Definition of single in English:

single

adjective ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lˈsɪŋɡəl

1attributive Only one; not one of several.
单一的，单个的
a single red rose
仅有的一朵红玫瑰。
the kingdom was ruled over by a single family
王国由单一的家族统治。
Example sentencesExamples
- Boredom among children is common in those families with a single child.
- As a matter of policy we should aim to keep the family as a single unit.
- A pure monopolist is a single seller of a unique product which is the sole source of the firm's monopoly power.
- Reserving seats exclusively for a single school does not help the minority community in general.
- That may be true but remember those in a single income family face the same financial pressures as those with a double income.
- Using the showname and unique id produces a single episode.
- During the Middle Ages, most towns had streets exclusively occupied by a single trade.
- Poetry is stepping out of the orchestra to play solo with the single instrument of language.
- A family may compose a single household, or it might be composed of several households.
- Now I keep trying to remind myself that some people are supporting whole families on a single income.
- The Jews in the ghetto were forced to live in chronic overcrowding, with many families inhabiting a single house.
- Typically, an attack begins when a single hornet captures a lone bee nearby the hive.
- The focus is narrowed further in typical Spielberg terms to a single dysfunctional family.
- The price of single family homes increased close to fifteen percent in the last twelve months.
- The authors also were careful to exclude examples of activity unique to a single chimpanzee.
- It was generally not a case of persons or families making a single move.
- Also not new is the scapegoating of a single element to explain isolated events.
- The action is rooted in the 1940s, most of it centred on a single family.
- Or does crisis strike when you have a single outbreak on an isolated peninsula?
- They also offered to take a single photo for the family to remember him by.
Synonyms
one, one only, sole, lone, solitary, isolated, by itself
unique, exclusive
unaccompanied, by oneself, alone, solo
odd
1. 1.1 Regarded as distinct from each other or others in a group.
  个别的，单个的
  she wrote down every single word
  她把每一个词都写下。
  alcohol is the single most important cause of violence
  酗酒是暴力发生的最重要的单个原因。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bryan and Kim had been silent, not saying a single word to each other the whole way back to Kim's house.
  I photographed every single thing I ate and drank last week.
  Her condition was so serious that when the call was answered she was unable to utter a single word because of a blockage in her throat.
  A person can communicate in so many ways without uttering a single word and they are understood clearly.
  They were talking to each other, but the engines were too loud to distinguish a single word from here.
  There's no single defining feature of social software, no common thread.
  Personal income taxes are now by far the largest single family expense.
  They refuse to exchange a single word with anyone else over the entire trip.
  What is the single most important cause for failure in international business?
  For the average U.S. family, the single largest source of wealth is the equity in their home.
  Synonyms
  individual, separate, distinct, particular
2. 1.2with negative Even one (used for emphasis)
  甚至一个（用于强调）
  they didn't receive a single reply
  他们甚至连一个答复都未收到。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So today, with tens of thousands homeless, not a single family is sleeping in the new camp.
  As she ate her dinner that night with her foster family not a single one of them was answered.
  Not a single member of my family, as far as I know, has travelled outside of Australia.
  Sorry for those who fear censorship but there is not a single mention in the document of the right to reply to opinions.
  There isn't a single family that didn't have horror stories to tell about the POW that came home.
  Well, I never received a single reply from Nova, not even a form letter.
  Yet when I tried to follow it up with a series of letters I never received a single reply.
3. 1.3 Designed or suitable for one person.
  单人的，一人适用的
  a single bed
  仅有的一朵红玫瑰。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The new facility, which will be sited either on the same site or beside the Great Western Hospital, would have single rooms.
  One of the bedrooms was unveiled yesterday and contains only single beds.
  Some colleges are building residence halls with an emphasis on private, single rooms.
  I had been in a single bed and then had to share a double with two sisters.
  Unfortunately, if a dorm room is not available during your stay, you have to fork over extra cash for a single room.
  The room is quite large, with four lonely single beds, a sterile ensuite shower and separate toilet.
  Cell-like, there is just room for a single bed, a desk and a chest of drawers.
  Residents live in shared or single rooms, with male and female residents in separate sections of the home.
  To the right of the entrance to the shelter is a single metal framed bed.
  In October, single rooms will go up to 330 but there will be no further increase for double rooms until next year.
  In the end we called in on a friend of mine, crashed on a single bed in the spare room.
  Finally they find a dodgy motel that has some space, but the proprietor tells them the only room left contains one single bed.
  I even customised my single bed to create a studio-like setting in my room for rehearsals.
  This means dismantling the single bed, the better to fill the space with puppy pens.
  The cost is 365 and their will be an extra supplement for anyone requesting a single room.
  Tracey has had to move into her three-year-old daughter, Sophie's, room and share her single bed.
  The majority of the rooms available in Manor Village are single en-suite rooms and the most there would be is two to a room.
  Once his immune system had built up, he was transferred to a single room and slowly weaned off the drugs keeping him alive.
  He said that a single room was not available until the night before Mrs Stockdale's death, and she was then moved.
  However, more single people could mean a demand for more single rooms.
4. 1.4archaic Not accompanied by others; alone.
  〈古〉单独的
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was quite single and by herself.
2Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship.
未婚的，单身的
a single mother
单亲妈妈。
Example sentencesExamples
- She's strong enough to be out the country when there's a vote as to whether her single mother constituents will have their benefits cut.
- Sandra is an attractive 29-year old single mother who lives in a council house in Tallaght.
- Even unwed single mothers have said that they want more children than they have, even in an unwed state.
- As mentioned before, it's hard enough for single mothers to raise their children.
- Who decided that a new organisation would be best for single mothers to enable them to claim upkeep and support from missing fathers?
- Being single after my last relationship has been a blessing.
- She is handling cases in Rochdale involving families from Cameroon and Angola and single mothers with children.
- For single women or mothers with no husband to support them there was no dole.
- To be a borderline poverty level working mother is becoming a reality for more and more single, hard working mothers.
- No good blaming the shortcomings of the single mother without considering the abandoned responsibilities of the father.
- She later had two daughters and is raising them as a single mother.
- I am a single mother who raised three boys and then went back to school.
- I employ much less grace than those women did when as single mothers they worked for minimal wages.
- Low-income single mothers are still in the labor market in unprecedented numbers.
- One second I would remember that I had spent the last couple of months of our relationship wishing I was single.
- Likewise, a huge number of single mothers have taken advantage of the opportunity to meet men without having to scout for a babysitter.
- Anyone on a low income and without a car, including many pensioners and single mothers, will struggle to find the extra money.
- The others were two married corporals, a single corporal and two unmarried lance-corporals.
- It is rather a conservative family structure and relatively mean benefits for single mothers that cause the low pregnancy rate.
- It is outrageous to use women in same-sex relationships and single women as scapegoats.
Synonyms
unmarried, unwed, unwedded, unattached, free, without a partner/husband/wife, wifeless, husbandless, spouseless, partnerless, a bachelor, a spinster
on the shelf
archaic sole
3attributive Consisting of one part.
由一个部分构成的
the studio was a single large room
工作室就是一间大房子。
Example sentencesExamples
- The ground floor has a rustic bar with several tables in a single room.
- He lay on his faded blue quilt in his single room in Comstock Hall and tried to reason with himself.
- I am downsizing to a single room and experiencing the liberation of getting rid of stuff.
- We removed the walls between the rooms, creating a single living and dining space.
- The main exhibition space occupies two of these boxes, but reads as a single room inside - it's a lot of effort for not much result.
- Beside this, the single room includes a cast-iron open fireplace with tiled surround.
- Penhall's action is static, set as it is in a single room with the characters mostly talking in chairs.
- At first, a single room is used as living, sleeping and working space.
- In the single room there was an open fire with a cauldron hanging over it which contained broth.
- The project actually carried me a step closer to perfecting my single room living arrangement.
- We lived afterward in a single room, not wanting to move or do anything at all.
- The kids are all warehoused in a single room.
- It is interesting to see how the artists have left their imprint on the small single room.
- Does Mr Underhill and his partner really expect us to believe the whole family are cramped into a single room?
- Outside is a small boiler house and the vestry with a single room of about 90 sq ft.
- My neighbour Hassan Sheikh lived on the terrace of his building, in a single room surrounded by cotes for his pigeons.
- The restaurant is a single room with kitchen furniture and old film posters.
- It grew from a single room with one doctor to a medical centre on three floors.
- Now it was warmer in the cabin's single room, and Adam had lit a lamp to forestall the gathering gloom.
- Operating from a cramped single room next to the farmhouse, Loula shows us the process.
1. 3.1British (of a ticket) valid for an outward journey only, not for the return.
  〈英〉（票）单程的
  a first-class single ticket
  Example sentencesExamples
  First of all, it's the prices: £55.00 for a single ticket from Manchester to Norwich.
  I was reduced to spelling out each letter of the name while the clerk typed them into his console, which soon issued a single ticket.
  In the grand old days of British Rail, a single train ticket was at least the same price as a return, often more, which was silly.
  Trouble is, single tickets are going up to £2.
  The £11 cash value of a single ticket was then removed, and the money was amassed over a long period of time.
2. 3.2 (of a flower) having only one whorl of petals.
  （花）单瓣的
  the individual blooms can be single, semi-double, or fully double
  Example sentencesExamples
  Flower form can be single, semi-double, or fully double blooms that look similar to miniature roses.
3. 3.3 Denoting an alcoholic drink that consists of one measure of spirits.
  （酒的）一份
  a single whisky
  一份威士忌酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A single unit is half-a-pint of beer, a small glass of wine or a single measure of spirits.
  What we're talking about is a middy of beer, or a small glass of wine, or a single measure of spirits.
4archaic Free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous.
〈古〉独特的，独有的；公正的；一心一意的；独创的
a pure and single heart
一心一意的、纯洁的心。
Example sentencesExamples
- We must learn to have not only a clean and right heart but also a pure and single heart.

