| 释义 |
lonerlon‧er /ˈləʊnə $ ˈloʊnər/ noun [countable]   - 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.
- Each of these people is, like Carr, a loner who is quite at home with himself.
- I see myself as a loner.
- If one can not, one gets a deluded loner nursing a dummy.
- Mikhail Vologsky was essentially a loner, in both the physical and spiritual sense.
- Nixon, the loner, was a workhorse with determination.
- Peaceful and lively, the fish is best in small shoals because loners or pairs become nervous.
- Since the youths learn to hide their sexually deviant behavior, they tend to be loners.
someone who spends a lot of time alone► solitary 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. ► loner 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. ► recluse 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. ► prefer your own company 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. someone who prefers to be alone or who has no friends:  Ken’s always been a bit of a loner. |