adj.(形容词)

1. 单身的，独身的
2. 单一的，单个的，个别的，单独的
3. 唯一的，专一的
4. 孤单的
5. 【植】单瓣的
6. 单人用的，一个人用的
7. 单程的
8. 单纯的
9. 仅只一个的
10. 单式的
11. （无线电）单工的
12. 单次的

n.(名词)

1. 单身者，无伴侣者
2. 单人房，单人舱，单程票
3. 一个
4. 单程票，一英镑纸币
5. 一元纸币
6. 【棒】一垒安打，单打，一垒手
7. 【网球】单打比赛
8. 【植】单瓣花
9. 单曲，单曲唱片
10. 单臂动作
11. 单缸发动机，单缸（发动机）摩托车（或汽车）

v.(动词)

1. 【棒】击出一垒安打，作一垒手，以一垒安打得（分），以一垒打护送（队友）
2. 拣出，挑选（现通常与out连用）
3. 选拔
4. 单步行进
5. 单独挑出

adv.(副词)

1. 一个又一个地

v.(动词)

1. vt. 挑选 select from others for special attention, etc.

n.(名词)

1. [C] 单程票 a single ticket
2. [U] 单打 s single run

adj.(形容词)

1. 单一的,单个的 having only one part, quality; being only one

Noun:

1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

2. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;

   "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"
   "they had lunch at one"
   

Adjective:

1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person;

   "individual drops of rain"
   "please mark the individual pages"
   "they went their individual ways"
   

2. used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals;

   "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"
   

3. existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual;

   "upon the hill stood a single tower"
   "had but a single thought which was to escape"
   "a single survivor"
   "a single serving"
   "a single lens"
   "a single thickness"
   

4. not married or related to the unmarried state;

   "unmarried men and women"
   "unmarried life"
   "sex and the single girl"
   "single parenthood"
   "are you married or single?"
   

5. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing;

   "an individual serving"
   "single occupancy"
   "a single bed"
   

6. having uniform application;

   "a single legal code for all"
   

7. not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective;

   "judging a contest with a single eye"
   "a single devotion to duty"
   "undivided affection"
   "gained their exclusive attention"
   

Verb:

1. hit a single;

   "the batter singled to left field"
   

1.单个的;单一的;唯一的
You usesingle to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.

single在线翻译

e.g. Asingle shot rang out...
传来一声响亮的枪声。
e.g. Over six hundred people were wounded in asingle day...
仅一天中就有 600 多人受伤。

2.单独的;各自的
You usesingle to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.

e.g. Everysingle house in town had been damaged...
镇上每栋房子都遭到了破坏。
e.g. The Middle East is the world'ssingle most important source of oil.
中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。

3.单身的;未婚的
Someone who issingle is not married. You can also usesingle to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.

e.g. Is it difficult being asingle mother?...
做单身妈妈难吗？
e.g. I now have to face the rest of my life as asingle person...
我现在不得不孤单一人度过余生。

4.(房间)单人的，单人使用的
Asingle room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.

e.g. Asingle room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.
阿斯蒂尔酒店的单人间价格是 56 英镑一晚。

5.(床)单人的
Asingle bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.

6.(票)单程的
Asingle ticket is a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again.

single

e.g. The price of asingle ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
单程票的价格是 39 英镑。

in AM, use 美国英语用 one-way

7.(只录几首短歌的)单曲唱片;(激光唱片上的)主打歌曲，单曲
Asingle or aCD single is a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a CD as asingle .

e.g. Kids today don't buy singles...
现在的孩子都不买单曲唱片了。
e.g. The winners will get a chance to release their ownsingle.
获胜者将有机会发行自己的单曲唱片。

8.(网球或羽毛球的)单打比赛
singles is a game of tennis or badminton in which one player plays another. The pluralsingles can be used to refer to one or more of these matches.

e.g. Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...
德国的鲍里斯·贝克尔赢得男单冠军。
e.g. She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.
她单打和双打都能得心应手。

9.(板球中的)一分打;(棒球中的)一垒打
In cricket, asingle is a hit from which one run is scored. In baseball, asingle is a hit by which a batter reaches first base.