noun ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lˈsɪŋɡəl

1An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.
一个，单一
Example sentencesExamples
- The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates in singles rather than multiples.
- It is sold in singles for $5.95, with complete instructions to make the style of tassel shown here.
1. 1.1 A short record or CD featuring one main song or track.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Doves it seems live are more of a singles rather than album band.
  ‘In The Army Now’ leads to another world tour and more hit singles.
  I Wanna Hold Your Hand became their fastest selling single - one million copies were sold in the first three weeks.
  But his family have paid for him to spend four days in a professional studio later this year and he intends to record a single.
  Earlier this year they signed a deal with AmbientLive Records in the UK to release two singles and an album.
  I'm coming round to the skittering drumming on that new single.
  In the record industry, you are only as good as your last hit single.
  Fame is winning a televised talent show with a song, and then releasing a couple of singles and an album or two.
  But then according to Alanis herself, this album wasn't merely about creating a singles collection, but rather an album of personal favourites and rarer material.
  In the meantime, we must make do with his second indie single, the rather wonderful If You Want.
  I've already been rather self-indulgent and included not one but two of his singles in my earlier listing, but that's not going to put me off telling you more about this album.
  Chris tells me that he's been working hard on recording the single during recent weeks and is very happy with the end result.
  When a single from that first record, Arab Boy, became a hit in Iceland, Björk was teased for being different.
  His band's debut single entered the charts this week and music experts are tipping it for the number one spot.
  We don't write songs as singles, and both this album and the next one will just be a collection of songs.
  There may be thousands of vinyl singles and long-playing albums stacked on shelves in the radio's library - but the days of loading vinyl on to a turntable are long gone.
  It wasn't even an album, rather a compilation of singles put together by some Brits in the '70s.
  She has already notched up three top 10 singles and is currently recording her second album in London.
  However, last year he wrote a massive UK hit single, which went on to sell very well internationally.
  The greatest hits is still on sale and another box set - singles from 1980 to 1982 - is out at the end of the month.
2. 1.2singles People who are unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship.
  未婚的，单身的
  the divorce rate is rising so you'll see more singles in their late 30s and early 40s
  as modifier a singles holiday
  Example sentencesExamples
  He has publish Ebooks and articles on psychology, singles, relationships and Popular Culture.
  Both developments were designed for singles or couples.
  It is not filled with floating singles looking to be picked up, but rather one gets the impression that everybody knows everybody else there.
  Many readers probably heard this speech from Mom or Dad before they took off for a singles condo with its own yoga room and EST support group.
  That explains why Dove, when interviewing marriageable singles, always tries to discover how far they are prepared to assume the traditional family roles.
  Bruce believes the business is successful because of the growing number of professional couples, families and young singles who do not have time for DIY.
  Two-thirds of us brush before bed, while twice as many divorced people than singles consider clean teeth a key decider on whether someone is attractive or not.
  But this book may be especially valuable for singles - particularly self-loathing singles.
  It was once known for being a popular haunt of singles but in recent times it has become a sought after resort for families.
  The grandmother was definitely not looking for love in the aisles of Asda's West Swindon branch during the store's singles night.
  Few and far between were the desperate, overeager chat-up lines of some relationship-hungry singles.
  Tad has no girlfriend and not a prospect in sight - the most recent woman he dated dumped him because she felt he was too involved in the singles scene.
  I mentally sorted the new arrivals into couples, singles, and potential ‘temporary singles.’
  The UK's singles want relationships that don't involve their partners actually moving in, a new BBC survey has revealed.
  They believe that the advent of online match-making, lonely heart adverts and singles' events are little more than a cynical ploy by the dating industry to get people to spend cash.
  But she spends a lot of time e-mailing and texting to pair up Jewish singles like Devorah and Jake.
  Finding a mate might be easier, but moving to a committed relationship is less likely, those roaming free in the singles world say.
  I myself ran a popular singles group for a couple of years once so I recognize the behaviour of which he speaks.
  However, Scripture also affirms to singles, couples and the parents of future single adults that being single can be just as honourable, and frequently preferable.
  All the profiles are from real singles seeking sincere relationships and will always remain that way.
3. 1.3British A ticket that is valid only for an outward journey.
  〈英〉单程票
  Example sentencesExamples
  I could have bought a single on the train.
4. 1.4 A bedroom, especially in a hotel, that is suitable for one person.
  （尤指宾馆的）单人房
  Example sentencesExamples
  One of the other two bedrooms is a single; the other is currently used as a home office - this has a view of the sea.
  Both of the other bedrooms are spacious singles.
  The bedroom accommodation consists of two double bedrooms and a single.
  The second bedroom is a single with a built-in vanity unit and both of these rooms have en suite shower rooms.
  Upstairs two bedrooms are doubles and feature original cast iron fireplaces while the third bedroom is a single.
5. 1.5 A single measure of spirits.
  一份酒
  Example sentencesExamples
  Last night a Wetherspoon spokesman admitted that offering doubles rather than singles was standard practice in all the company's pubs.
6. 1.6US informal A one-dollar note.
  〈美，非正式〉一元纸币
  Example sentencesExamples
  Do you have any singles?
2Cricket
A hit for one run.
〔板球〕一次击中
Example sentencesExamples
- He provided his usual limpet-like support for Lara, working the singles, and being content to feed the strike, as they added 169 in just over 30 overs.
- The pair managed three singles before the last wicket fell to leave Morecambe beaten.
- Needing to win the second set to reach the final, the York pair were rocked as the Erewash pair notched three successive singles to lead 3-1.
- He got there by guiding the 131st ball he faced, from Irfan Pathan, to square leg for a single.
- Laker and Bailey started towards the ball, hesitated, and the batsmen scrambled a single.
1. 2.1Baseball A hit which allows the batter to proceed safely to first base.
  〔棒球〕一垒打
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is a game that you'll win by hitting lots of singles and doubles rather than home runs.
  The Yanks elected to intentionally walk Hunter, and a Koskie single loaded the bases.
  The next batter hits a line-drive single to right past an outstretched second baseman.
  Granted, groundball pitchers tend to give up more hits than flyball pitchers, but the extra hits generally go for singles rather than homers.
  He gave up a pair of singles to Hank Blalock and Michael Young leading off the inning before he was relieved by Troy Percival.
3singles(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams.
（尤指网球和羽毛球的）单打比赛
Example sentencesExamples
- In today's singles, it is a matter of when rather than if the winning putt is sunk.
- With his exit from the men's singles yesterday another denizen of the baseline bit Wimbledon dust.
- They would have loved to win the singles title rather than end up with another of those doubles titles.
- The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours.
- It is planned to have men's singles and women's singles starting on the morning of Saturday, September 6, with men's and women's doubles on the following morning.
4usually singlesBell-ringing
A system of change-ringing in which one pair of bells changes places at each round.
〔鸣钟术〕不同次序鸣钟法
Example sentencesExamples
- Choose your bell and choose another with whom you're going to make the singles.

verb ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lˈsɪŋɡəl

[with object]

1single someone/something outChoose someone or something from a group for special treatment.
挑选，挑出
one newspaper was singled out for criticism
一份报纸被挑出来批评。
Example sentencesExamples
- So approached, there is nothing in Mr Taylor's identity which singles him out for differential treatment.
- The Black Bay Small Farmers Association and the Belle Vue Farmers Cooperative were singled out for special mention.
- By Burns' actual toast to women, the ringleader, having made inquiries, singled me out by name and nationality.
- No, John has been singled out for special mention because he admitted that, while at Murrayfield, he had supported a structure for professional rugby which he feels now is no longer sustainable.
- He wondered who this man was, and more importantly, why he had singled his parents out for such treatment.
- I cite these scholars not to single them out for criticism - all are important and courageous liberal voices - but as illustrations of a larger trend.
- Viewed differently from German-Americans and Italian-Americans, Japanese residents were singled out for special treatment.
- Their ability to adapt in previously unknown situations may single them out favourably in their bosses' eyes.
- Ultimately, under the Court's decision, a successful plaintiff will have to prove she was singled out for disadvantageous treatment in the workplace.
- Because they are too painfully close, like a rival sibling (and - may I add - because they have always been so weak), we have singled them out for special treatment.
- Will he single me out as well for the same sort of treatment?
- Central Library was singled out for criticism, and labelled ‘shabby, untidy and unwelcoming’.
- It feels like we have been singled out for this treatment.
- ‘Because blacks are protected under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, to single black students out - even for their own benefit - is clearly unconstitutional,’ Goldberg said.
- Consequently, the extremists have singled him out for special treatment.
- Nothing unusual in that, but what singles Doctorow out for special mention is that as well as the book being available in bookshops, it is also available to download - for free.
- And in mass lay-offs, it will be tougher to convince the boss to single you out for better treatment.
- She did not intend to travel fraudulently or avoid payment, she told the court, adding that she believed the conductor singled her out because she challenged his treatment of the other traveller.
- We need to discuss his little article, which starts as a review of Razor Magazine and then sort of singles me out with screaming caps and artless lines.
- In particular, I was delighted to read that the Airedale partnership had been singled out for a special mention.
Synonyms
select, pick out, fix on, choose, decide on
target, earmark
mark out, distinguish, differentiate, separate out, set apart/aside, put aside
cull
2Thin out (seedlings or saplings)
对（幼苗，幼树）进行间苗
hand hoes are used for singling roots
Example sentencesExamples
- There is pea picking and hop picking, and occasionally a little weeding, singling roots, and picking potatoes, and helping at hay harvest.
Synonyms
prune, cut back, trim
3Reduce (a railway track) to a single line.
将（铁轨）变成单线
the South Western line was singled west of Salisbury
Example sentencesExamples
- Significant changes occurred to the line in May 1965, when the line was singled.
4Baseball
no object Hit a single.
〔棒球〕击出一垒打
Cohen singled to centre
Example sentencesExamples
- Sandberg singled to left center, moving Hebner to third.
- Millar greeted Clemens with a first-pitch homer to left-field, Nixon worked a walk, and Bill Mueller singled to center as Nixon took third.
- When Tony Womack escaped a full count by singling to center with two outs, I figured Jim Tracy would cue Gagne, but he let Lima press onward against the dangerous Walker.
- D Johnson singled to right center, J Payton to third.
- Given another life, Alomar singled to center which led to a four-run rally and Toronto went on to a 12-7 win.
1. 4.1with object Cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a single.
  以一垒打使（跑垒）得分
  Example sentencesExamples
  He gave up three runs and nine hits but singled home the Pirates' first run for his first RBI of the season.
  In the home sixth inning, Yaz tied the game with a two-run single and Harrelson singled home the lead run.
  The next night, he hit a pair of two-run homers and singled home the winning run in the eighth inning.
  In Washington, Jeffrey Hammonds singled home the winning run for the Nationals with one out in the ninth inning.
  At Cleveland, pinch-hitter Victor Martinez singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, leading Cleveland past Cincinnati.
2. 4.2with object Advance (a runner) by hitting a single.
  以一垒打使（跑垒）得分
  Example sentencesExamples
  Reyes scored three runs and stole two bases, and his triple in the seventh inning tied the score before Carlos Beltran singled him home with the go-ahead run.
  With one out in the St. Louis half of the first, Jim Delsing doubled and Lollar singled him home.
  Matsui finally gained some redemption in the fifth, singling home Williams from second after the Yankee centerfielder had doubled.
  Just as I was disparaging Cristian Guzman, he ripped a double down the third-base line, then little Augie Ojeda singled him home.
  Let's say the Angels have Darin Erstad on second base and one out when Tim Salmon singles him home in the eighth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie.

