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单词 for one thing
释义

one /won or wun/

noun
  1. The number unity
  2. A symbol representing that number (1, i, etc)
  3. An individual thing or person, identified by implied reference to a known noun, as in two red pens and a blue one
  4. A joke, as in the one about … (informal)
  5. A drink, as in a quick one (informal)
  6. A score of one point, stroke, trick, etc
  7. An article of a size denoted by 1
  8. The first hour after midnight or midday
  9. The age of one year
adjective
  1. Single
  2. Of unit number
  3. Undivided
  4. The same
  5. A certain
  6. A single but not specified
  7. Only
  8. An emphatic word for a, as in That is one big problem (informal)
  9. First
  10. One year old
pronoun
  1. Somebody
  2. Anybody
  3. I, me (formal)
ORIGIN: OE ān; ON einn, Ger ein; L ūnus; Gr oinē ace

oneˈness noun

  1. Singleness
  2. Uniqueness
  3. Identity
  4. Unity
  5. Homogeneity or sameness

oner, one-er or wunner /wunˈər/ noun (all meanings informal or slang)

  1. A person or thing unique or outstanding in any way
  2. An expert
  3. A single, uninterrupted action, process or operation (as in in a oner)
  4. A £1 note
  5. A heavy blow
  6. A big lie

oneselfˈ or one's self pronoun

The emphatic and reflexive form of one

one-acˈter noun (informal)

A one-act play

one-and-thirˈty noun

An old card game like vingt-et-un, with the aim of making the pips add up to 31 and no more

one-armed bandit see under bandit

oneˈ-day adjective

(of an event, etc) lasting for one day

one-dimenˈsional adjective

  1. Having only one dimension
  2. Without depth, shallow, superficial (figurative)

oneˈ-eyed adjective

Having only one eye

oneˈfold adjective

Simple, single-minded

oneˈ-handˈed adjective

With, by or for one hand

oneˈ-horse adjective

  1. Drawn by a single horse
  2. (of a place) poor, mean, lacking amenities

one-horse race noun

A race, competition, etc, in which one particular competitor or participant is certain to win

oneˈ-ideˈa'd adjective

Entirely possessed by one idea

oneˈ-leggˈed adjective

oneˈ-linˈer noun (informal)

  1. A short witty remark
  2. A wisecrack, quip
  3. A joke delivered in one sentence

oneˈ-man adjective

Of, for or done by one person (also oneˈ-person; fem oneˈ-woman)

one-man band noun

  1. A musician who carries and plays many instruments simultaneously
  2. (also one-man show) an organization, activity, etc, run very much by one person who refuses the help of others (figurative)

one-man show noun

  1. A show performed by one person
  2. A one-man band (figurative) or the person running it

one-naˈtion adjective

(of a country) socially integrated

one-nightˈer or one-night stand noun

  1. A performance or performances, or anything similar, given on one single evening in one place by one or more people who then travel on to another place
  2. A sexual relationship lasting only one night (informal)

oneˈ-offˈ adjective and noun

(something) made, intended, done, etc for one occasion only

oneˈ-oneˈ adjective

One-to-one

one-on-oneˈ same as one-to-one below.

one-parent family noun

A family in which, due to death, divorce, etc, the children are looked after by only one parent

oneˈ-piece adjective

Made in one piece

noun

A garment, esp a swimsuit, made in one piece

oneˈ-shot adjective

  1. (intended to be) done, used, etc on only one occasion or for one particular purpose or project
  2. One-off
  3. Not part of a serial

noun

A thing that happens on one occasion only

one-sidˈed adjective

  1. Limited to one side
  2. Partial
  3. Biased
  4. (of a competition, etc) with one person or side having a great advantage over the other
  5. Developed on one side only
  6. Turned to one side

one-sidˈedly adverb

one-sidˈedness noun

oneˈ-step noun

  1. A dance of US origin danced to quick march time
  2. A piece of music for this dance

intransitive verb

To dance a one-step

oneˈ-stop adjective

(of a store, etc) providing a variety of goods or services all at one source

oneˈ-time adjective

Former, past

oneˈ-to-oneˈ adjective

  1. Corresponding each one uniquely to one other
  2. With one person meeting, opposing, playing, etc one other

oneˈ-track adjective

  1. Incapable of dealing with more than one idea or activity at a time
  2. Obsessed with one idea to the exclusion of others

one-trick pony see under pony

one-twoˈ noun (informal)

