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solitary

adjective
🔊/ˈsɒlətri/
🔊/ˈsɑːləteri/
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  1. [usually before noun] done alone; without other people独自的；单独的
    • She enjoys long solitary walks.她喜欢独自长距离散步。🔊🔊
    • He led a solitary life.他过着独居生活。🔊🔊
    Topics Working lifec1
  2. (of a person or an animal人或动物) enjoying being alone; frequently spending time alone喜欢（或惯于）独处的
    • He was a solitary child.他是一个孤僻的孩子。🔊🔊
    • Tigers are solitary animals.虎是独居动物。🔊🔊
  3. (of a person, thing or place人、物或处所) alone, with no other people or things around单个的；孤单的；孤零零的 synonym single
    • a solitary farm孤然孑立的农场
    • A solitary light burned dimly in the hall.大厅里点着一盏孤灯，发出昏暗的光。🔊🔊
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  4. [usually before noun] (especially in negative sentences and questions尤用于否定句和疑问句) only one唯一的；仅有的 synonym single
    • There was not a solitary shred of evidence (= none at all).一丁点证据都没有。🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.

solitary

noun
🔊/ˈsɒlətri/
🔊/ˈsɑːləteri/
(plural solitaries)
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  1. [uncountable] (informal) solitary confinement (= a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell)
  2. [countable] (formal) a person who chooses to live alone独居者
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.