Derivatives

singledom

noun

However, he does not have to contemplate singledom just yet.
Example sentencesExamples
- I have witnessed firsthand the startling inconsistency with which Corporate America deals with singledom.
- And it's all thanks to a simple new dating game that's being billed as the cure for chronic singledom.
- Hurley had reacted to her new singledom in a masculine assertive way, with a series of short, publicly passionate affairs.
- We are both just out of relationships and new to singledom and are both not in relationship mode at all.

singleness

nounˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lnəsˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lnəs

It aims to undermine the very foundations of Anglo-American civilization - and perhaps, through sheer numbers and singleness of purpose, it will succeed.
Example sentencesExamples
- If the Administration is really concerned about poverty and other social problems it claims are caused by divorce and singleness, why not tackle those ills directly?
- My continued singleness and ever increasing incapability to even approach a prospective partner will ensure that I die old and lonely unless some kind person is willing to take pity on me.
- Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ.
- We would not want immediate access, purity, singleness, even if we could find it.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus 'simple'.

Rhymes

commingle, cringle, dingle, Fingal, intermingle, jingle, mingle, shingle, swingle, tingle

Definition of single in US English:

single

adjectiveˈsɪŋɡəlˈsiNGɡəl

1attributive Only one; not one of several.
单一的，单个的
a single red rose
仅有的一朵红玫瑰。
the kingdom was ruled over by a single family
王国由单一的家族统治。
Example sentencesExamples
- Poetry is stepping out of the orchestra to play solo with the single instrument of language.
- Also not new is the scapegoating of a single element to explain isolated events.
- As a matter of policy we should aim to keep the family as a single unit.
- Reserving seats exclusively for a single school does not help the minority community in general.
- Boredom among children is common in those families with a single child.
- They also offered to take a single photo for the family to remember him by.
- The focus is narrowed further in typical Spielberg terms to a single dysfunctional family.
- Or does crisis strike when you have a single outbreak on an isolated peninsula?
- Typically, an attack begins when a single hornet captures a lone bee nearby the hive.
- The Jews in the ghetto were forced to live in chronic overcrowding, with many families inhabiting a single house.
- A pure monopolist is a single seller of a unique product which is the sole source of the firm's monopoly power.
- The authors also were careful to exclude examples of activity unique to a single chimpanzee.
- It was generally not a case of persons or families making a single move.
- Using the showname and unique id produces a single episode.
- The price of single family homes increased close to fifteen percent in the last twelve months.
- During the Middle Ages, most towns had streets exclusively occupied by a single trade.
- That may be true but remember those in a single income family face the same financial pressures as those with a double income.
- Now I keep trying to remind myself that some people are supporting whole families on a single income.
- A family may compose a single household, or it might be composed of several households.
- The action is rooted in the 1940s, most of it centred on a single family.
Synonyms
one, one only, sole, lone, solitary, isolated, by itself
1. 1.1 Regarded separately or as distinct from each other or others in a group.
  个别的，单个的
  she wrote down every single word
  她把每一个词都写下。
  it's our single most popular beach
  Example sentencesExamples
  There's no single defining feature of social software, no common thread.
  Bryan and Kim had been silent, not saying a single word to each other the whole way back to Kim's house.
  What is the single most important cause for failure in international business?
  For the average U.S. family, the single largest source of wealth is the equity in their home.
  They refuse to exchange a single word with anyone else over the entire trip.
  They were talking to each other, but the engines were too loud to distinguish a single word from here.
  I photographed every single thing I ate and drank last week.
  Personal income taxes are now by far the largest single family expense.
  A person can communicate in so many ways without uttering a single word and they are understood clearly.
  Her condition was so serious that when the call was answered she was unable to utter a single word because of a blockage in her throat.
  Synonyms
  individual, separate, distinct, particular
2. 1.2with negative Even one (used for emphasis)
  甚至一个（用于强调）
  they didn't receive a single reply
  他们甚至连一个答复都未收到。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not a single member of my family, as far as I know, has travelled outside of Australia.
  Yet when I tried to follow it up with a series of letters I never received a single reply.
  There isn't a single family that didn't have horror stories to tell about the POW that came home.
  Well, I never received a single reply from Nova, not even a form letter.
  As she ate her dinner that night with her foster family not a single one of them was answered.
  So today, with tens of thousands homeless, not a single family is sleeping in the new camp.
  Sorry for those who fear censorship but there is not a single mention in the document of the right to reply to opinions.
3. 1.3 Designed or suitable for one person.
  单人的，一人适用的
  a single bed
  仅有的一朵红玫瑰。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cell-like, there is just room for a single bed, a desk and a chest of drawers.
  In the end we called in on a friend of mine, crashed on a single bed in the spare room.
  To the right of the entrance to the shelter is a single metal framed bed.
  Tracey has had to move into her three-year-old daughter, Sophie's, room and share her single bed.
  He said that a single room was not available until the night before Mrs Stockdale's death, and she was then moved.
  Finally they find a dodgy motel that has some space, but the proprietor tells them the only room left contains one single bed.
  This means dismantling the single bed, the better to fill the space with puppy pens.
  Unfortunately, if a dorm room is not available during your stay, you have to fork over extra cash for a single room.
  One of the bedrooms was unveiled yesterday and contains only single beds.
  However, more single people could mean a demand for more single rooms.
  Once his immune system had built up, he was transferred to a single room and slowly weaned off the drugs keeping him alive.
  The cost is 365 and their will be an extra supplement for anyone requesting a single room.
  The room is quite large, with four lonely single beds, a sterile ensuite shower and separate toilet.
  In October, single rooms will go up to 330 but there will be no further increase for double rooms until next year.
  I had been in a single bed and then had to share a double with two sisters.
  Residents live in shared or single rooms, with male and female residents in separate sections of the home.
  The majority of the rooms available in Manor Village are single en-suite rooms and the most there would be is two to a room.
  I even customised my single bed to create a studio-like setting in my room for rehearsals.
  The new facility, which will be sited either on the same site or beside the Great Western Hospital, would have single rooms.
  Some colleges are building residence halls with an emphasis on private, single rooms.
4. 1.4archaic Not accompanied or supported by others; alone.
  〈古〉单独的
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was quite single and by herself.
2Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship.
未婚的，单身的
a single mother
单亲妈妈。
Example sentencesExamples
- Anyone on a low income and without a car, including many pensioners and single mothers, will struggle to find the extra money.
- I employ much less grace than those women did when as single mothers they worked for minimal wages.
- Likewise, a huge number of single mothers have taken advantage of the opportunity to meet men without having to scout for a babysitter.
- As mentioned before, it's hard enough for single mothers to raise their children.
- Low-income single mothers are still in the labor market in unprecedented numbers.
- For single women or mothers with no husband to support them there was no dole.
- It is outrageous to use women in same-sex relationships and single women as scapegoats.
- To be a borderline poverty level working mother is becoming a reality for more and more single, hard working mothers.
- It is rather a conservative family structure and relatively mean benefits for single mothers that cause the low pregnancy rate.
- No good blaming the shortcomings of the single mother without considering the abandoned responsibilities of the father.
- She later had two daughters and is raising them as a single mother.
- Being single after my last relationship has been a blessing.
- Sandra is an attractive 29-year old single mother who lives in a council house in Tallaght.
- Even unwed single mothers have said that they want more children than they have, even in an unwed state.
- I am a single mother who raised three boys and then went back to school.
- One second I would remember that I had spent the last couple of months of our relationship wishing I was single.
- She is handling cases in Rochdale involving families from Cameroon and Angola and single mothers with children.
- The others were two married corporals, a single corporal and two unmarried lance-corporals.
- She's strong enough to be out the country when there's a vote as to whether her single mother constituents will have their benefits cut.
- Who decided that a new organisation would be best for single mothers to enable them to claim upkeep and support from missing fathers?
Synonyms
unmarried, unwed, unwedded, unattached, free, without a husband, without a partner, without a wife, wifeless, husbandless, spouseless, partnerless, a bachelor, a spinster
3attributive Consisting of one part.
由一个部分构成的
the studio was a single large room
工作室就是一间大房子。
Example sentencesExamples
- Beside this, the single room includes a cast-iron open fireplace with tiled surround.
- The main exhibition space occupies two of these boxes, but reads as a single room inside - it's a lot of effort for not much result.
- The project actually carried me a step closer to perfecting my single room living arrangement.
- It is interesting to see how the artists have left their imprint on the small single room.
- My neighbour Hassan Sheikh lived on the terrace of his building, in a single room surrounded by cotes for his pigeons.
- Operating from a cramped single room next to the farmhouse, Loula shows us the process.
- It grew from a single room with one doctor to a medical centre on three floors.
- In the single room there was an open fire with a cauldron hanging over it which contained broth.
- Penhall's action is static, set as it is in a single room with the characters mostly talking in chairs.
- Does Mr Underhill and his partner really expect us to believe the whole family are cramped into a single room?
- We lived afterward in a single room, not wanting to move or do anything at all.
- At first, a single room is used as living, sleeping and working space.
- He lay on his faded blue quilt in his single room in Comstock Hall and tried to reason with himself.
- We removed the walls between the rooms, creating a single living and dining space.
- The ground floor has a rustic bar with several tables in a single room.
- Outside is a small boiler house and the vestry with a single room of about 90 sq ft.
- I am downsizing to a single room and experiencing the liberation of getting rid of stuff.
- Now it was warmer in the cabin's single room, and Adam had lit a lamp to forestall the gathering gloom.
- The kids are all warehoused in a single room.
- The restaurant is a single room with kitchen furniture and old film posters.
1. 3.1British (of a ticket) not valid for the return trip; one-way.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I was reduced to spelling out each letter of the name while the clerk typed them into his console, which soon issued a single ticket.
  First of all, it's the prices: £55.00 for a single ticket from Manchester to Norwich.
  Trouble is, single tickets are going up to £2.
  In the grand old days of British Rail, a single train ticket was at least the same price as a return, often more, which was silly.
  The £11 cash value of a single ticket was then removed, and the money was amassed over a long period of time.
2. 3.2 (of a flower) having only one whorl of petals.
  （花）单瓣的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Flower form can be single, semi-double, or fully double blooms that look similar to miniature roses.
3. 3.3 Denoting an alcoholic drink that consists of one measure of liquor.
  （酒的）一份
  a single whiskey
  一份威士忌酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A single unit is half-a-pint of beer, a small glass of wine or a single measure of spirits.
  What we're talking about is a middy of beer, or a small glass of wine, or a single measure of spirits.
4archaic Free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous.
〈古〉独特的，独有的；公正的；一心一意的；独创的
a pure and single heart
一心一意的、纯洁的心。
Example sentencesExamples
- We must learn to have not only a clean and right heart but also a pure and single heart.

