lone

英[ləʊn] 美[loʊn]
  • adj. 孤单的;唯一的;单独的
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星级词汇:
  • lone adj.孤单的;唯一的;单独的
Adjective:
  1. lacking companions or companionship;

    "he was alone when we met him"
    "she is alone much of the time"
    "the lone skier on the mountain"
    "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"
    "a lonely soul"
    "a solitary traveler"

  2. characterized by or preferring solitude;

    "a lone wolf"
    "a lonely existence"
    "a man of a solitary disposition"
    "a solitary walk"

  3. being the only one; single and isolated from others;

    "the lone doctor in the entire county"
    "a lonesome pine"
    "an only child"
    "the sole heir"
    "the sole example"
    "a solitary instance of cowardice"
    "a solitary speck in the sky"

1. Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
90%的单亲家庭由母亲持家。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He was shot by a lone gunman.
他被一名独行枪手射杀。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
独自横渡大西洋的人

来自《权威词典》

4. A lone sea gull flew across the sky.
一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.
落霞与孤鹜齐飞.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. In that cloudy sky only one lone star can be seen.
      在那多云的天上,只能看到孤零零的一颗星星。
    2. That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.
      那家公司成了我们在这个领域唯一的竞争对手。
    3. A lone employee turned up for the meeting.
      一位员工单独前来参加这场会议。
    4. Lone women drivers are advised not to pick up hitchhikers.
      建议单独开车的女性驾驶员不要搭载旅行者。
lonely,alone,desolate,lone,solitary
  • 这些形容词均有“孤单的,寂寞的”之意。
  • lonely强调孤独感,含“渴望和他人在一起”的意味。
  • alone普通用词,指独自一人的状态,有时含孤寂之意。
  • desolate语气强烈,强调遭受损失和失去亲人所带来的难以忍受的痛苦。
  • lone较文雅,可与lonely换用。
  • solitary可指因被遗忘或遗弃而产生的孤独感,也可指人的生性孤僻。