10. see also: single-
insingle file -> see file

相关词组：single out

1. 单身：在澳大利亚填写履历表时婚姻状况一栏常设五个选项:单身(single),已婚(MARRIED),离婚(DIVORCED),分居(SEPARATED),同居(DEFACTO),最后一项为同居或译为事实婚姻.

2.

2. 单：外线表达型式(CO Appearance Type )--分单--(single)及群(Group) 2种. 在(B)项中的资料:指定内线及广播群的配属租户. 在(C)项中的资料:由于在分机资料里只设定所属代接群及内线群,而无广播群与UCD群设定,故利用此表关系,

3.

3. 单一的：IASB上任伊始不辱使命,为建立一套单一的(single)、统一的、高质量的、可理解的、全球应用的、可执行的(Enforceable)财务会计和报告准则,已经着手就<>的修订、IFRS的选题及顺序、IFRS的首次应用、改进现有IAS等方面开展工作.

(British English)a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)

单科荣誉学位

He sent her a single red rose.

他送给她一支红玫瑰。

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。

I couldn't understand a single word she said!

她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂！

the European single currency , the euro

欧洲单一货币欧元

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。

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？

a single bed'/room

单人床 / 房间

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？

How much is a single to York?

去约克的单程票多少钱？

The band releases its new single next week.

这支乐队将于下周发行新的单曲唱片。

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

the women's singles champion

女子单打冠军

A single shot rang out...

传来一声响亮的枪声。

Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day...

仅一天中就有 600 多人受伤。

Every single house in town had been damaged...

镇上每栋房子都遭到了破坏。

The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.

中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。

Is it difficult being a single mother?...

做单身妈妈难吗？

I now have to face the rest of my life as a single person...

我现在不得不孤单一人度过余生。

A single room at the Astir Hotel costs 'u00a356 a night.

阿斯蒂尔酒店的单人间价格是 56 英镑一晚。

The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.

单程票的价格是 39 英镑。

Kids today don't buy singles...

现在的孩子都不买单曲唱片了。

The winners will get a chance to release their own single.

获胜者将有机会发行自己的单曲唱片。

Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...

德国的鲍里斯·贝克尔赢得男单冠军。

She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.

她单打和双打都能得心应手。

1. They quoted 756 dollars for the single New York—London fare.
   他们对纽约到伦敦的单程机票开价是756美元。
2. Two-second class singles to Leeds, please.
   请来两张到利兹的二等车厢单程票。
3. He bore off the first prize in the men's singles.
   他获得男子单打冠军。
4. The men's singles at Beijing last year were exciting.
   去年北京网球锦标赛男子单打打得真精彩。
5. One ￡5 note and the other ￡5 in singles, please.
   请给我一张5英镑和五张一英镑的钞票。
6. Evenings bring couples and singles for concert.
   夜晚引得成双成对和单身的男女去听音乐会。

用作定语～+ n.

1. They desired their single son to become a pilot.
   他们想让他们的独生子当飞行员。
2. The single child of a couple enjoys free medical care.
   独生子女享受公费医疗。
3. She had screamed for half an hour and not a single person had come to her aid.
   她呼叫了半个小时,但没有一个人来帮助她。
4. The president has not appointed a single black judge to the south.
   总统从未向南方委派过一个黑人法官。
5. Hardly a single house was to be seen.
   几乎连一栋房子也见不到。
6. Jane is coming to stay with us.Have we another single bed?
   简要来跟我们同住,还有单人床吗?
7. A single spark can start a prairie fire.
   星星之火,可以燎原。
8. Completely cured.Not a single spot on them.
   瞧!完全恢复了,在他们身上没有一点儿疤痕。
9. The new furniture cost us every single penny we had.
   新家具花了我们所有的钱。
10. There wasn't a single person on the beach.
    海滩上一个人影都没有。
11. His single aim was to make money.
    他唯一的目标是赚钱。
12. Papa would not permit the waste of a single drop of water.
    爸爸不允许浪费一滴水。
13. You'd be surprised at the amount that boy can pack away in a single day.
    这个男孩子一天的饭量会叫你大吃一惊的。
14. They covered 120 miles in a single night.
    他们仅一夜就走了120英里路。
15. We can't afford wasting a single minute.
    我们连一分钟也不能浪费。
16. Not a single one is omitted.
    没有一个人被遗漏。
17. We have lumped all the advanced students into a single class.
    我们已把所有程度高的学生编成了一个班。
18. Actors have to learn their lines by heart; they mustn't get a single word wrong.
    演员必须把他们的台词记熟,不得出一点差错。
19. The single man was tired of instant noodles and ate out for a change.
    这个单身汉吃腻了方便面,于是下馆子换换口味。
20. We could not understand why he went to so much trouble for a single nut.
    我们不理解为什么为了一颗螺帽他会费这么大事。
21. Not a single boy in the class could get the problem out.
    班上没有一个学生解得出这道题。
22. Not a single of speck cloud is to be seen.
    一朵云也看不见。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Misfortunes never come single.
   祸不单行。
2. Some roses are double; others are single.
   有些玫瑰是双瓣的,有些是单瓣的。
3. Are you married or single?
   你是已婚还是单身?
4. I wonder why he remains single.
   我纳闷为什么他不结婚。

