single
adj
1 [attrib 作定語]
(a) one only; not in a pair, group, etc 單一的; 單個的; 僅有一個的
a single apple hanging from the tree 樹上僅掛著一個蘋果
a single layer of paint 單層顏料
one double and one single sink-unit 一套雙的和一套單的洗滌槽組合臺.
(b) considered on its own; separate 唯一的; 單獨的
the single most important event in the history of the world 世界史上唯一最重要的事件
She removed every single thing from the box. 她把箱子里的東西一件不剩地全拿了出來.
2 not married 未婚的; 獨身的
single men and women 未婚男女
remain single 一直單身
the single stater sins; do wrong 犯有罪惡; 犯過錯
It's human to sin. 犯過錯是人之常情.
(fig 比喻) They sinned against the unwritten rules of the school. 他們違反了學校的不成文規定.