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without any other people 独自 - not alone in
Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with. 并不止是汤姆一人认为里克难以共事。 🔊🔊 - be alone with somebody/something
She did not want to be alone with him. 她不想和他单独在一起。 He was afraid of being alone with his thoughts. 他担心自己的思想一个人呆着。 He lives alone. 他独居独处。 🔊🔊 She was sitting all alone in the hall. 她一个人坐在大厅里。 🔊🔊 Finally the two of us were alone together. 最后只有我们两人在一起。 🔊🔊 I don't like going out alone at night. 我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。 🔊🔊
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
alone 和较非正式、常用于口语的 on your own、by yourself 均指独自，但无孤独之义 ：I like being alone in the house. 我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 I’m going to London by myself next week. 我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help). 我想独自完成这项工作。
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
lone、solitary、single 意为单独；lone 和 solitary 有时可能暗示说话者认为谈及的人孤单 ：a lone jogger in the park 在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 long, solitary walks 独自一人长途行走
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
lonely（美式英语亦作 lonesome）意为孤寂 ：a lonely child 孤寂的孩子 Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. 萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
lonely 还可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活动 ：a lonely house 一座冷清的房子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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without the help of other people or things 独力；单独 It's hard bringing up children alone. 一个人独力抚养孩子是艰难的。 🔊🔊 The assassin said he had acted alone. 暗杀者声称他当时单独行动。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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lonely and unhappy or without any friends 孤苦伶仃；无依无靠；孤独；寂寞 Carol felt all alone in the world. 卡罗尔感到自己在世界上无依无靠。 🔊🔊 I've been so alone since you went away. 你走了以后我一直很寂寞。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1He felt lost and completely alone. 他觉得自己迷茫无助，完全孤单一人。 I felt vulnerable and very much alone. 我感到很脆弱，而且很孤单。 I've never felt so alone as I do now. 我从未像现在这样孤独。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one （用于名词或代词后）唯一，只有 used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing （用于名词或代词后以加强语气）仅仅，单，只
Word OriginMiddle English: from all + one.
Idioms
go it alone
leave/let somebody alone
leave/let something alone
let alone
stand alone
to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas 单独；独立 to be not near other objects or buildings 孤零零地矗立
time (alone) will tell | only time will tell