you alone?
  • After years of working for a big company, I decided to go it alone.
  • Sayles hasn't regretted his decision to go it alone as a filmmaker.
  • The response to our proposal was lukewarm, so we felt we had to go it alone.
  • When it comes to parenthood, more and more women are deciding to go it alone.
  • As much as he can, he tries to go it alone.
  • But County Auctions, a big operation with centres at Wooler and Newcastle, was always likely to go it alone.
  • Do not try to go it alone - everything you do will be enhanced by the company of another.
  • He knew that each brought something important to the relationship, but that neither could go it alone.
  • If we would not be better off, it might be better to go it alone.
  • Many of them do not have the capital or a big enough infrastructure to go it alone, he said.
  • No single community could go it alone.
  • That was when Brian decided to go it alone, sourcing the units and adapting them himself.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► leave somebody/something alone
  • I wouldn't work with my mom, let alone my whole family.
  • But these images were not arbitrary, let alone trivial.
  • Hardly an inspirational notion, let alone a formula for improved customer relations.
  • I doubt he would have given one of his grandparents a point that morning, let alone me.
  • If your income drops or ends, how will you pay them off, let alone keep up with the accumulating interest?
  • It's disappointing that Butman doesn't ask these questions, let alone provide answers.
  • It's unwise to let policy be influenced, let alone jeopardized, by outraged personal pride.
  • Keeper Judge never touched him let alone trip him.
  • Many thousands of children had never even seen, let alone owned a pair of shoes.
  • Don't be fooled by his title: he remains Health Secretary in name only.
  • Lewis had been the ward boss in name only, because white precinct captains ran the organization, including him.
  • Many of these local mills remain in name alone, having fallen into disuse and demolition.
  • Others converted in name only, out of fear, while others stuck to their faith.
  • The strong mayor system employed from 1881 to 1914 was strong in name only.
  • Their homes are mobile in name only.
  • Again, standing alone this evidence is not probative of any discrimination in the local construction industry...
  • Bedford stood alone and put his drink down on the table.
  • But Boston stands alone in saying officially and unequivocally that no such condition exists here.
  • Clasper stood alone on the box, clasping a hand microphone to his ranting mouth.
  • Frequently the theatre-in-education group is associated with a historical site, although their workshops can stand alone and take place in school.
  • He stood alone for a minute, until she was out of sight.
  • It is often said of him that he stood alone.
  • They stand alone - and fall alone.
1if you are alone in a place, there is no one with you SYN  by yourself:  She lives alone. You shouldn’t leave a child alone in the house. My wife and I like to spend time alone together away from the kids.RegisterIn everyday English, people often say by yourself or on your own rather than alone:· She lives by herself/on her own.2without any friends or people you know:  It was scary being all alone in a strange city. She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her).3feeling unhappy and lonely:  I cried like a child because I felt so alone.4without any help from other people:  He was left to raise their two children alone.5without including anything else:  The case will cost thousands of pounds in legal fees alone.6you/he etc alone used to emphasize that there is only one person who knows, can do something etc:  Julie alone knew the truth.7go it alone to start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people:  After years of working for a big company I decided to go it alone.8leave somebody alone (also let somebody alone old-fashioned) to stop annoying or interrupting someone:  ‘Leave me alone!’ she screamed.9leave something alone (also let something alone old-fashioned) to stop touching an object or changing something:  Leave those cakes alone. They’re for the guests.leave well (enough) alone (=not change something that is satisfactory) In economic matters, they should leave well alone.10be yours/hers/his etc alone used to emphasize that something belongs to someone:  The responsibility is yours and yours alone.11not be alone in (doing) something to not be the only person to do something:  You’re not alone in feeling upset, believe me.12stand alone a)to be strong and independent:  the courage to stand alone b)to be at a distance from other objects or buildings:  The house stood alone at the end of the road.THESAURUS– Meaning 4on your own/by yourself without help from anyone else: · I can’t move the bed on my own.· See if you can work out the answer by yourself.all on your own/all by yourself (=used when you feel impressed or feel sympathy for someone): · Did you paint this picture all on your own?· It’s not fair that she does everything all by herself.alone without any help from anyone else. Alone is more formal and less common than on your own or by yourself: · Police believe the killer acted alone.independently without asking for help or advice from anyone: · Students are taught to work independently.· One day she will have to live independently without the support of her family.unaided without the help of anyone or anything – used especially about people who are very weak, ill etc: · He is unable to breathe unaided.· After treatment, he was able to go up and down stairs unaided.single-handedly doing something difficult or impressive without help from anyone else: · She single-handedly reformed the entire system.solo by one person, not a group: · Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean· She is planning to release a solo album.· He sang and played the song solo.lone adjective [only before noun] doing something alone – used especially in the following phrases: a lone gunman: · Police say the attack was carried out by a lone gunman.· The government should do more to help lone parents (=who raise a child alone).self-made adjective someone who has become very rich or successful without help from anyone else: a self-made man/millionaire/businessman etc: · Like most self-made men, he was extremely self-confident.
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