| 单词 | alone |
| 释义 | alone (once / 24 pages) adjadv The word alone comes from a combination of the Middle English words "all" and "one," which is really all you need to know to understand the word. A person who is alone is all-in-one; there's no one else around. Depending how you look at it, the word alone can have positive or negative connotations. A person with a bad attitude that no one wants to be around might find himself alone much of the time. But someone seeking solitude, might choose to be alone. Then there are those people or things that are so unique or special that they alone possess a certain quality. Superman alone could save the world from the evil hand of Lex Luthor. WORD FAMILYalone: alonely, aloneness, aloner, alones, alonest USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m very close with my kids and my parents, but there’s still that essential unknowingness, and maybe that’s about how we’re all alone,” she said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Barbers were in one plane and the third person killed was flying alone in the second plane. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Whole body cryotherapy is also inherently dangerous, which is why it should never be done alone. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj isolated from others could be alone in a crowded room was alone with her thoughts I want to be alone Syn unsocial not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions 2adj lacking companions or companionship he was alone when we met him she is alone much of the time Syn lone, lonely, solitary unaccompanied being without an escort 3adj exclusive of anyone or anything else she alone believed him cannot live by bread alone Syn only exclusive excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority 4adj radically distinctive and without equal he is alone in the field of microbiology this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem Syn unequaled, unequalled, unique, unparalleled incomparable, uncomparable such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared 5adv without anybody else or anything else the child stayed home alone the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing Syn solo, unaccompanied 6adv without any others being included or involved the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone Syn entirely, exclusively, only, solely |
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