nounˈsɪŋɡəlˈsiNGɡəl

1An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.
一个，单一
Example sentencesExamples
- The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates in singles rather than multiples.
- It is sold in singles for $5.95, with complete instructions to make the style of tassel shown here.
1. 1.1 A short record or CD featuring one main one song or track.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've already been rather self-indulgent and included not one but two of his singles in my earlier listing, but that's not going to put me off telling you more about this album.
  There may be thousands of vinyl singles and long-playing albums stacked on shelves in the radio's library - but the days of loading vinyl on to a turntable are long gone.
  Fame is winning a televised talent show with a song, and then releasing a couple of singles and an album or two.
  His band's debut single entered the charts this week and music experts are tipping it for the number one spot.
  Earlier this year they signed a deal with AmbientLive Records in the UK to release two singles and an album.
  The greatest hits is still on sale and another box set - singles from 1980 to 1982 - is out at the end of the month.
  But his family have paid for him to spend four days in a professional studio later this year and he intends to record a single.
  In the meantime, we must make do with his second indie single, the rather wonderful If You Want.
  ‘In The Army Now’ leads to another world tour and more hit singles.
  She has already notched up three top 10 singles and is currently recording her second album in London.
  When a single from that first record, Arab Boy, became a hit in Iceland, Björk was teased for being different.
  In the record industry, you are only as good as your last hit single.
  But then according to Alanis herself, this album wasn't merely about creating a singles collection, but rather an album of personal favourites and rarer material.
  It wasn't even an album, rather a compilation of singles put together by some Brits in the '70s.
  I'm coming round to the skittering drumming on that new single.
  The Doves it seems live are more of a singles rather than album band.
  Chris tells me that he's been working hard on recording the single during recent weeks and is very happy with the end result.
  I Wanna Hold Your Hand became their fastest selling single - one million copies were sold in the first three weeks.
  However, last year he wrote a massive UK hit single, which went on to sell very well internationally.
  We don't write songs as singles, and both this album and the next one will just be a collection of songs.
2. 1.2singles People who are unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship.
  未婚的，单身的
  as modifier a singles bar
  Example sentencesExamples
  But she spends a lot of time e-mailing and texting to pair up Jewish singles like Devorah and Jake.
  Bruce believes the business is successful because of the growing number of professional couples, families and young singles who do not have time for DIY.
  But this book may be especially valuable for singles - particularly self-loathing singles.
  The UK's singles want relationships that don't involve their partners actually moving in, a new BBC survey has revealed.
  I mentally sorted the new arrivals into couples, singles, and potential ‘temporary singles.’
  They believe that the advent of online match-making, lonely heart adverts and singles' events are little more than a cynical ploy by the dating industry to get people to spend cash.
  It was once known for being a popular haunt of singles but in recent times it has become a sought after resort for families.
  However, Scripture also affirms to singles, couples and the parents of future single adults that being single can be just as honourable, and frequently preferable.
  He has publish Ebooks and articles on psychology, singles, relationships and Popular Culture.
  Many readers probably heard this speech from Mom or Dad before they took off for a singles condo with its own yoga room and EST support group.
  Few and far between were the desperate, overeager chat-up lines of some relationship-hungry singles.
  I myself ran a popular singles group for a couple of years once so I recognize the behaviour of which he speaks.
  It is not filled with floating singles looking to be picked up, but rather one gets the impression that everybody knows everybody else there.
  That explains why Dove, when interviewing marriageable singles, always tries to discover how far they are prepared to assume the traditional family roles.
  Both developments were designed for singles or couples.
  The grandmother was definitely not looking for love in the aisles of Asda's West Swindon branch during the store's singles night.
  Two-thirds of us brush before bed, while twice as many divorced people than singles consider clean teeth a key decider on whether someone is attractive or not.
  Tad has no girlfriend and not a prospect in sight - the most recent woman he dated dumped him because she felt he was too involved in the singles scene.
  All the profiles are from real singles seeking sincere relationships and will always remain that way.
  Finding a mate might be easier, but moving to a committed relationship is less likely, those roaming free in the singles world say.
3. 1.3British A one-way ticket.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I could have bought a single on the train.
4. 1.4 A bedroom, especially in a hotel, that is suitable for one person.
  （尤指宾馆的）单人房
  Example sentencesExamples
  Upstairs two bedrooms are doubles and feature original cast iron fireplaces while the third bedroom is a single.
  Both of the other bedrooms are spacious singles.
  One of the other two bedrooms is a single; the other is currently used as a home office - this has a view of the sea.
  The bedroom accommodation consists of two double bedrooms and a single.
  The second bedroom is a single with a built-in vanity unit and both of these rooms have en suite shower rooms.
5. 1.5 A single measure of liquor.
  一份酒
  Example sentencesExamples
  Last night a Wetherspoon spokesman admitted that offering doubles rather than singles was standard practice in all the company's pubs.
6. 1.6US informal A one-dollar bill.
  〈美，非正式〉一元纸币
  Example sentencesExamples
  Do you have any singles?
2Baseball
A hit that allows the batter to reach first base safely.
〔棒球〕一垒打
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a game that you'll win by hitting lots of singles and doubles rather than home runs.
- Granted, groundball pitchers tend to give up more hits than flyball pitchers, but the extra hits generally go for singles rather than homers.
- The next batter hits a line-drive single to right past an outstretched second baseman.
- The Yanks elected to intentionally walk Hunter, and a Koskie single loaded the bases.
- He gave up a pair of singles to Hank Blalock and Michael Young leading off the inning before he was relieved by Troy Percival.
3singles(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams.
（尤指网球和羽毛球的）单打比赛
Example sentencesExamples
- With his exit from the men's singles yesterday another denizen of the baseline bit Wimbledon dust.
- It is planned to have men's singles and women's singles starting on the morning of Saturday, September 6, with men's and women's doubles on the following morning.
- They would have loved to win the singles title rather than end up with another of those doubles titles.
- The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours.
- In today's singles, it is a matter of when rather than if the winning putt is sunk.

verbˈsɪŋɡəlˈsiNGɡəl

[with object]

1single someone/something outChoose someone or something from a group for special treatment.
挑选，挑出
one newspaper was singled out for criticism
一份报纸被挑出来批评。
Example sentencesExamples
- He wondered who this man was, and more importantly, why he had singled his parents out for such treatment.
- In particular, I was delighted to read that the Airedale partnership had been singled out for a special mention.
- So approached, there is nothing in Mr Taylor's identity which singles him out for differential treatment.
- She did not intend to travel fraudulently or avoid payment, she told the court, adding that she believed the conductor singled her out because she challenged his treatment of the other traveller.
- Their ability to adapt in previously unknown situations may single them out favourably in their bosses' eyes.
- We need to discuss his little article, which starts as a review of Razor Magazine and then sort of singles me out with screaming caps and artless lines.
- No, John has been singled out for special mention because he admitted that, while at Murrayfield, he had supported a structure for professional rugby which he feels now is no longer sustainable.
- Will he single me out as well for the same sort of treatment?
- Nothing unusual in that, but what singles Doctorow out for special mention is that as well as the book being available in bookshops, it is also available to download - for free.
- By Burns' actual toast to women, the ringleader, having made inquiries, singled me out by name and nationality.
- Ultimately, under the Court's decision, a successful plaintiff will have to prove she was singled out for disadvantageous treatment in the workplace.
- Because they are too painfully close, like a rival sibling (and - may I add - because they have always been so weak), we have singled them out for special treatment.
- ‘Because blacks are protected under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, to single black students out - even for their own benefit - is clearly unconstitutional,’ Goldberg said.
- The Black Bay Small Farmers Association and the Belle Vue Farmers Cooperative were singled out for special mention.
- And in mass lay-offs, it will be tougher to convince the boss to single you out for better treatment.
- Viewed differently from German-Americans and Italian-Americans, Japanese residents were singled out for special treatment.
- Central Library was singled out for criticism, and labelled ‘shabby, untidy and unwelcoming’.
- I cite these scholars not to single them out for criticism - all are important and courageous liberal voices - but as illustrations of a larger trend.
- It feels like we have been singled out for this treatment.
- Consequently, the extremists have singled him out for special treatment.
Synonyms
select, pick out, fix on, choose, decide on
2Baseball
no object Hit a single.
〔棒球〕击出一垒打
Aaron singled to center
Example sentencesExamples
- D Johnson singled to right center, J Payton to third.
- Millar greeted Clemens with a first-pitch homer to left-field, Nixon worked a walk, and Bill Mueller singled to center as Nixon took third.
- Sandberg singled to left center, moving Hebner to third.
- When Tony Womack escaped a full count by singling to center with two outs, I figured Jim Tracy would cue Gagne, but he let Lima press onward against the dangerous Walker.
- Given another life, Alomar singled to center which led to a four-run rally and Toronto went on to a 12-7 win.
1. 2.1with object Cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a single.
  以一垒打使（跑垒）得分
  they each singled in a run
  Example sentencesExamples
  At Cleveland, pinch-hitter Victor Martinez singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, leading Cleveland past Cincinnati.
  In the home sixth inning, Yaz tied the game with a two-run single and Harrelson singled home the lead run.
  He gave up three runs and nine hits but singled home the Pirates' first run for his first RBI of the season.
  The next night, he hit a pair of two-run homers and singled home the winning run in the eighth inning.
  In Washington, Jeffrey Hammonds singled home the winning run for the Nationals with one out in the ninth inning.
2. 2.2with object Advance (a runner) by hitting a single.
  以一垒打使（跑垒）得分
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let's say the Angels have Darin Erstad on second base and one out when Tim Salmon singles him home in the eighth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie.
  Reyes scored three runs and stole two bases, and his triple in the seventh inning tied the score before Carlos Beltran singled him home with the go-ahead run.
  Just as I was disparaging Cristian Guzman, he ripped a double down the third-base line, then little Augie Ojeda singled him home.
  Matsui finally gained some redemption in the fifth, singling home Williams from second after the Yankee centerfielder had doubled.
  With one out in the St. Louis half of the first, Jim Delsing doubled and Lollar singled him home.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.