single out (v.+adv.)

挑出 select from others for special attention, etc.
single sb/sth ⇔ out

They were all to blame, why single him out for punishment?

他们全都应该受到责备,为什么单单挑出他来受惩罚?

Why have you singled this out for criticism?

你为什么单挑这件事批评?

He singled out in human nature the ugly elements to mock at.

他挑选了人性中的丑恶成分来加以嘲讽。

Three other people were singled out for special praise.

另外三人被挑选出来给予特别表扬。

He was singled out to succeed his uncle.

他被选出来继承他叔叔的产业。

～+副词

• single%20appropriately">single appropriately合适地挑选
• single%20arbitrarily">single arbitrarily任意地挑选
• single%20critically">single critically挑剔地挑选
• single%20definitely">single definitely肯定地挑选
• single%20deliberately">single deliberately深思熟虑地挑选
• single%20discreetly">single discreetly慎重地挑选
• single%20dispassionately">single dispassionately不带偏见地选出
• single%20emotionally">single emotionally情绪激动地挑选
• single%20fastidiously">single fastidiously过分讲究地挑选
• single%20finally">single finally最后地挑选
• single%20impudently">single impudently厚颜无耻地选出
• single%20inevitably">single inevitably不可避免地挑选
• single%20injudiciously">single injudiciously不明智地挑选
• single%20instinctively">single instinctively本能地挑选
• single%20invariably">single invariably不变地挑选
• single%20irrelevantly">single irrelevantly不相关地挑选
• single%20logically">single logically按逻辑推理地挑选
• single%20mistakenly">single mistakenly错误地挑选
• single%20morally">single morally道义地挑选
• single%20nonsensically">single nonsensically无意义地挑选
• single%20precisely">single precisely精确地挑选
• single%20promiscuously">single promiscuously不加区分地挑选
• single%20prudently">single prudently慎重地挑选
• single%20resolutely">single resolutely果断地挑选
• single%20righteously">single righteously正直地挑选
• single%20ruthlessly">single ruthlessly无情地选出
• single%20scrupulously">single scrupulously认真地挑选
• single%20sensibly">single sensibly合理地挑选
• single%20shrewdly">single shrewdly明智地挑选
• single%20speedily">single speedily快速地挑选
• single%20sympathetically">single sympathetically同情地挑选
• single%20tactfully">single tactfully机敏地挑选
• single%20tastefully">single tastefully趣味高雅地挑选
• single%20ultimately">single ultimately最后地挑选
• single%20unaccountably">single unaccountably不可理解地挑选
• single%20unanimously">single unanimously一致挑选
• single%20universally">single universally筛选
• single%20out">single out挑出

～+名词

• single%20agent">single agent独家代理商
• single%20bed">single bed单人床
• single%20cause">single cause唯一原因
• single%20heir">single heir唯一继承人
• single%20person">single person唯一的人
• single%20reason">single reason唯一理由
• single%20right%20of%20sell">single right of sell独家经销权力
• single%20room">single room单人房间

• 'Refer to me as a bachelorette.' 'I think the term is swinging single now.'

  出自：M. Gordon

• She lived in a condominium complex for singles.

  出自：D. Leavitt

• Behold her, single in the field, yon solitary Highland lass.

  出自：Wordsworth

• She was quite single and by herself, deriving from nobody.

  出自：D. H. Lawrence

• His early sheep knowledge came back to him as he began to single out the ewe.

