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single

adjective
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🔊/ˈsɪŋɡl/
🔊/ˈsɪŋɡl/
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    one一个

  1.  
     [only before noun] only one仅有一个的；单一的；单个的
    • He sent her a single red rose.他送给她一枝红玫瑰。🔊🔊
    • a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only)男子（或女子）学校
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • We won by a single point.我们赢了一点。
    • They cloned a lamb from a single cell taken from an adult sheep.他们从取自成年绵羊的单个细胞中克隆了一只羔羊。
    • the European single currency, the euro欧洲单一货币欧元
    • (British English) a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)单科荣誉学位
    • It was the work of a single individual.这是一个人的工作。
    • The statue was carved out of a single piece of wood.雕像是用一块木头雕刻而成的。
    • You can switch between the single player and the multiplayer games.您可以在单人游戏和多人游戏之间切换。
    2.

    for one person供一个人使用

  2.  
     [only before noun] intended to be used by only one person单人的
    • a single room单人间
    • The jail housed 860 prisoners in single cells.该监狱在一个牢房中关押了860名囚犯。
    • a single sheet (= large enough for a single bed)一张床单
    compare double see also single bed

    3. not married未婚

  3.  
     (of a person人) not married or having a romantic relationship with somebody单身的；未婚的；无伴侣的
    • a single person/woman/man一个人/一个女人/一个男人
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • Are you still single?你还是单身吗？🔊🔊
    • She remained single till her death.她一直单身直到死。
    • Young people are staying single for longer.年轻人单身的时间更长。
    • The film stars Bening as a single mother with a teenage son.这部电影主演了贝宁，他是一个有十几岁儿子的单身母亲。
    • I'm a single father and take my kids to school every morning.我是单身父亲，每天早上带孩子去学校。
    see also single parent

    4. ticket票

  4.  
     [only before noun] (British English)
    (also one-way North American English, British English)
    a single ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again单程的
    • a single ticket单程票
    • How much is the single fare to Glasgow?去格拉斯哥的单程票多少钱？🔊🔊
    compare return (7)Topics Transport by bus and traina2

    5. for emphasis强调

  5.  
     [only before noun] used to emphasize that you are referring to one particular person or thing on its own（特指某人或事物）
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • We eat rice every single day.我们天天吃米饭。🔊🔊
    • Every single one of her so-called friends had turned their backs on her.她所谓的朋友中的每一个都对她背弃了。
    • I couldn't understand a single word she said!她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂！🔊🔊
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.
Idioms
at a (single) glance
  1. immediately; with only a quick look立刻；一眼；（只）看一眼
    • She is able to take in complex information at a single glance.她一眼就能掌握复杂的信息。
at/in a single go | at a/one go
  1. (British English) in one single attempt or try仅有一个的；单一的；单个的
    • She blew out the candles in a single go.她一口气吹灭了蜡烛。
(in) single file
(also old-fashioned (in) Indian file)
  1. (in) one line, one behind the other一路纵队；单行
    • They made their way in single file along the cliff path.他们一个接着一个沿悬崖小径前进。🔊🔊

single

noun
 
🔊/ˈsɪŋɡl/
🔊/ˈsɪŋɡl/
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    ticket票

  1.  
     [countable] (British English) a ticket that allows you to travel to a place but not back again单程票
    • How much is a single to York?去约克的单程票多少钱？🔊🔊
    • I got a single to Birmingham.我买了一张去伯明翰的单程票。
    compare returnTopics Transport by bus and traina2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + single
    • buy
    • get
    preposition
    • single to
    See full entry
    2.

    room房间

  2.  
     [countable] a room in a hotel, etc. for one person（旅馆等的）单人房间
    • Singles are available from £50 per night.单人房每晚50英镑起。
    compare doubleTopics Holidaysa2

    3. unmarried people未婚者

  3. singles
     [plural] people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with somebody else单身者；无伴侣者
    • They organize parties for singles.他们为单身者组织聚会。🔊🔊
    • a singles bar/club单身酒吧／俱乐部
    4.

    music音乐

  4. [countable] a piece of recorded music, usually popular music, that consists of one song; a CD that a single is recorded on单曲（常指流行音乐）；单曲激光唱片
    • The band releases its new single next week.这支乐队将于下周发行新的单曲唱片。🔊🔊
    • The band has yet to record a hit single.该乐队至今还没有录制出一支走红的单曲。
    • Her catchy debut single was a hit.她的引人注目的首张单曲大受欢迎。
    • This is a single from their album ‘Magic’.这是他们的专辑"魔术"的单曲。
    compare album
    Extra Examples
    • Following the success of their breakthrough single, a follow-up is planned.在那支大获成功的成名单曲之后，他们正计划推出另一支单曲。
    • Her new album features her single ‘Georgia Rain’.她的新专辑以她的单曲《乔治娅・雷恩》为主打歌。
    • It was voted the best single by a solo artist.这张唱片被投票评选为最佳个人单曲唱片。
    • They put out a single in time for Christmas.他们赶在圣诞节前推出了一张单曲唱片。
    • number one in the singles chart单曲唱片排行榜榜首唱片
    Topics Musicb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • best-selling
    • hit
    • smash
    • …
    verb + single
    • play
    • record
    • produce
    • …
    single + verb
    • come out
    singles + noun
    • singles chart
    • singles collection
    • singles compilation
    • …
    phrases
    • single by
    • single from
    See full entry
    5.

    money钱

  5. [countable] (North American English) a note that is worth one dollar 一美元纸币compare double

    6. in sport体育运动

  6. singles
     [uncountable + singular or plural verb] (especially in tennis尤指网球) a game when only one player plays against one other; a series of two or more of these games单打（比赛）
    • the women’s singles champion女子单打冠军
    • the first round of the men’s singles男子单打第一轮
    • a singles match单打比赛
    • She's won three singles titles this year.她今年获得三个单打冠军。🔊🔊
    compare double
    Extra Examples
    • I prefer playing singles to doubles.和双打比起来我更喜欢单打。
    • She decided not to play in the singles.她决定不参加单打比赛。
    • She won the junior singles.她赢得了青少年单打比赛。
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • junior
    • men’s
    • women’s
    • …
    verb + singles
    • play
    • win
    singles + noun
    • championship
    • final
    • match
    • …
    phrases
    • in the single
    See full entry
  7. [countable] (in cricket板球) a hit from which a player scores one run一分打 (= point)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
  8. [countable] (in baseball棒球) a hit that only allows the player to run to first base一垒打
    9. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.

single

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they single
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he / she / it singles
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past simple singled
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past participle singled
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-ing form singling
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Phrasal Verbs
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