单词	single
释义	Definition of single in English: single adjective ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lˈsɪŋɡəl 1attributive Only one; not one of several. 单一的，单个的 a single red rose 仅有的一朵红玫瑰。 the kingdom was ruled over by a single family 王国由单一的家族统治。 Example sentencesExamples Boredom among children is common in those families with a single child. As a matter of policy we should aim to keep the family as a single unit. A pure monopolist is a single seller of a unique product which is the sole source of the firm's monopoly power. Reserving seats exclusively for a single school does not help the minority community in general. That may be true but remember those in a single income family face the same financial pressures as those with a double income. Using the showname and unique id produces a single episode. During the Middle Ages, most towns had streets exclusively occupied by a single trade. Poetry is stepping out of the orchestra to play solo with the single instrument of language. A family may compose a single household, or it might be composed of several households. Now I keep trying to remind myself that some people are supporting whole families on a single income. The Jews in the ghetto were forced to live in chronic overcrowding, with many families inhabiting a single house. Typically, an attack begins when a single hornet captures a lone bee nearby the hive. The focus is narrowed further in typical Spielberg terms to a single dysfunctional family. The price of single family homes increased close to fifteen percent in the last twelve months. The authors also were careful to exclude examples of activity unique to a single chimpanzee. It was generally not a case of persons or families making a single move. Also not new is the scapegoating of a single element to explain isolated events. The action is rooted in the 1940s, most of it centred on a single family. Or does crisis strike when you have a single outbreak on an isolated peninsula? They also offered to take a single photo for the family to remember him by. Synonyms one, one only, sole, lone, solitary, isolated, by itself unique, exclusive unaccompanied, by oneself, alone, solo odd 1.1 Regarded as distinct from each other or others in a group. 个别的，单个的 she wrote down every single word 她把每一个词都写下。 alcohol is the single most important cause of violence 酗酒是暴力发生的最重要的单个原因。 Example sentencesExamples Bryan and Kim had been silent, not saying a single word to each other the whole way back to Kim's house. I photographed every single thing I ate and drank last week. Her condition was so serious that when the call was answered she was unable to utter a single word because of a blockage in her throat. A person can communicate in so many ways without uttering a single word and they are understood clearly. They were talking to each other, but the engines were too loud to distinguish a single word from here. There's no single defining feature of social software, no common thread. Personal income taxes are now by far the largest single family expense. They refuse to exchange a single word with anyone else over the entire trip. What is the single most important cause for failure in international business? For the average U.S. family, the single largest source of wealth is the equity in their home. Synonyms individual, separate, distinct, particular 1.2with negative Even one (used for emphasis) 甚至一个（用于强调） they didn't receive a single reply 他们甚至连一个答复都未收到。 Example sentencesExamples So today, with tens of thousands homeless, not a single family is sleeping in the new camp. As she ate her dinner that night with her foster family not a single one of them was answered. Not a single member of my family, as far as I know, has travelled outside of Australia. Sorry for those who fear censorship but there is not a single mention in the document of the right to reply to opinions. There isn't a single family that didn't have horror stories to tell about the POW that came home. Well, I never received a single reply from Nova, not even a form letter. Yet when I tried to follow it up with a series of letters I never received a single reply. 1.3 Designed or suitable for one person. 单人的，一人适用的 a single bed 仅有的一朵红玫瑰。 Example sentencesExamples The new facility, which will be sited either on the same site or beside the Great Western Hospital, would have single rooms. One of the bedrooms was unveiled yesterday and contains only single beds. Some colleges are building residence halls with an emphasis on private, single rooms. I had been in a single bed and then had to share a double with two sisters. Unfortunately, if a dorm room is not available during your stay, you have to fork over extra cash for a single room. The room is quite large, with four lonely single beds, a sterile ensuite shower and separate toilet. Cell-like, there is just room for a single bed, a desk and a chest of drawers. Residents live in shared or single rooms, with male and female residents in separate sections of the home. To the right of the entrance to the shelter is a single metal framed bed. In October, single rooms will go up to 330 but there will be no further increase for double rooms until next year. In the end we called in on a friend of mine, crashed on a single bed in the spare room. Finally they find a dodgy motel that has some space, but the proprietor tells them the only room left contains one single bed. I even customised my single bed to create a studio-like setting in my room for rehearsals. This means dismantling the single bed, the better to fill the space with puppy pens. The cost is 365 and their will be an extra supplement for anyone requesting a single room. Tracey has had to move into her three-year-old daughter, Sophie's, room and share her single bed. The majority of the rooms available in Manor Village are single en-suite rooms and the most there would be is two to a room. Once his immune system had built up, he was transferred to a single room and slowly weaned off the drugs keeping him alive. He said that a single room was not available until the night before Mrs Stockdale's death, and she was then moved. However, more single people could mean a demand for more single rooms. 1.4archaic Not accompanied by others; alone. 〈古〉单独的 Example sentencesExamples She was quite single and by herself. 2Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship. 未婚的，单身的 a single mother 单亲妈妈。 Example sentencesExamples She's strong enough to be out the country when there's a vote as to whether her single mother constituents will have their benefits cut. Sandra is an attractive 29-year old single mother who lives in a council house in Tallaght. Even unwed single mothers have said that they want more children than they have, even in an unwed state. As mentioned before, it's hard enough for single mothers to raise their children. Who decided that a new organisation would be best for single mothers to enable them to claim upkeep and support from missing fathers? Being single after my last relationship has been a blessing. She is handling cases in Rochdale involving families from Cameroon and Angola and single mothers with children. For single women or mothers with no husband to support them there was no dole. To be a borderline poverty level working mother is becoming a reality for more and more single, hard working mothers. No good blaming the shortcomings of the single mother without considering the abandoned responsibilities of the father. She later had two daughters and is raising them as a single mother. I am a single mother who raised three boys and then went back to school. I employ much less grace than those women did when as single mothers they worked for minimal wages. Low-income single mothers are still in the labor market in unprecedented numbers. One second I would remember that I had spent the last couple of months of our relationship wishing I was single. Likewise, a huge number of single mothers have taken advantage of the opportunity to meet men without having to scout for a babysitter. Anyone on a low income and without a car, including many pensioners and single mothers, will struggle to find the extra money. The others were two married corporals, a single corporal and two unmarried lance-corporals. It is rather a conservative family structure and relatively mean benefits for single mothers that cause the low pregnancy rate. It is outrageous to use women in same-sex relationships and single women as scapegoats. Synonyms unmarried, unwed, unwedded, unattached, free, without a partner/husband/wife, wifeless, husbandless, spouseless, partnerless, a bachelor, a spinster on the shelf archaic sole 3attributive Consisting of one part. 由一个部分构成的 the studio was a single large room 工作室就是一间大房子。 Example sentencesExamples The ground floor has a rustic bar with several tables in a single room. He lay on his faded blue quilt in his single room in Comstock Hall and tried to reason with himself. I am downsizing to a single room and experiencing the liberation of getting rid of stuff. We removed the walls between the rooms, creating a single living and dining space. The main exhibition space occupies two of these boxes, but reads as a single room inside - it's a lot of effort for not much result. Beside this, the single room includes a cast-iron open fireplace with tiled surround. Penhall's action is static, set as it is in a single room with the characters mostly talking in chairs. At first, a single room is used as living, sleeping and working space. In the single room there was an open fire with a cauldron hanging over it which contained broth. The project actually carried me a step closer to perfecting my single room living arrangement. We lived afterward in a single room, not wanting to move or do anything at all. The kids are all warehoused in a single room. It is interesting to see how the artists have left their imprint on the small single room. Does Mr Underhill and his partner really expect us to believe the whole family are cramped into a single room? Outside is a small boiler house and the vestry with a single room of about 90 sq ft. My neighbour Hassan Sheikh lived on the terrace of his building, in a single room surrounded by cotes for his pigeons. The restaurant is a single room with kitchen furniture and old film posters. It grew from a single room with one doctor to a medical centre on three floors. Now it was warmer in the cabin's single room, and Adam had lit a lamp to forestall the gathering gloom. Operating from a cramped single room next to the farmhouse, Loula shows us the process. 3.1British (of a ticket) valid for an outward journey only, not for the return. 〈英〉（票）单程的 a first-class single ticket Example sentencesExamples First of all, it's the prices: £55.00 for a single ticket from Manchester to Norwich. I was reduced to spelling out each letter of the name while the clerk typed them into his console, which soon issued a single ticket. In the grand old days of British Rail, a single train ticket was at least the same price as a return, often more, which was silly. Trouble is, single tickets are going up to £2. The £11 cash value of a single ticket was then removed, and the money was amassed over a long period of time. 3.2 (of a flower) having only one whorl of petals. （花）单瓣的 the individual blooms can be single, semi-double, or fully double Example sentencesExamples Flower form can be single, semi-double, or fully double blooms that look similar to miniature roses. 3.3 Denoting an alcoholic drink that consists of one measure of spirits. （酒的）一份 a single whisky 一份威士忌酒。 Example sentencesExamples A single unit is half-a-pint of beer, a small glass of wine or a single measure of spirits. What we're talking about is a middy of beer, or a small glass of wine, or a single measure of spirits. 4archaic Free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous. 〈古〉独特的，独有的；公正的；一心一意的；独创的 a pure and single heart 一心一意的、纯洁的心。 Example sentencesExamples We must learn to have not only a clean and right heart but also a pure and single heart. noun ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lˈsɪŋɡəl 1An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group. 