1 ADJ [ADJ n] 单行的；单向的 In one-way streets or traffic systems, vehicles can only travel along in one direction. 单行的；单向的
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] （旅行）单程的 One-way describes journeys which go to just one place, rather than to that place and then back again. （旅行）单程的
3 ADJ [usually ADJ n] （车票或票价）单程的 A one-way ticket or fare is for a journey from one place to another, but not back again. （车票或票价）单程的 [mainly US]
One-way is also an adverb.
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 single
4 ADJ [ADJ n] （必定）通往…的，导致…的 If you say that a course of action is a one-way ticket to a place or situation, or is a one-way journey there, you are sure that it will lead to the place or situation mentioned. （必定）通往…的，导致…的
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It seemed like a one-way ticket to riches, but then it all went wrong.
这看起来是一举致富的良机，但到后来所有的一切都出了岔子。
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Smoking is a one-way ticket to doom and is probably the most important single preventable cause of heart disease.
吸烟注定会带来恶果，它或许是最主要的而且是唯一一个可以预防的心脏病诱因。
5 ADJ [usually ADJ n] （玻璃或镜子）单向的，单面的 One-way glass or a one-way mirror is a piece of glass which acts as a mirror when looked at from one side, but acts as a window when looked through from the other side. They are used for watching people without their knowledge. （玻璃或镜子）单向的，单面的
6 PHRASE 单向付出的关系；单方受益的协议 If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it. 单向付出的关系；单方受益的协议
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The experience of the last 10 years has shown that, for the Eurosceptics, loyalty is a one-way street; something you demand but do not give.
过去10年的经验表明，忠诚对于欧盟怀疑论者而言是单向的，他们仅会索取不会给予。
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So trade between the two nations has been something of a one-way street, with Cuba deriving the benefit.
所以在两国的双边贸易中可以说只有古巴从中受惠。
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