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单词 single-handed
释义
single-handed
adjective
uk
/ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈhæn.dɪd/us
/ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈhæn.dɪd/
without anyhelpfrom anyoneelse:
孤立无援的，单独一人的
a single-handedvoyage独自远行
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
without help
  • (all) by yourselfI don't think I can fix the car alone - can you help?
  • (all) on your ownUKI learnt the song all on my own.
  • single-handedlyShe single-handedly saved the company from bankruptcy.
  • unassistedAfter years of using a cane, intensive physio enabled her to walk unassisted.
  • unaidedAfter six months of treatment I can finally walk unaided.
  • independentlyThe charity helps people to live independently.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unaided and working alone
  • fair
  • fend foryourself
  • go it aloneidiom
  • independent
  • independently
  • self-help
  • self-reliance
  • self-sufficient
  • self-taught
  • single-handedly
  • stand
  • stand onyourown (two) feetidiom
  • stand-alone
  • throwsomeoneback ontheirown resourcesidiom
  • unassisted
  • underyourown steamidiom
  • unforced
  • unsupported
  • withyourown fair hand(s)idiom
  • yourself
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single-handedly
(Definition ofsingle-handedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

single-handed| American Dictionary

single-handed
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəlˈhæn·dɪd/
involvingonly one person'sworkoreffort:
The round-the-world single-handedraceis sailing'sultimatechallenge.

single-handedly

adverbus
/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəlˈhæn·dɪd·li/
She single-handedlysupportedthefamilyafter her husband’sdeath.
(Definition ofsingle-handedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

single-handed| Business English

single-handed
adverb
uk
us
(alsosingle-handedly)
withouthelpfrom anyoneelse:
Heturnedthebusinessaroundvirtuallysingle-handed.
Googlewasalmostsingle-handedlyresponsiblefor makingadvertisingon theinternetsuccessful.
single-handed
adjective
uk
/ˌsɪŋɡlˈhændɪd/us
done withouthelpfrom anyoneelse:
Thetruckingcompanytook single-handedcontrolof most of the 6,500independenttruckersthatserviceLos Angeles.
(Definition ofsingle-handedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsingle-handed

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In view of its systematic character, the public law system provides a rigid backbone which restricts opportunities for swift andsingle-handedinstitutional reorganisation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The practices in the study covered different socio-economic areas and ranged from a smallsingle-handedpractice to larger health centres.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Much of their care is provided bysingle-handedphysicians in the community; many of their hospitals are small, under-capitalised institutions run by these same physicians.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Four of the practices aresingle-handed, and two of the health centres serve practice populations with high numbers of temporary residents.
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However, there is no generally accepted criteria list for reviewing economic evaluations, which may be because most of the criteria lists are createdsingle-handed.
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Twosingle-handedrural sites felt it was impractical to collect enough patient contacts in the time period available, so did not participate in this part of the study.
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These numbers refer only tosingle-handeddoctors and those who stated that their answers referred to their own personal list, not the practice as a whole.
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Administrative changes thus require to go through formal procedures, a process which encourages participation and open conflict of interests, hence working against swift,single-handedinstitutional reorganisation.
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Where the substrate is itself handed, it is essential that it rapidly racemize to replace the material taken up by thesingle-handedreplication of the product.
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But the outcome suggests thatsingle-handedexploration is most likely to succeed if the scope is limited, even though this may allow less opportunity for generalisation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The maximum permitted list for asingle-handedprincipal is 3,500: there is no minimum: the average per principal is 2,292.
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Asingle-handedpractice is vacant and action has been taken to fill it.
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The increased openings for doctors in all fields are reflected in the reduced competition for advertised vacantsingle-handedpractices.
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It could do more than anything else to eliminate that grim survival of a bygone age, thesingle-handeddoctor, working as a lone wolf.
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There may be practitioners who worksingle-handedin urban areas, but patients in those areas have the choice of walking to a group practice.
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