lone
adjective/ləʊn/
/ləʊn/
[only before noun]Idioms - without any other people or things
synonym solitary单独的;独自的;孤零零的 - a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
独自横渡大西洋的人 - The attack was carried out by a lone gunman in a crowded shopping centre.
此次袭击是一名枪手在拥挤的购物中心内实施的。
- a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
- (especially British English) without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children
synonym single单亲的 - a lone mother/parent/father
单亲母亲/父亲 - Most lone parent families are headed by women.
大多数单亲家庭的户主都是女性。 - Nine out of ten lone parents are women.
十个单亲家长有九个是女性。
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
- I like being alone in the house.
我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 - I’m going to London by myself next week.
我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 - I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help).
我想独自完成这项工作。
- I like being alone in the house.
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
- a lone jogger in the park
在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 - long, solitary walks
独自一人长途行走
- a lone jogger in the park
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
- a lonely child
孤寂的孩子 - Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York.
萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
- a lonely house
一座冷清的房子
- a lonely child
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Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of alone.
Idioms
a lone wolf
- a person who prefers to be alone
好独处的人;喜欢单干的人