| 单词 | one |
| 释义 | one —one /wʌn/ number determiner (FUTURE TIME) ► B2 used to refer to a time in the future that is not yet decided: » Why don't we meet for lunch one day next week?» I'd like to go skiing one Christmas.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing when something happened or will happenThesaurus+: ↑In the future and soon• • • Extra Examples:» You're going to get into serious trouble one of these days.» Let's go to the cinema one night next week.» One of these days we're going to move to France.» Come and visit one weekend.» One day we'll be able to afford a car like that.number determiner (MEMBER) one of► A2 a member of a group of people or things: » One of their daughters has just got married.» EMI is one of the world's largest record companies.» Finding a cure for cancer is one of the biggest challenges facing medical researchers.» Our organization is just one of many charities that are providing famine relief in the region.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of peopleCommon mistake: one of! Remember: when one of is followed by a noun, the noun should be in the plural form:✗ One of my friend is in hospital.» One of my friends is in hospital.number determiner (NUMBER) ► A1 the number 1: » You've got three bags and I've only got one.» She'll be one year old tomorrow.Thesaurus+: ↑Cardinal numbers, including nought and zero• • • Extra Examples:» Trouble broke out in the match when one of the players called a member of the other team a cheat.» They've got two adopted children and one of their own.» He is one of the top chefs in Britain.» When one engine stopped, we had to turn round and fly home.» Would you run your idea by me one more time?» Four parcels came this morning, but only one was for Mark.» Paint one side, leave it to dry, and then paint the other.» He can't tell one wine from another, so don't give him any of the expensive stuff.number determiner (ONLY) ► B2 used when saying there is no other person or thing: » He's the one person you can rely on in an emergency.» This may be your one and only (= only ever) opportunity to meet her.» My final guest on tonight's show needs no introduction. Please welcome the one and only Michael Jordan!Thesaurus+: ↑Single, double and multiple• • • Extra Examples:» The one thing that's certain is that prices will go up.» He was the one person to complete the test with no mistakes.» She's the one person I can trust around here.» It is the one thing I regret about my time at the company.» The one thing he's not prepared to compromise is his family's safety.number determiner (PARTICULAR OCCASION) ► B2 used to refer to a particular occasion while avoiding stating the exact moment: » One night we stayed up talking till dawn.» He was attacked as he was walking home from work late one afternoon.» One moment he says he loves me, the next moment he's asking for a divorce.» She never seems to know what she's doing from one minute to the next.Thesaurus+: ↑Points in time• • • Extra Examples:» At one point Seeger fell afoul of the US government for his antiwar actions.» He managed to eke out a living one summer by selling drinks on a beach.» They met in Paris one enchanted afternoon in early autumn.» I suspected he wasn't telling me the truth, and one day I caught him out when I found some letters he'd written.» We met one day last year when we got talking in a bar.number determiner (SINGLE) B2 a single thing; not two or more: » Do you think five of us will manage to squeeze into the one car?» There's too much data to fit onto just the one disk.» Eat them one at a time (= separately).» I think we should paint the bedroom all one (= in a single) colour.Thesaurus+: ↑Single, double and multiple(all) in oneC2 combined in a single person or object: » With this model you get a radio, CD player, and MP3 dock all in one.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups and collections of things , ↑Variety and mixtures• • • Extra Examples:» With one blow of the knight's axe, he clove the rock in twain.» Only one competitor made a clear jump of the highest fence.» Don't let one little quarrel come between you.» I took one look at her and cracked up.» The canteen is the one thing I'll miss about work.number determiner MAINLY US (EMPHASIS) ► F0 used to emphasize an adjective: » His mother is one (= a very) generous woman.» That's one (= a very) big ice-cream you've got there.» It was one hell of a (= a very great) shock to find out I'd lost my job.Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme , ↑Complete and whole , ↑Intensifying expressionsnumber determiner FORMAL (UNKNOWN PERSON) ► F0 used before the name of someone who is not known: » Her solicitor is one John Wintersgill.Thesaurus+: ↑Names and titlespronoun (COMPARISON) ► F0 used to talk about one person or thing compared with other similar or related people or things: » They look so similar it's often difficult to distinguish one from the other.» You may have one or the other, but not both.» Crime and freedom are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.Thesaurus+: ↑Comparing and contrasting• • • Extra Examples:» During the night, he had rolled from one side of the bed to the other.» The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.» If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other.» The two sisters are so similar that it's almost impossible to tell one from the other.» This film begins where the other one leaves off.pronoun FORMAL (ANY PERSON) ► C1 any person, but not a particular person: » One has an obligation to one's friends.» One ought to make the effort to vote.Thesaurus+: ↑Personal pronouns• • • Extra Examples:» One's primary responsibility is to the legal system.» One must not assume from this that the defendant is guilty.» I wondered whether there might, after all, be some truth in the old chestnut that one's school days are the happiest of one's life.» Yoga is said to restore one's inner equilibrium.» Spending time with one's family is never an unalloyed pleasure.pronoun FORMAL (I/ME) ► F0 the person speaking or writing: » Of course, one (= I) would be delighted to dine with the Queen.Thesaurus+: ↑Personal pronounspronoun A2 used to refer to a particular thing or person within a group or range of things or people that are possible or available: » I've got a few books on Chinese food. You can borrow one if you like.» Which one would you like?» Please make a copy for everybody in the office and a few extra ones for the visitors.» "Which cake would you like?" "The one at the front."» French croissants are so much better than the English ones.» There were lots of people standing watching, and not one of them offered to help.» I've received no replies to my job applications - not a single one (= none).» Chris is the one (= the person) with curly brown hair.Thesaurus+: ↑Particular and individualnot be one to do sth INFORMALF0 to never do something: » I'm not one to criticize other people, as you know.Thesaurus+: ↑Always and neverbe one for sth INFORMALF0 to like something very much: » I've never been one for staying out late.» He's a great one for the ladies.Thesaurus+: ↑Liking• • • Extra Examples:» That's one classy vehicle you've got there.» You can always tell a real bow tie from one that clips on.» She's written five books, and every one a cracker.» Mrs. Wilson is one of our regular customers.» I really must get a new jacket - this one's starting to go at the elbows. |
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