一个，单一 Example sentencesExamples The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates in singles rather than multiples. It is sold in singles for $5.95, with complete instructions to make the style of tassel shown here. 1.1 A short record or CD featuring one main song or track. Example sentencesExamples The Doves it seems live are more of a singles rather than album band. ‘In The Army Now’ leads to another world tour and more hit singles. I Wanna Hold Your Hand became their fastest selling single - one million copies were sold in the first three weeks. But his family have paid for him to spend four days in a professional studio later this year and he intends to record a single. Earlier this year they signed a deal with AmbientLive Records in the UK to release two singles and an album. I'm coming round to the skittering drumming on that new single. In the record industry, you are only as good as your last hit single. Fame is winning a televised talent show with a song, and then releasing a couple of singles and an album or two. But then according to Alanis herself, this album wasn't merely about creating a singles collection, but rather an album of personal favourites and rarer material. In the meantime, we must make do with his second indie single, the rather wonderful If You Want. I've already been rather self-indulgent and included not one but two of his singles in my earlier listing, but that's not going to put me off telling you more about this album. Chris tells me that he's been working hard on recording the single during recent weeks and is very happy with the end result. When a single from that first record, Arab Boy, became a hit in Iceland, Björk was teased for being different. His band's debut single entered the charts this week and music experts are tipping it for the number one spot. We don't write songs as singles, and both this album and the next one will just be a collection of songs. There may be thousands of vinyl singles and long-playing albums stacked on shelves in the radio's library - but the days of loading vinyl on to a turntable are long gone. It wasn't even an album, rather a compilation of singles put together by some Brits in the '70s. She has already notched up three top 10 singles and is currently recording her second album in London. However, last year he wrote a massive UK hit single, which went on to sell very well internationally. The greatest hits is still on sale and another box set - singles from 1980 to 1982 - is out at the end of the month. 1.2singles People who are unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship. 未婚的，单身的 the divorce rate is rising so you'll see more singles in their late 30s and early 40s as modifier a singles holiday Example sentencesExamples He has publish Ebooks and articles on psychology, singles, relationships and Popular Culture. Both developments were designed for singles or couples. It is not filled with floating singles looking to be picked up, but rather one gets the impression that everybody knows everybody else there. Many readers probably heard this speech from Mom or Dad before they took off for a singles condo with its own yoga room and EST support group. That explains why Dove, when interviewing marriageable singles, always tries to discover how far they are prepared to assume the traditional family roles. Bruce believes the business is successful because of the growing number of professional couples, families and young singles who do not have time for DIY. Two-thirds of us brush before bed, while twice as many divorced people than singles consider clean teeth a key decider on whether someone is attractive or not. But this book may be especially valuable for singles - particularly self-loathing singles. It was once known for being a popular haunt of singles but in recent times it has become a sought after resort for families. The grandmother was definitely not looking for love in the aisles of Asda's West Swindon branch during the store's singles night. Few and far between were the desperate, overeager chat-up lines of some relationship-hungry singles. Tad has no girlfriend and not a prospect in sight - the most recent woman he dated dumped him because she felt he was too involved in the singles scene. I mentally sorted the new arrivals into couples, singles, and potential ‘temporary singles.’ The UK's singles want relationships that don't involve their partners actually moving in, a new BBC survey has revealed. They believe that the advent of online match-making, lonely heart adverts and singles' events are little more than a cynical ploy by the dating industry to get people to spend cash. But she spends a lot of time e-mailing and texting to pair up Jewish singles like Devorah and Jake. Finding a mate might be easier, but moving to a committed relationship is less likely, those roaming free in the singles world say. I myself ran a popular singles group for a couple of years once so I recognize the behaviour of which he speaks. However, Scripture also affirms to singles, couples and the parents of future single adults that being single can be just as honourable, and frequently preferable. All the profiles are from real singles seeking sincere relationships and will always remain that way. 1.3British A ticket that is valid only for an outward journey. 〈英〉单程票 Example sentencesExamples I could have bought a single on the train. 1.4 A bedroom, especially in a hotel, that is suitable for one person. （尤指宾馆的）单人房 Example sentencesExamples One of the other two bedrooms is a single; the other is currently used as a home office - this has a view of the sea. Both of the other bedrooms are spacious singles. The bedroom accommodation consists of two double bedrooms and a single. The second bedroom is a single with a built-in vanity unit and both of these rooms have en suite shower rooms. Upstairs two bedrooms are doubles and feature original cast iron fireplaces while the third bedroom is a single. 1.5 A single measure of spirits. 一份酒 Example sentencesExamples Last night a Wetherspoon spokesman admitted that offering doubles rather than singles was standard practice in all the company's pubs. 1.6US informal A one-dollar note. 〈美，非正式〉一元纸币 Example sentencesExamples Do you have any singles? 2Cricket A hit for one run. 〔板球〕一次击中 Example sentencesExamples He provided his usual limpet-like support for Lara, working the singles, and being content to feed the strike, as they added 169 in just over 30 overs. The pair managed three singles before the last wicket fell to leave Morecambe beaten. Needing to win the second set to reach the final, the York pair were rocked as the Erewash pair notched three successive singles to lead 3-1. He got there by guiding the 131st ball he faced, from Irfan Pathan, to square leg for a single. Laker and Bailey started towards the ball, hesitated, and the batsmen scrambled a single. 2.1Baseball A hit which allows the batter to proceed safely to first base. 〔棒球〕一垒打 Example sentencesExamples This is a game that you'll win by hitting lots of singles and doubles rather than home runs. The Yanks elected to intentionally walk Hunter, and a Koskie single loaded the bases. The next batter hits a line-drive single to right past an outstretched second baseman. Granted, groundball pitchers tend to give up more hits than flyball pitchers, but the extra hits generally go for singles rather than homers. He gave up a pair of singles to Hank Blalock and Michael Young leading off the inning before he was relieved by Troy Percival. 3singles(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams. （尤指网球和羽毛球的）单打比赛 Example sentencesExamples In today's singles, it is a matter of when rather than if the winning putt is sunk. With his exit from the men's singles yesterday another denizen of the baseline bit Wimbledon dust. They would have loved to win the singles title rather than end up with another of those doubles titles. The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours. It is planned to have men's singles and women's singles starting on the morning of Saturday, September 6, with men's and women's doubles on the following morning. 4usually singlesBell-ringing A system of change-ringing in which one pair of bells changes places at each round. 〔鸣钟术〕不同次序鸣钟法 Example sentencesExamples Choose your bell and choose another with whom you're going to make the singles. verb ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lˈsɪŋɡəl [with object] 1single someone/something outChoose someone or something from a group for special treatment. 挑选，挑出 one newspaper was singled out for criticism 一份报纸被挑出来批评。 Example sentencesExamples So approached, there is nothing in Mr Taylor's identity which singles him out for differential treatment. The Black Bay Small Farmers Association and the Belle Vue Farmers Cooperative were singled out for special mention. By Burns' actual toast to women, the ringleader, having made inquiries, singled me out by name and nationality. No, John has been singled out for special mention because he admitted that, while at Murrayfield, he had supported a structure for professional rugby which he feels now is no longer sustainable. He wondered who this man was, and more importantly, why he had singled his parents out for such treatment. I cite these scholars not to single them out for criticism - all are important and courageous liberal voices - but as illustrations of a larger trend. Viewed differently from German-Americans and Italian-Americans, Japanese residents were singled out for special treatment. Their ability to adapt in previously unknown situations may single them out favourably in their bosses' eyes. Ultimately, under the Court's decision, a successful plaintiff will have to prove she was singled out for disadvantageous treatment in the workplace. Because they are too painfully close, like a rival sibling (and - may I add - because they have always been so weak), we have singled them out for special treatment. Will he single me out as well for the same sort of treatment? Central Library was singled out for criticism, and labelled ‘shabby, untidy and unwelcoming’. It feels like we have been singled out for this treatment. ‘Because blacks are protected under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, to single black students out - even for their own benefit - is clearly unconstitutional,’ Goldberg said. Consequently, the extremists have singled him out for special treatment. Nothing unusual in that, but what singles Doctorow out for special mention is that as well as the book being available in bookshops, it is also available to download - for free. And in mass lay-offs, it will be tougher to convince the boss to single you out for better treatment. She did not intend to travel fraudulently or avoid payment, she told the court, adding that she believed the conductor singled her out because she challenged his treatment of the other traveller. We need to discuss his little article, which starts as a review of Razor Magazine and then sort of singles me out with screaming caps and artless lines. In particular, I was delighted to read that the Airedale partnership had been singled out for a special mention. Synonyms select, pick out, fix on, choose, decide on target, earmark mark out, distinguish, differentiate, separate out, set apart/aside, put aside cull 2Thin out (seedlings or saplings) 对（幼苗，幼树）进行间苗 hand hoes are used for singling roots Example sentencesExamples There is pea picking and hop picking, and occasionally a little weeding, singling roots, and picking potatoes, and helping at hay harvest. Synonyms prune, cut back, trim 3Reduce (a railway track) to a single line. 将（铁轨）变成单线 the South Western line was singled west of Salisbury Example sentencesExamples Significant changes occurred to the line in May 1965, when the line was singled. 4Baseball no object Hit a single. 〔棒球〕击出一垒打 Cohen singled to centre Example sentencesExamples Sandberg singled to left center, moving Hebner to third. Millar greeted Clemens with a first-pitch homer to left-field, Nixon worked a walk, and Bill Mueller singled to center as Nixon took third. When Tony Womack escaped a full count by singling to center with two outs, I figured Jim Tracy would cue Gagne, but he let Lima press onward against the dangerous Walker. D Johnson singled to right center, J Payton to third. Given another life, Alomar singled to center which led to a four-run rally and Toronto went on to a 12-7 win. 4.1with object Cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a single. 以一垒打使（跑垒）得分 Example sentencesExamples He gave up three runs and nine hits but singled home the Pirates' first run for his first RBI of the season. In the home sixth inning, Yaz tied the game with a two-run single and Harrelson singled home the lead run. The next night, he hit a pair of two-run homers and singled home the winning run in the eighth inning. In Washington, Jeffrey Hammonds singled home the winning run for the Nationals with one out in the ninth inning. At Cleveland, pinch-hitter Victor Martinez singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, leading Cleveland past Cincinnati. 4.2with object Advance (a runner) by hitting a single. 