| 单词 | lone |
| 释义 | lone (once / 401 pages) adj Something described as lone is the only one of its kind — it's on its own. The lone child waiting for a ride home from school is the very last kid to be picked up. The lone tree in your yard is the only one growing there, and if your well is your lone source of water, it's the only way that water flows from the shower or the kitchen faucet. Sometimes lone is used to mean "lacking support," as when a state senator's vote is a lone voice in opposition to a proposed bill. If someone calls you a "lone wolf," they see you as someone who prefers acting alone. WORD FAMILYlone: lonesome, lonest+/lonesome: lonesomely, lonesomeness, lonesomer, lonesomest USAGE EXAMPLESSunday showed a “lone individual” climbing the mountain, scaling the sign’s ladders and hanging tarpaulins over the O’s to change them to E’s, said Sgt. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) That is a fraction of the roughly 3,700 megawatts produced at this gargantuan plant, the largest in the Lone Star State. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Only days ago, an online message from a pro-Islamic State group called for attacks by "lone wolves" on "celebrations, gatherings and clubs". Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj being the only one; single and isolated from others the lone doctor in the entire county Syn lonesome, only, sole, solitary single existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual 2adj lacking companions or companionship the lone skier on the mountain Syn alone, lonely, solitary unaccompanied being without an escort 3adj characterized by or preferring solitude a lone wolf Syn lonely, solitary unsocial not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions |
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