| 释义 |
only/ˈəʊnli/ adv., adj. & conj.●adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides 惟一地；仅有地；独占地；单独地 I only want to sit down 我只想坐下; will only make matters worse 只会使事情更糟; needed six only 只要 6 个; is only a child 还只是个孩子 2 no longer ago than 不比…更久；还 saw them only yesterday 昨天还见过他们 3 not until 才 arrives only on Tuesday 星期二才到 4 with no better result than 不料；结果却 hurried home only to find her gone 急忙赶回家，不料她却走了 ●attrib. adj. 1 existing alone of its or their kind 惟一的；仅存的 their only son 他们惟一的儿子 2 best or alone worth knowing 最好的；独一无二的 the only place to eat 最适合吃饭的地方 ●conj. colloq. [口] 1 except that; but for the fact that 若非；如果不是… I would go, only I feel ill 如果不是我病了，我会去的 2 but then (as an extra consideration) 但；然而(作进一步考虑) he always makes promises, only he never keeps them 他总是做出承诺，然而他却很少兑现 □ only too extremely 极，非常 is only too willing 非常愿意 [Old English ɑˉnlic, œˉnlic, Middle English onliche (as ONE, -LY2)]■ Usage 用法说明 In informal English only is usually placed between the subject and verb regardless of what it refers to (e.g. I only want to talk to you); in more formal English it is often placed more exactly, especially to avoid ambiguity (e.g. I want to talk only to you). In speech, intonation usually serves to clarify the sense. 在非正式英语中，不管 only 指的是什么，通常都放在主语和谓语之间(如 I only want to talk to you 我只想和你谈谈)；在正式英语中， only 通常所放的位置较准确，以避免含糊(如 I want to talk only to you 我想只和你谈)。在谈话中，语调通常可使意思更明确。 |