  1. A blow with one fist followed by a blow with the other (boxing, etc; also figurative)
  2. A movement in which a player passes the ball to another player, then runs forward to receive it again (football)

one-upˈmanship noun

(title of humorous book by Stephen Potter, 1952) the art of being one up, ie scoring or maintaining an advantage over someone

oneˈ-way adjective

  1. Proceeding, or permitting travel, or set apart for traffic, in one direction only
  2. Not requiring reciprocal action, etc
  3. Not reciprocated

one-way glass or one-way mirror noun

A sheet of glass which can be looked through from one side but which appears from the other side to be a mirror

one-worldˈer noun

Someone who subscribes to one-worldism

one-worldˈism noun

A belief in the government of the world as a whole rather than as separate states and nations

all one

  1. Just the same
  2. Not important

a (or the) one (informal)

A person special or remarkable in some way

a one for (informal)

An enthusiast for

at one

  1. Of one mind
  2. Reconciled (with with)

be made one (archaic)

To get married

be one up on

To score an advantage over (another)

for one

As at least one, albeit possibly the only one, as in I for one disagree

for one thing

As one reason for objection, there being potentially more

in one or all in one

  1. Combined
  2. As one unit, object, etc

just one of those things

An unfortunate happening that must be accepted

one and all

Everyone without exception

one another see another

one by one

Singly in order

one or two

A few

thing /thing/

noun
  1. A matter, affair, problem, point
  2. A circumstance
  3. A fact
  4. An event, happening, action
  5. An entity
  6. That which exists or can be thought of
  7. An inanimate object
  8. A quality
  9. A living creature (esp in pity, tolerant affection, kindly reproach)
  10. A possession
  11. That which is wanted or is appropriate (informal)
  12. A slight obsession or phobia (informal)
  13. A typical example
  14. An unaccountable liking or dislike (informal)
  15. (in pl) clothes, esp a woman's additional outdoor garments
  16. (in pl) utensils, esp for the table
  17. (in pl) personal belongings
  18. An aim
  19. (in pl) affairs in general
  20. Property (law)
  21. A piece of writing, composition, etc
  22. An assembly, parliament, court, council (historical)
ORIGIN: OE and ON thing parliament, object, etc; Norw, Swed, Dan ting parliament; Ger Ding thing

thingˈamy, thingˈummy, thingˈamybob, thingˈamyjig, thingˈumabob, thingˈumajig, thingˈumbob, thingˈummybob or thingˈummyjig noun (informal)

  1. What-d'you-call-him, -her, -it
  2. What's-his-name, etc (used when one cannot or will not recall the name)

thingˈhood noun

  1. The state or fact of being a thing
  2. Substantiality

thingˈiness or thingˈliness noun

  1. Reality, objectivity
  2. A materialistic or matter-of-fact turn of mind

thingˈness noun

  1. The character or fact of being a thing
  2. Reality

thingˈy adjective

  1. Real
  2. Actual
  3. Objective
  4. Matter-of-fact
noun

Thingumajig

thing-in-itselfˈ noun

(in the philosophy of Kant) a noumenon, the German Ding an sich

a good thing

A fortunate circumstance

and things

And other (similar) things

a stupid (or wise, etc) thing to do

A stupid (or wise, etc) action

be all things to all men

  1. To meet each person on his or her own ground, accommodate oneself to his or her circumstances and outlook (Bible, 1 Corinthians 9.22)
  2. (loosely and disparagingly) to keep changing one's opinions, etc, so as to suit one's company

be on to a good thing (informal)

To be in a particularly profitable position, job, etc

do one's (own) thing (informal)

  1. To behave as is natural to or characteristic of oneself
  2. To do something in which one specializes

do the handsome thing by

To treat generously

do things to

To affect in some good or bad way

for one thing … for another (thing)

Expressions used in enumerating reasons

have a good thing going (informal)

To be established in a particularly profitable position, etc

hear things

To hear imaginary noises, voices, etc

know a thing or two (informal)

To be shrewd

make a good thing of it

To reap a good advantage from

make a thing of

  1. To make an issue, point of controversy, etc of
  2. To fuss about

no such thing

  1. Something very different
  2. No, not at all

not a thing (informal)

Nothing

not quite the thing (old informal)

Not in very good health (see also the thing below)

(now) there's a thing (informal)

That surprises me

one of those things

A happening one cannot account for or do anything to prevent

see things

To see something that is not really there

the thing or the done thing

That which is conventional, fashionable, approved, right or desirable
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