  出自：N. M. Gunn

• When I talk to a group of people I always have to single one out and talk to him.

  出自：S. Plath

订旅馆

A：Can I help you?
能为您效劳吗？

B：Wait a minute, please.
请稍等片刻。

A：Have you made a reservation?
您预定了吗？

single是什么意思

B：No, I’d like to book a singe room with one double bed.
没有，我想要订一间有一张双人床的房间。

A：How long will you be staying by us?
您准备在这里住多久？

single在线翻译

B：2 nights, how much soes it cost?
2 晚，请问房价是多少？

A：Asingle room cost you $ 100 / day.
一间单人房是100美元/天。

B：Dose the charge include everyting?
这些费用包括所有的服务吗？

A：Yes.
是的

B：Do you require a deposit?
需要付押金吗？

A：No, You can pay when you check out.
不需要，您可以在退房的时候结帐。

Looking for an Apartment-(找房子)

single什么意思

A：I need to find a new place to live.
我要另找一个地方住。

B：Yeah? Why? Don’t you like living with me?
是吗？为什么？你不喜欢和我一起住吗？

A：Oh, it’s not you. I just want my own place.
哦，不是因为你的缘故。我只是想有自己的私人空间。

single

B：Well, check the newspaper.
好吧，看看报纸上有没有。

A：Jeez…I didn’t realize asingle bedroom apartment went for so much these days.
哇呀，我没料到一个单间公寓这些天这么贵。

B：Yeah, prices have really gone up the past couple of years.
是呀，过去这几年价钱真是提高不少。

A：Oh, here’s one. It’s looks like its in this neighborhood, $600 a month. That’s not to bad.
哦，这儿有一个。好像在这儿附近。每个月600元，还过得去。

B：No, it’s pretty good. Why not give the landlord a call?
不仅如此，真很不错呢。为何不给房东一个电话呢？

A：Hello. I’m calling about the one bedroom in Lincoln Park. Could I take a look at it? Yes. Tonight at six is fine. Thanks.
你好，我打电话过来询问林肯公园的这间房。我可以去看看吗？是的。今晚六点可以，谢谢。

住宿

single

A：Good morning, sir. May I help you?
早安，先生。能为您服务吗？

B：Yes. I have a room booked with you, for three days starting today. Name of Lu, L-U.
是的，我已向你们订了房间，从今天开始，共三天。姓陆，L-U。

A：Thank you, Mr. Lu. Please wait a moment while I check our reservations list.That's Mr. Steven Lu, from Taipei?
谢谢，陆先生。请稍等，我查一下订房名单。您是Steven Lu，从台北来的？

single

B：Yes, it is.
是的，没错。

A：Mr. Lu, everything is OK. Your booking is from today through Wendnsday.single room. Your room number is 512. Here's your key.
陆先生，没问题的。您从今天订到星期三，单人房。房间号码是512。这是您的钥匙。

single什么意思

B：Thanks. Could you point me in the right direction?
谢谢。您能告诉我要往哪里走吗？

A：Certainly, sir. The elevators are right across the lobby.Floors one to eight are the elevators to the left.
当然可以，先生。电梯就在大厅的正对面。 一到八楼上下使用的电梯在左边。

B：Hi. I'd like to cash an American Express traveler's check.
嗨，我想兑换美国运通的旅行支票。

A：Sure. Would you please sign your name on the back, sir, with your passport number? And I'll need to see your passport.
没问题。先生，请您在支票背后签上名字和护照号码。另外，我需要看一下您的护照。

B：Sure. Can you give me fifty dollars in small bills, please, and ten dollars in change?
好的。你可以帮我把50块钱换成小钞，10块换成零钱吗？

single是什么意思

A：No problems. Here's your passport, and here's your money. Have a nice day, Mr. Lu.
没问题。这是您的护照，还有您的钱。祝您愉快，陆先生。

v.(动词)

1. single的基本意思是“选出”“挑出”,多指慎重地从若干人〔物〕中间挑选出适合要求的某一个人〔物〕。
2. single只用作及物动词,常与副词out搭配使用。

n.(名词)

1. single用作名词时,意思是“单程票”,是可数名词。
2. single也可指网球的“单打”。

adj.(形容词)

