alone
adj[pred 作表語], adv
1
(a) without any companions 無伴; 獨自; 孤單; 孤獨
I don't like going out alone after dark. 我不愿意天黑後獨自外出.
She lives all alone in that large house. 她獨自一人住在那所大房子 .
(fig 比喻) She stands alone (ie is without equal) among modern sculptors. 她在現代雕塑家中是獨一無二的.
(b) without the help of other people or things 無他人或事物相助; 單獨(的); 獨力(的)
It will be difficult for one person alone. 單獨一個人很困難.
She raised her family quite alone. 她獨力養家.
I prefer to work on it alone. 我愿意獨力做這件事. Cf 參看 lone, lonely 1. =>Usage 見所附用法.
2 (following a n or pron 用於名詞或代詞之後) only; exclusively 只有; 僅僅
The shoes alone cost 100. 光是鞋就花了100英鎊.
(saying 諺) Time alone will tell. 日久自明.
He will be remembered for that one book alone. 僅僅那一本書就可以使他留名於世了.
You alone can help me. 只有你才能幫助我.
3 (idm 習語) go it a`lone (attempt to) carry out a task or start a difficult project without help from anyone (試圖)獨力執行一任務或開始一艱難工作; 單干
He decided to go it alone and start his own business. 他決定單干創業. leave/let sb/sth alone not take, touch or interfere with sb/sth; not try to influence or change sb/sth 不帶走, 不觸摸, 不干涉某人[某事物]; 不想左右或改變某人[某事物]
She's asked to be left alone but the press keep pestering her. 她要求不要打擾她, 但報界總是纏著她不放.
I've told you before leave my things alone! 我早已告訴過你--不要動我的東西! leave/let well alone => well3. let alone without considering 不必考慮
There isn't enough room for `us, let alone six dogs and a cat. 連我們的地方都不夠, 更不必說六條狗和一支貓了.
I haven't decided on the `menu yet, let alone bought the food. 我還沒決定吃什么菜呢, 更不必說買好了. not be alone in doing sth be one of several people who think, feel, etc sth 不單一個人這樣想, 感覺等某事物
He is not alone in believing (ie Other people agree with him) that it may lead to war. 不單他一個人認為那會引起戰爭. alone, NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1 Alone and solitary describe a person or thing that is separate from others. *alone和solitary都用以形容一人或一事物與他人或他事物相分離. A person may prefer to be alone/solitary and these words do not suggest unhappiness. 用 alone/solitary , . Alone is not used before a noun *alone不可用於名詞之前
I look forward to being alone in the house. 我盼望著能自己一人在這所房子 .
Our house stands alone at the end of the lane. 我們的房子座落在這條小巷的盡頭, 沒有左鄰右舍.
She goes for long solitary walks. 她獨自漫步, 走了很長的路. In this sense on my, our, etc own or by myself, ourselves, etc are often used in informal speech instead of alone 在口語中表達這種含義常用 on my, our ...own或by myself, ourselves等, 而不用alone
She's going on holiday on her own this year. 她今年獨自一人去度假.
2 Lonely and, in US English, lonesome suggests that someone does not want to be alone and is unhappy *lonely及在美式英語中用的lonesome, 指并非本人愿意如此, 含有不愉快之意
He was very lonely at first when he moved to London. 他當初剛到倫敦時很孤單.
She led a solitary existence but was seldom lonely. 她獨自生活卻很少感到孤單.
3 Lonely and solitary can describe out-of-the-way places where people rarely go *lonely和solitary可用以形容很少有人到的偏僻地方
a lonely/solitary cottage on the moors 荒野中孤零零的農舍.
?? 考研助記
一(a)一(l)還是一(one),太 孤獨了
?? 擴展釋義
*[?'l?un]a. 孤獨的, 單獨的, 獨自的ad. 獨自地相關詞組: to leave...alone to let...alone to go it alone all alone