sin·gle
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈsɪŋɡl/
/ˈsɪŋɡl/
Idioms - [only before noun] only one
唯一的；仅有的 - He sent her a single red rose.
他送给她一枝红玫瑰。 - a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only)
男子（或女子）学校 - All these jobs can now be done by one single machine.
所有这些工作现在只用一台机器就可以完成。 - We won by a single point.
我们以一分的优势获胜。 - They cloned a lamb from a single cell taken from an adult sheep.
他们用一只成年羊身上取出的一个单细胞克隆出一只小羊。 - the European single currency, the euro
欧洲单一货币欧元 - (British English) a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)
单科荣誉学位 - It was the work of a single individual.
这是一个人的工作。 - The statue was carved out of a single piece of wood.
这座雕像是用一整块木头雕刻而成的。 - You can switch between the single player and the multiplayer games.
您可以在单人游戏和多人游戏之间切换。
- He sent her a single red rose.
enlarge image[only before noun] intended to be used by only one person单人的 - a single room
单人房间 - The jail housed 860 prisoners in single cells.
监狱的单间牢房关押着 860 名囚犯。 - a single sheet (= large enough for a single bed)
一张单人床单（=足够容纳一张单人床）
- a single room
- (of a person) not married or having a romantic relationship with somebody
单身的；未婚的；无伴侣的 - a single person/woman/man
单身人士／女士／男士 - The apartments are ideal for single people living alone.
这些公寓供单身者独自居住最为理想。 - Are you still single?
你还是单身吗？ - She remained single till her death.
她一直单身直到去世。 - Young people are staying single for longer.
年轻人单身的时间越来越长。 - The film stars Bening as a single mother with a teenage son.
贝宁在这部电影中饰演一位带着十几岁儿子的单身母亲。 - I'm a single father and take my kids to school every morning.
我是一个单亲父亲，每天早上送我的孩子去上学。
- a single person/woman/man
- [only before noun] (British English)(also one-way North American English, British English)a single ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again
单程的 - a single ticket
单程票 - How much is the single fare to Glasgow?
去格拉斯哥的单程票多少钱？
- a single ticket
- [only before noun] used to emphasize that you are referring to one particular person or thing on its own
（特指某人或事物） - Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
失业是犯罪率日益上升最重要的一个因素。 - We eat rice every single day.
我们天天吃米饭。 - Every single one of her so-called friends had turned their backs on her.
她所谓的朋友们一个个都不理她了。 - I couldn't understand a single word she said!
她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂！
- Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
one
for one person
not married
ticket
for emphasis
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.
Idioms
at a (single) glance
- immediately; with only a quick look
立刻；一眼；（只）看一眼 - She is able to take in complex information at a single glance.
她一眼就能理解复杂的信息。
- She is able to take in complex information at a single glance.
at/in a single go | at a/one go
- (British English) in one single attempt or try
一下子；一举；一口气 - She blew out the candles in a single go.
她一口气吹灭了蜡烛。
- She blew out the candles in a single go.
(in) single file
(also old-fashioned (in) Indian file)
- (in) one line, one behind the other
一路纵队；单行 - They made their way in single file along the cliff path.
他们一个接着一个沿悬崖小径前进。
- They made their way in single file along the cliff path.