a.
- 單一的,單個的;個別的[B]
- (用於否定句)連一個也(沒有)的[B]
There was not a
single person in the house.
屋子裡一個人都沒有。
- 孤單的;單身的;【植】單瓣的
single parent family
單親家庭
single parent
單親
She remained
single till the end of her days.
她終身未嫁。
- 單人用的;【英】單程的[B]
I want a
single ticket.
我要一張單程票。
- 一個對一個的,單打的
- 獨特的,唯一的
The child was the
single survivor of the air-crash.
這孩子是那次飛機墜毀事故的唯一倖存者。
- 專一的
n.[C]
- 單個;單身者(男子,女子)
- 單打比賽[P]
He has won four
singles.
他贏了四場單打賽。
- 【棒】一壘安打
- 【口】獨唱(或奏)者,獨腳戲演員
- 【英】單程票;單人房
Would you reserve a
single for me?
請給我預訂一間單人房好嗎?
- 【美】一元紙幣;【英】一英鎊紙幣
vt.
- 選出,挑出[O]
The boss
singled me out for blame.
老板把我挑出來加以指責。
- 【棒】以一壘安打得(分)
vi.
- 【棒】擊出一壘安打
片語
single out
- 挑出
They all did wrong, why
single him
out for punishment?
他們都有錯,為何單挑他來處分?
衍生
n. [U]
singleness
ad.
singly
辨析
adj.
- only one; not one of several.
▸regarded as distinct from others in a group.
▸
[
with neg.]
even one (used for emphasis):
they didn't receive a single reply.
▸designed or suitable for one person.
- not involved in a stable romantic or sexual relationship.
- consisting of one part.
▸(of a flower) having only one whorl of petals.
- Brit. (of a ticket) valid for an outward journey only.
- archaic free from duplicity or deceit:
a pure and single heart.
n.
- a single person or thing.
- a short record with one song on each side.
- US informal a one-dollar note.
- Cricket a hit for one run.
▸Baseball a hit which allows the batter to proceed safely to first base.
-
(singles)
(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players.
- Bell-ringing a system of change-ringing in which one pair of bells changes places at each round.
v.
-
(single someone/thing out)
choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.
- thin out (seedlings or saplings).
- reduce (a railway track) to a single line.
- Baseball hit a single.
▸cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a single.
▸advance (a runner) by hitting a single.
Derivative
- singledom n.
- singleness n.
- singly adv.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. singulus, rel. to simplus ‘simple’.