one-way

adjective
🔊/ˌwʌn ˈweɪ/
🔊/ˌwʌn ˈweɪ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. moving or allowing movement in only one direction单行的;单向的
    • one-way traffic单向交通
    • a one-way street单行道
    • a one-way valve单向阀门
  2. (especially North American English)
    (British English also single)
    a one-way ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again单程的
    • a one-way trip单程旅行
    • I took the car on a one-way trip to the wrecker's yard (= it did not come back because it was not worth fixing).我乘汽车去了清障车的院子。
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  3. operating in only one direction单方面的;单向进行的
    • Theirs was a one-way relationship (= one person made all the effort).他们的关系是一头热。🔊🔊