英汉词典

single 基本解释

• adj. 单一的；单身的；单程的
• n. 一个；单打；单程票
• vt. 选出
• vi. 击出一垒安打

single 词态变化

single 中文词源

来自拉丁语 singulus,单个的，单身的，来自 PIE*sem,一，词源同 same,simple,similar.字母 m,n 音变，比较 lamp,lantern.

single 英文词源

single

single: [14] Single comes via Old French sengle or single from Latin singulus. This was formed from sim-, the stem of simplus ‘single’ (which came from the same Indo-European base that produced English same and similar), together with the diminutive suffix *-go and a further element *-lo. Singlet ‘vest’ [18] was coined on the model of doublet, in allusion to its being an unlined garment, made from a ‘single’ layer of material.
=> same, similar, simple

single (adj.)

early 14c., "unmarried," from Old French sengle, sangle "alone, unaccompanied; simple, unadorned," from Latin singulus "one, one to each, individual, separate" (usually in plural singuli "one by one"), from sim- (stem of simplus; see simple) + diminutive suffix. Meaning "consisting of one unit, individual, unaccompanied by others" is from late 14c. Meaning "undivided" is from 1580s. Single-parent (adj.) is attested from 1966.

single (n.)

c. 1400, "unmarried person," mid-15c., "a person alone, an individual," from single (adj.). Given various technical meanings from 16c. Sports sense is attested from 1851 (cricket), 1858 (baseball). Of single things from 1640s. Meaning "one-dollar bill" is from 1936. Meaning "phonograph record with one song on each side" is from 1949. Meaning "unmarried swinger" is from 1964; singles bar attested from 1969. An earlier modern word for "unmarried or unattached person" is singleton (1937).

single (v.)

"to separate from the herd" (originally in deer-hunting, often with forth or out), 1570s, from single (adj.). Baseball sense of "to make a one-base hit" is from 1899 (from the noun meaning "one-base hit," attested from 1858). Related: Singled; singling.

single 英文释义

1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

2. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;

"he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"

"they had lunch at one"

single 同义词解析

only, single, sole, unique, alone

这些形容词均可表示"唯一的"之意。

only： 普通用词，常可与sole换用，但侧重仅限于指定的人或物，而不需要更多。

single： 语气较强，强调仅此一个，再无第二个。

sole： 语气强于only，指仅有一个或一群，只考虑这一个或这一群。

unique： 非正式用词，侧重在一类中唯一无可匹敌、无与伦比的特征。

alone： 着重专指某人或某物，而不是别的。

virgin, maiden, single

这些名词均含"未婚者，孤身一人"之意。

virgin： 通常指未婚者，贞洁未被玷污的人，或指婚烟关系尚未完成者。

maiden： 与virgin含义相近，但更着重年轻与未婚，或未曾发生过任何两性关系。

single： 指尚未结婚的人，但更多指终生不结婚的人。

single 双语例句

1. These days work plays an important part in a single woman's life.

现在，工作在单身女性的生活中起着重要作用。

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2. The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.

单程票的价格是39英镑。

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3. We were walking in single file to the lake.

我们正排成一列朝湖边走去。

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4. A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.

阿斯蒂尔酒店的单人间价格是56英镑一晚。

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5. He was single-mindedly devoted to the hastening of freedom for the oppressed.

他一心一意致力于早日让被压迫者获得自由。

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single 实用场景例句

(British English)a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)

单科荣誉学位

牛津词典

He sent her a single red rose.

他送给她一支红玫瑰。

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a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only)

男子（或女子）学校

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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。

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I couldn't understand a single word she said!

她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂！

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the European single currency , the euro

欧洲单一货币欧元

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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。

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We eat rice every single day .

我们天天吃米饭。

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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。

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Are you still single?

你还是单身吗？

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a single bed/room

单人床 / 房间

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a single ticket

单程票

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How much is the single fare to Glasgow?

去格拉斯哥的单程票多少钱？

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How much is a single to York?

去约克的单程票多少钱？

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The band releases its new single next week.

这支乐队将于下周发行新的单曲唱片。

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They organize parties for singles.

他们为单身者组织聚会。

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a singles bar/club

单身酒吧 / 俱乐部

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the women's singles champion

女子单打冠军

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A single shot rang out...

传来一声响亮的枪声。

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Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day...

仅一天中就有 600 多人受伤。

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Every single house in town had been damaged...

镇上每栋房子都遭到了破坏。

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The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.

中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。

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Is it difficult being a single mother?...

做单身妈妈难吗？

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I now have to face the rest of my life as a single person...

我现在不得不孤单一人度过余生。

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A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.

阿斯蒂尔酒店的单人间价格是 56 英镑一晚。

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The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.

单程票的价格是 39 英镑。

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Kids today don't buy singles...

现在的孩子都不买单曲唱片了。

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The winners will get a chance to release their own single.

获胜者将有机会发行自己的单曲唱片。

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Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...

德国的鲍里斯·贝克尔赢得男单冠军。

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She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.

她单打和双打都能得心应手。

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