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| 1 | on one occasion only 一次；一回 |
| Cathy’ s only been to visit us once. 凯茜只来看过我们一次。 |
| I’ d seen the show once before, but I enjoyed seeing it again. 这个表演我过去看过一次，不过我喜欢再看一遍。 |
| I’ m only going to say this once, so listen carefully. 这个我只讲一次，所以请认真听。 |
| (just) the once (=on one particular occasion only) We met just the once, but I still remember him very clearly. 只有一次 |
| | 1a | happening one time each week/month/year etc 一星期/一个月/一年等一次 | | The amateur golfers from Europe only get together once or twice a year. 欧洲来的业余高尔夫球手们每年只相聚一两次。 | | How often do you use the Internet? Daily? Once a week? 你多长时间上一次因特网？每天？每周一次？ | |
| | 1b | happening one time every three days/four years etc 每三天/四年等一次 | | We have a General Election every four or five years. 我们每四五年举行一次大选。 | | ‘And how often did you receive the phone calls?’ ‘Probably once every two weeks or so.’ “你多久接一次这样的电话？”“大约每两星期左右一次吧。” | |
| | 1c | used for emphasizing that this is the only time something will happen 就此一次；破例一次 | | Won’ t you come with me to a concert - just this once? 你不跟我一起去听一次音乐会吗，就这一次？ | |
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| 2 | used for saying that a particular situation existed at a time in the past , but it does not exist any longer 曾经；一度 |
| Did you know that Dan was once a policeman? 你知道丹曾经当过警察吗？ |
| Louise bought the house where her grandparents had once lived. 路易丝买下了他祖父母曾经住过的房子。 |
| The once mighty US car industry was now facing strong competition from abroad. 一度强大的美国汽车工业现正面临着来自国外的有力竞争。 |
| | 2a | used for saying that something happened at some time in the past 有一次 | | Once we drove all the way to Edinburgh with four little kids in the back seat. 有一次，我们让4个孩子坐在后座，一路开车去爱丁堡。 | | I once taught myself to knit, and I was pretty good at it. 我曾自学编织，织得非常好。 | |
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| 3 | used for saying that as soon as one thing happens, something else happens 一…就… |
| Once we were through the gates, she went off and left me on my own. 我们一过了大门，她就走掉了，只剩我自己一个人。 |
| I’ m sure you’ ll be very happy here once you get to know everyone else. 我敢肯定一旦你认识了其他所有人，你在这儿就会很愉快。 |
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| 1 | happening suddenly , usually when you are not expecting it 突然；忽然 | All at once a terrific crash of thunder shook the whole house. 突然一声可怕的霹雳使整个房子都震动了。 | |
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| 2 | at the same time 同时 | There were too many things happening all at once - I couldn’ t take it all in. 同时发生了太多事情，我无法全都弄明白。 | |
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| 1 | immediately 立即；马上 | Bake for 35 minutes and then serve at once. 烘烤35分钟，然后就马上端上桌。 | | The women met at a party and became good friends at once. 这两个女人在一次聚会上相识并很快成了好朋友。 | |
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| 2 | literary at the same time 同时 | Kolya, a film from the Czech Republic, is at once extremely funny and sad. 捷克共和国的电影《柯利亚》既非常滑稽又十分令人伤感。 | |
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| - | do sth once too often
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| to cause trouble for yourself by repeating dangerous , stupid , or annoying behaviour |
| 反复做（危险、愚蠢或令人恼火的事情） |
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| He’ s insulted me once too often. He’ s going to regret this! 他多次侮辱我，他会为此而后悔的！ |
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| - | every once in a while
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| sometimes , but not very often |
| 偶尔；有时 |
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| I still see Ken around town once in a while. 我仍不时在市区看到肯。 |
| Make sure you take a break every once in a while. 你务必要不时地休息一下。 |
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| used for saying that you would like something to happen on this occasion , even though it does not usually happen , and you think it should happen more often |
| 难得一次 |
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| You can pay the bill for once. 你难得可以付一次账。 |
| It would be nice if, just for once, the two of you could get on with each other. 如果你们俩能好好相处，哪怕只有一次，那也是不错的。 |
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| - | once again/once more
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| 1 | used when something has happened before 再一次 | He was forced to publicly apologize once more for his actions. 他被迫再一次为自己的行为公开道歉。 | | The fair was once again a tremendous success. 这次商品博览会又是一个巨大的成功。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying that a situation becomes as it was before it changed 重新 | I returned to Canada and found once again the freedom I had known as a child. 我回到加拿大，重新找到了孩提时代所熟悉的那种自由。 | | We look forward to the day when there will be peace once more in this troubled land. 我们期盼着和平重新回到这片动乱的土地上的那一天。 | |
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| - | once and for all
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| completely and finally |
| 一劳永逸地；永远地；彻底地 |
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| The Supreme Court’ s ruling should decide this matter once and for all. 最高法院的裁决应该彻底解决这个问题。 |
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| - | once or twice
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| a few times , but not very often |
| 一两次；几次 |
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| Martin’ s gone hunting once or twice, but I don’ t think he really liked it. 马丁去打过一两次猎，但我觉得他并不是真的喜欢打猎。 |
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| - | once upon a time
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| 1 | used for starting children’ s stories 从前，很久很久以前（用于童话故事的开头） | Once upon a time, in a faraway land, lived a beautiful princess. 从前，在一个很远的地方，住着一位美丽的公主。 | |
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| 2 | spoken used for talking about a situation that existed in the past but no longer exists, especially when it was better than the situation now 从前，过去（用于谈论现已不复存在的情况，尤指比现在好） | Once upon a time, you could leave your doors unlocked at night and not worry about someone breaking in. 过去你可以夜里门不上锁也不必担心有人会闯进来。 | |
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| See also | | - bite 1 | | - blue 1 | |
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