以一垒打使（跑垒）得分 Example sentencesExamples Reyes scored three runs and stole two bases, and his triple in the seventh inning tied the score before Carlos Beltran singled him home with the go-ahead run. With one out in the St. Louis half of the first, Jim Delsing doubled and Lollar singled him home. Matsui finally gained some redemption in the fifth, singling home Williams from second after the Yankee centerfielder had doubled. Just as I was disparaging Cristian Guzman, he ripped a double down the third-base line, then little Augie Ojeda singled him home. Let's say the Angels have Darin Erstad on second base and one out when Tim Salmon singles him home in the eighth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie. Derivatives singledom noun However, he does not have to contemplate singledom just yet. Example sentencesExamples I have witnessed firsthand the startling inconsistency with which Corporate America deals with singledom. And it's all thanks to a simple new dating game that's being billed as the cure for chronic singledom. Hurley had reacted to her new singledom in a masculine assertive way, with a series of short, publicly passionate affairs. We are both just out of relationships and new to singledom and are both not in relationship mode at all. singleness nounˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lnəsˈsɪŋɡ(ə)lnəs It aims to undermine the very foundations of Anglo-American civilization - and perhaps, through sheer numbers and singleness of purpose, it will succeed. Example sentencesExamples If the Administration is really concerned about poverty and other social problems it claims are caused by divorce and singleness, why not tackle those ills directly? My continued singleness and ever increasing incapability to even approach a prospective partner will ensure that I die old and lonely unless some kind person is willing to take pity on me. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ. We would not want immediate access, purity, singleness, even if we could find it. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus 'simple'. Rhymes commingle, cringle, dingle, Fingal, intermingle, jingle, mingle, shingle, swingle, tingle Definition of single in US English: single adjectiveˈsɪŋɡəlˈsiNGɡəl 1attributive Only one; not one of several. 单一的，单个的 a single red rose 仅有的一朵红玫瑰。 the kingdom was ruled over by a single family 王国由单一的家族统治。 Example sentencesExamples Poetry is stepping out of the orchestra to play solo with the single instrument of language. Also not new is the scapegoating of a single element to explain isolated events. As a matter of policy we should aim to keep the family as a single unit. Reserving seats exclusively for a single school does not help the minority community in general. Boredom among children is common in those families with a single child. They also offered to take a single photo for the family to remember him by. The focus is narrowed further in typical Spielberg terms to a single dysfunctional family. Or does crisis strike when you have a single outbreak on an isolated peninsula? Typically, an attack begins when a single hornet captures a lone bee nearby the hive. The Jews in the ghetto were forced to live in chronic overcrowding, with many families inhabiting a single house. A pure monopolist is a single seller of a unique product which is the sole source of the firm's monopoly power. The authors also were careful to exclude examples of activity unique to a single chimpanzee. It was generally not a case of persons or families making a single move. Using the showname and unique id produces a single episode. The price of single family homes increased close to fifteen percent in the last twelve months. During the Middle Ages, most towns had streets exclusively occupied by a single trade. That may be true but remember those in a single income family face the same financial pressures as those with a double income. Now I keep trying to remind myself that some people are supporting whole families on a single income. A family may compose a single household, or it might be composed of several households. The action is rooted in the 1940s, most of it centred on a single family. Synonyms one, one only, sole, lone, solitary, isolated, by itself 1.1 Regarded separately or as distinct from each other or others in a group. 个别的，单个的 she wrote down every single word 她把每一个词都写下。 it's our single most popular beach Example sentencesExamples There's no single defining feature of social software, no common thread. Bryan and Kim had been silent, not saying a single word to each other the whole way back to Kim's house. What is the single most important cause for failure in international business? For the average U.S. family, the single largest source of wealth is the equity in their home. They refuse to exchange a single word with anyone else over the entire trip. They were talking to each other, but the engines were too loud to distinguish a single word from here. I photographed every single thing I ate and drank last week. Personal income taxes are now by far the largest single family expense. A person can communicate in so many ways without uttering a single word and they are understood clearly. Her condition was so serious that when the call was answered she was unable to utter a single word because of a blockage in her throat. Synonyms individual, separate, distinct, particular 1.2with negative Even one (used for emphasis) 甚至一个（用于强调） they didn't receive a single reply 他们甚至连一个答复都未收到。 Example sentencesExamples Not a single member of my family, as far as I know, has travelled outside of Australia. Yet when I tried to follow it up with a series of letters I never received a single reply. There isn't a single family that didn't have horror stories to tell about the POW that came home. Well, I never received a single reply from Nova, not even a form letter. As she ate her dinner that night with her foster family not a single one of them was answered. So today, with tens of thousands homeless, not a single family is sleeping in the new camp. Sorry for those who fear censorship but there is not a single mention in the document of the right to reply to opinions. 1.3 Designed or suitable for one person. 单人的，一人适用的 a single bed 仅有的一朵红玫瑰。 Example sentencesExamples Cell-like, there is just room for a single bed, a desk and a chest of drawers. In the end we called in on a friend of mine, crashed on a single bed in the spare room. To the right of the entrance to the shelter is a single metal framed bed. Tracey has had to move into her three-year-old daughter, Sophie's, room and share her single bed. He said that a single room was not available until the night before Mrs Stockdale's death, and she was then moved. Finally they find a dodgy motel that has some space, but the proprietor tells them the only room left contains one single bed. This means dismantling the single bed, the better to fill the space with puppy pens. Unfortunately, if a dorm room is not available during your stay, you have to fork over extra cash for a single room. One of the bedrooms was unveiled yesterday and contains only single beds. However, more single people could mean a demand for more single rooms. Once his immune system had built up, he was transferred to a single room and slowly weaned off the drugs keeping him alive. The cost is 365 and their will be an extra supplement for anyone requesting a single room. The room is quite large, with four lonely single beds, a sterile ensuite shower and separate toilet. In October, single rooms will go up to 330 but there will be no further increase for double rooms until next year. I had been in a single bed and then had to share a double with two sisters. Residents live in shared or single rooms, with male and female residents in separate sections of the home. The majority of the rooms available in Manor Village are single en-suite rooms and the most there would be is two to a room. I even customised my single bed to create a studio-like setting in my room for rehearsals. The new facility, which will be sited either on the same site or beside the Great Western Hospital, would have single rooms. Some colleges are building residence halls with an emphasis on private, single rooms. 1.4archaic Not accompanied or supported by others; alone. 〈古〉单独的 Example sentencesExamples She was quite single and by herself. 2Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship. 未婚的，单身的 a single mother 单亲妈妈。 Example sentencesExamples Anyone on a low income and without a car, including many pensioners and single mothers, will struggle to find the extra money. I employ much less grace than those women did when as single mothers they worked for minimal wages. Likewise, a huge number of single mothers have taken advantage of the opportunity to meet men without having to scout for a babysitter. As mentioned before, it's hard enough for single mothers to raise their children. Low-income single mothers are still in the labor market in unprecedented numbers. For single women or mothers with no husband to support them there was no dole. It is outrageous to use women in same-sex relationships and single women as scapegoats. To be a borderline poverty level working mother is becoming a reality for more and more single, hard working mothers. It is rather a conservative family structure and relatively mean benefits for single mothers that cause the low pregnancy rate. No good blaming the shortcomings of the single mother without considering the abandoned responsibilities of the father. She later had two daughters and is raising them as a single mother. Being single after my last relationship has been a blessing. Sandra is an attractive 29-year old single mother who lives in a council house in Tallaght. Even unwed single mothers have said that they want more children than they have, even in an unwed state. I am a single mother who raised three boys and then went back to school. One second I would remember that I had spent the last couple of months of our relationship wishing I was single. She is handling cases in Rochdale involving families from Cameroon and Angola and single mothers with children. The others were two married corporals, a single corporal and two unmarried lance-corporals. She's strong enough to be out the country when there's a vote as to whether her single mother constituents will have their benefits cut. Who decided that a new organisation would be best for single mothers to enable them to claim upkeep and support from missing fathers? Synonyms unmarried, unwed, unwedded, unattached, free, without a husband, without a partner, without a wife, wifeless, husbandless, spouseless, partnerless, a bachelor, a spinster 3attributive Consisting of one part. 由一个部分构成的 the studio was a single large room 工作室就是一间大房子。 Example sentencesExamples Beside this, the single room includes a cast-iron open fireplace with tiled surround. The main exhibition space occupies two of these boxes, but reads as a single room inside - it's a lot of effort for not much result. The project actually carried me a step closer to perfecting my single room living arrangement. It is interesting to see how the artists have left their imprint on the small single room. My neighbour Hassan Sheikh lived on the terrace of his building, in a single room surrounded by cotes for his pigeons. Operating from a cramped single room next to the farmhouse, Loula shows us the process. It grew from a single room with one doctor to a medical centre on three floors. In the single room there was an open fire with a cauldron hanging over it which contained broth. Penhall's action is static, set as it is in a single room with the characters mostly talking in chairs. Does Mr Underhill and his partner really expect us to believe the whole family are cramped into a single room? We lived afterward in a single room, not wanting to move or do anything at all. At first, a single room is used as living, sleeping and working space. He lay on his faded blue quilt in his single room in Comstock Hall and tried to reason with himself. We removed the walls between the rooms, creating a single living and dining space. The ground floor has a rustic bar with several tables in a single room. Outside is a small boiler house and the vestry with a single room of about 90 sq ft. I am downsizing to a single room and experiencing the liberation of getting rid of stuff. Now it was warmer in the cabin's single room, and Adam had lit a lamp to forestall the gathering gloom. The kids are all warehoused in a single room. The restaurant is a single room with kitchen furniture and old film posters. 3.1British (of a ticket) not valid for the return trip; one-way. Example sentencesExamples I was reduced to spelling out each letter of the name while the clerk typed them into his console, which soon issued a single ticket. First of all, it's the prices: £55.00 for a single ticket from Manchester to Norwich. Trouble is, single tickets are going up to £2. In the grand old days of British Rail, a single train ticket was at least the same price as a return, often more, which was silly. The £11 cash value of a single ticket was then removed, and the money was amassed over a long period of time. 3.2 (of a flower) having only one whorl of petals. （花）单瓣的 Example sentencesExamples Flower form can be single, semi-double, or fully double blooms that look similar to miniature roses. 3.3 Denoting an alcoholic drink that consists of one measure of liquor. （酒的）一份 a single whiskey 一份威士忌酒。 