1. single的意思是“单一的,单个的”,指不伴随、不依傍、不参与其他事物。引申可指“单人的; 未婚的,独身的”等。
2. single无比较级和最高级。

1. 形容词形式为signal，而动词形式为signalize。

v.(动词)

single, choose, collect, elect, pick, select

这组词都指从若干事物或人中间“挑选出”适合要求、满足需要的事物或人。其区别在于:

1.pick可用于表示无需特别仔细的挑选、辨别的某种情况。例如:

My wife is going with me to help me pick out a new suit.我妻子和我一起去以帮我挑选一件新西装。

2.collect指有计划、有选择地“精选”。例如:

I like collecting stamps very much, and I've also collected many foreign stamps.我非常喜欢集邮,我还收集了许多外国邮票。

3.choose指判断和进行实际挑选,该词强调做决定过程中所下的决心,侧重于意志或判断。例如:

It is highly important for us to choose and train successors.对我们来说,挑选和培养接班人是十分重要的。

The students chose him as their monitor because they liked him.学生们选他做班长,因为他们喜欢他。

The greedy boy chose the largest apple in the dish.那贪心的孩子从盘中挑了一个最大的苹果。

You may choose from them the one you like best.你可从它们中间选出你最喜欢的一个。

They chose her a secretary.他们选择她做秘书。

He was chosen our team leader.他被选为我们的队长。

4.select强调在进行认真的考虑后,从很多的人或物中精选出最好的、最中意的。这是书面用语,有时具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。例如:

They selected a diamond engagement ring.他们挑选了一枚钻石订婚戒指。

Why didn't you select a nice subject?你为什么没选一个好题目?

Select the book you want.选你需要的书。

We selected her to represent us.我们选她作为我们的代表。

He selected the village as a base of operation.他选择了该村为试验基地。

He selected a pair of socks to match his suit.他为配他的那身衣服选了一双袜子。

5.elect所含的意思主要是指在一定的范围内,在有限的数量中,遵照一定的规章或法则,用投票或举手等表决方式,以多数为标准,选出代表或负责人。例如:

We elected the captain of our football team by a show of hands.我们举手选举我们的足球队长。

Only someone born in the United States can be elected as President.只有在美国出生的人才可以被选为美国总统。

The committee is made up of men and women elected by the people.委员会是由人民选出的人员组成。

6.single强调从若干人或物中慎重地挑出适合要求的人或物。例如:

He was singled out to succeed his uncle.他被选出来继承他叔叔的产业。

adj.(形容词)

single, only, sole

这三个词都有“唯一的”意思。其区别在于：

1.single的意思是“单一的,单个的”,指不伴随、不依傍、不参与其他事物。

2.only与单数可数名词连用时意思是“唯一的”,与复数名词连用时意思是“仅有的”。例如:

That is the only fault to be found with him.那是他身上挑得出来的唯一毛病。

We were the only women there.那儿的女生只有我们几个。

3.sole强调“单独的”,而且只考虑到单独的一个。例如:

The sole survivor of the crash was a little baby.这次撞车的唯一幸存者是一个婴儿。

He is the sales representative with sole responsibility for sales in the North East.他是负责东北地区销售业务的销售代表。

4.语义上, sole>single>only。

only，single，sole，unique，alone

这些形容词均可表示“唯一的”之意。

only普通用词，常可与sole换用，但侧重仅限于指定的人或物，而不需要更多。

single语气较强，强调仅此一个，再无第二个。

sole语气强于only，指仅有一个或一群，只考虑这一个或这一群。

unique非正式用词，侧重在一类中唯一无可匹敌、无与伦比的特征。

alone着重专指某人或某物，而不是别的。

virgin，maiden，single

这些名词均含“未婚者，孤身一人”之意。

virgin通常指未婚者，贞洁未被玷污的人，或指婚烟关系尚未完成者。

maiden与virgin含义相近，但更着重年轻与未婚，或未曾发生过任何两性关系。

single指尚未结婚的人，但更多指终生不结婚的人。

v.(动词)

你为什么单单批评我?

误 Why have you singled me up for criticism?

正 Why have you singled me out for criticism?

析 single out 是短语动词,作“挑出,选出”解,其中副词 out 不能由 up 替代。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的sengle，意为一个，分开的；最初源自古典拉丁语的singulus，意为一个，单个，分开的。