Example sentencesExamples A single unit is half-a-pint of beer, a small glass of wine or a single measure of spirits. What we're talking about is a middy of beer, or a small glass of wine, or a single measure of spirits. 4archaic Free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous. 〈古〉独特的，独有的；公正的；一心一意的；独创的 a pure and single heart 一心一意的、纯洁的心。 Example sentencesExamples We must learn to have not only a clean and right heart but also a pure and single heart. nounˈsɪŋɡəlˈsiNGɡəl 1An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group. 一个，单一 Example sentencesExamples The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates in singles rather than multiples. It is sold in singles for $5.95, with complete instructions to make the style of tassel shown here. 1.1 A short record or CD featuring one main one song or track. Example sentencesExamples I've already been rather self-indulgent and included not one but two of his singles in my earlier listing, but that's not going to put me off telling you more about this album. There may be thousands of vinyl singles and long-playing albums stacked on shelves in the radio's library - but the days of loading vinyl on to a turntable are long gone. Fame is winning a televised talent show with a song, and then releasing a couple of singles and an album or two. His band's debut single entered the charts this week and music experts are tipping it for the number one spot. Earlier this year they signed a deal with AmbientLive Records in the UK to release two singles and an album. The greatest hits is still on sale and another box set - singles from 1980 to 1982 - is out at the end of the month. But his family have paid for him to spend four days in a professional studio later this year and he intends to record a single. In the meantime, we must make do with his second indie single, the rather wonderful If You Want. ‘In The Army Now’ leads to another world tour and more hit singles. She has already notched up three top 10 singles and is currently recording her second album in London. When a single from that first record, Arab Boy, became a hit in Iceland, Björk was teased for being different. In the record industry, you are only as good as your last hit single. But then according to Alanis herself, this album wasn't merely about creating a singles collection, but rather an album of personal favourites and rarer material. It wasn't even an album, rather a compilation of singles put together by some Brits in the '70s. I'm coming round to the skittering drumming on that new single. The Doves it seems live are more of a singles rather than album band. Chris tells me that he's been working hard on recording the single during recent weeks and is very happy with the end result. I Wanna Hold Your Hand became their fastest selling single - one million copies were sold in the first three weeks. However, last year he wrote a massive UK hit single, which went on to sell very well internationally. We don't write songs as singles, and both this album and the next one will just be a collection of songs. 1.2singles People who are unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship. 未婚的，单身的 as modifier a singles bar Example sentencesExamples But she spends a lot of time e-mailing and texting to pair up Jewish singles like Devorah and Jake. Bruce believes the business is successful because of the growing number of professional couples, families and young singles who do not have time for DIY. But this book may be especially valuable for singles - particularly self-loathing singles. The UK's singles want relationships that don't involve their partners actually moving in, a new BBC survey has revealed. I mentally sorted the new arrivals into couples, singles, and potential ‘temporary singles.’ They believe that the advent of online match-making, lonely heart adverts and singles' events are little more than a cynical ploy by the dating industry to get people to spend cash. It was once known for being a popular haunt of singles but in recent times it has become a sought after resort for families. However, Scripture also affirms to singles, couples and the parents of future single adults that being single can be just as honourable, and frequently preferable. He has publish Ebooks and articles on psychology, singles, relationships and Popular Culture. Many readers probably heard this speech from Mom or Dad before they took off for a singles condo with its own yoga room and EST support group. Few and far between were the desperate, overeager chat-up lines of some relationship-hungry singles. I myself ran a popular singles group for a couple of years once so I recognize the behaviour of which he speaks. It is not filled with floating singles looking to be picked up, but rather one gets the impression that everybody knows everybody else there. That explains why Dove, when interviewing marriageable singles, always tries to discover how far they are prepared to assume the traditional family roles. Both developments were designed for singles or couples. The grandmother was definitely not looking for love in the aisles of Asda's West Swindon branch during the store's singles night. Two-thirds of us brush before bed, while twice as many divorced people than singles consider clean teeth a key decider on whether someone is attractive or not. Tad has no girlfriend and not a prospect in sight - the most recent woman he dated dumped him because she felt he was too involved in the singles scene. All the profiles are from real singles seeking sincere relationships and will always remain that way. Finding a mate might be easier, but moving to a committed relationship is less likely, those roaming free in the singles world say. 1.3British A one-way ticket. Example sentencesExamples I could have bought a single on the train. 1.4 A bedroom, especially in a hotel, that is suitable for one person. （尤指宾馆的）单人房 Example sentencesExamples Upstairs two bedrooms are doubles and feature original cast iron fireplaces while the third bedroom is a single. Both of the other bedrooms are spacious singles. One of the other two bedrooms is a single; the other is currently used as a home office - this has a view of the sea. The bedroom accommodation consists of two double bedrooms and a single. The second bedroom is a single with a built-in vanity unit and both of these rooms have en suite shower rooms. 1.5 A single measure of liquor. 一份酒 Example sentencesExamples Last night a Wetherspoon spokesman admitted that offering doubles rather than singles was standard practice in all the company's pubs. 1.6US informal A one-dollar bill. 〈美，非正式〉一元纸币 Example sentencesExamples Do you have any singles? 2Baseball A hit that allows the batter to reach first base safely. 〔棒球〕一垒打 Example sentencesExamples This is a game that you'll win by hitting lots of singles and doubles rather than home runs. Granted, groundball pitchers tend to give up more hits than flyball pitchers, but the extra hits generally go for singles rather than homers. The next batter hits a line-drive single to right past an outstretched second baseman. The Yanks elected to intentionally walk Hunter, and a Koskie single loaded the bases. He gave up a pair of singles to Hank Blalock and Michael Young leading off the inning before he was relieved by Troy Percival. 3singles(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams. （尤指网球和羽毛球的）单打比赛 Example sentencesExamples With his exit from the men's singles yesterday another denizen of the baseline bit Wimbledon dust. It is planned to have men's singles and women's singles starting on the morning of Saturday, September 6, with men's and women's doubles on the following morning. They would have loved to win the singles title rather than end up with another of those doubles titles. The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours. In today's singles, it is a matter of when rather than if the winning putt is sunk. verbˈsɪŋɡəlˈsiNGɡəl [with object] 1single someone/something outChoose someone or something from a group for special treatment. 挑选，挑出 one newspaper was singled out for criticism 一份报纸被挑出来批评。 Example sentencesExamples He wondered who this man was, and more importantly, why he had singled his parents out for such treatment. In particular, I was delighted to read that the Airedale partnership had been singled out for a special mention. So approached, there is nothing in Mr Taylor's identity which singles him out for differential treatment. She did not intend to travel fraudulently or avoid payment, she told the court, adding that she believed the conductor singled her out because she challenged his treatment of the other traveller. Their ability to adapt in previously unknown situations may single them out favourably in their bosses' eyes. We need to discuss his little article, which starts as a review of Razor Magazine and then sort of singles me out with screaming caps and artless lines. No, John has been singled out for special mention because he admitted that, while at Murrayfield, he had supported a structure for professional rugby which he feels now is no longer sustainable. Will he single me out as well for the same sort of treatment? Nothing unusual in that, but what singles Doctorow out for special mention is that as well as the book being available in bookshops, it is also available to download - for free. By Burns' actual toast to women, the ringleader, having made inquiries, singled me out by name and nationality. Ultimately, under the Court's decision, a successful plaintiff will have to prove she was singled out for disadvantageous treatment in the workplace. Because they are too painfully close, like a rival sibling (and - may I add - because they have always been so weak), we have singled them out for special treatment. ‘Because blacks are protected under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, to single black students out - even for their own benefit - is clearly unconstitutional,’ Goldberg said. The Black Bay Small Farmers Association and the Belle Vue Farmers Cooperative were singled out for special mention. And in mass lay-offs, it will be tougher to convince the boss to single you out for better treatment. Viewed differently from German-Americans and Italian-Americans, Japanese residents were singled out for special treatment. Central Library was singled out for criticism, and labelled ‘shabby, untidy and unwelcoming’. I cite these scholars not to single them out for criticism - all are important and courageous liberal voices - but as illustrations of a larger trend. It feels like we have been singled out for this treatment. Consequently, the extremists have singled him out for special treatment. Synonyms select, pick out, fix on, choose, decide on 2Baseball no object Hit a single. 〔棒球〕击出一垒打 Aaron singled to center Example sentencesExamples D Johnson singled to right center, J Payton to third. Millar greeted Clemens with a first-pitch homer to left-field, Nixon worked a walk, and Bill Mueller singled to center as Nixon took third. Sandberg singled to left center, moving Hebner to third. When Tony Womack escaped a full count by singling to center with two outs, I figured Jim Tracy would cue Gagne, but he let Lima press onward against the dangerous Walker. Given another life, Alomar singled to center which led to a four-run rally and Toronto went on to a 12-7 win. 2.1with object Cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a single. 以一垒打使（跑垒）得分 they each singled in a run Example sentencesExamples At Cleveland, pinch-hitter Victor Martinez singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, leading Cleveland past Cincinnati. In the home sixth inning, Yaz tied the game with a two-run single and Harrelson singled home the lead run. He gave up three runs and nine hits but singled home the Pirates' first run for his first RBI of the season. The next night, he hit a pair of two-run homers and singled home the winning run in the eighth inning. In Washington, Jeffrey Hammonds singled home the winning run for the Nationals with one out in the ninth inning. 2.2with object Advance (a runner) by hitting a single. 以一垒打使（跑垒）得分 Example sentencesExamples Let's say the Angels have Darin Erstad on second base and one out when Tim Salmon singles him home in the eighth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie. Reyes scored three runs and stole two bases, and his triple in the seventh inning tied the score before Carlos Beltran singled him home with the go-ahead run. Just as I was disparaging Cristian Guzman, he ripped a double down the third-base line, then little Augie Ojeda singled him home. Matsui finally gained some redemption in the fifth, singling home Williams from second after the Yankee centerfielder had doubled. With one out in the St. Louis half of the first, Jim Delsing doubled and Lollar singled him home. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.
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