single
英 [ˈsɪŋɡl]
美 [ˈsɪŋɡl]
adj.  仅有一个的; 单一的; 单个的; 特指某人或事物; 单身的; 未婚的; 无伴侣的
n.  单程票; 单曲(常指流行音乐); 单曲磁带(或激光唱片等); (旅馆等的)单人房间
vi.  挑选作一垒手
复数:singles 过去分词:singled 过去式:singled 现在分词:singling 第三人称单数:singles
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.569 / COCA.632
短语动词
single out
1. 单独挑出;特别选出  
短语用例
single sb/sth↔out (for sth/as sb/sth)
- 单独挑出
 to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention
习惯用语
adj.
- (in) single file
- 一路纵队;单行
 (in) one line, one behind the other
- 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。 at a (single) glance
- 立刻;一眼;(只)看一眼
 immediately; with only a quick look
- He could tell at a glance what was wrong.
 他一眼就看出了问题所在。
牛津词典
adj.
- 一个 one
- 仅有一个的;单一的;单个的
 only one- 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
- a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject)
 单科荣誉学位
 强调 for emphasis
- He sent her a single red rose.
- (特指某人或事物)
 used to emphasize that you are referring to one particular person or thing on its own- 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。
 未婚 not married
- Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates.
- 单身的;未婚的;无伴侣的
 not married or having a romantic relationship with sb- 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?
 供一个人使用 for one person
- The apartments are ideal for single people living alone.
- 单人的
 intended to be used by only one person- a single bed/room
 单人床 / 房间
 票 ticket
- a single bed/room
- 单程的
 a single ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again- 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?
 
- a single ticket
noun
- 票 ticket
- 单程票
 a ticket that allows you to travel to a place but not back again- How much is a single to York?
 去约克的单程票多少钱?
 磁带;激光唱片 tape/CD
- How much is a single to York?
- 单曲(常指流行音乐);单曲磁带(或激光唱片等)
 a piece of recorded music, usually popular music, that consists of one song; the tape, CD, etc. that this is recorded onto- The band releases its new single next week.
 这支乐队将于下周发行新的单曲唱片。
 房间 room
- The band releases its new single next week.
- (旅馆等的)单人房间
 a room in a hotel, etc. for one person 钱 money
- 一元纸币
 a bill/note that is worth one dollar 未婚者 unmarried people
- 单身者;无伴侣者
 people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with sb else- 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
 体育运动 in sport
- They organize parties for singles.
- 单打(比赛)
 a game when only one player plays against one other; a series of two or more of these games- 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.
 她今年已获得三个单打冠军。
 
- the women's singles champion
- 一分打
 a hit from which a player scores one run (= point)
- 一垒打
 a hit that only allows the player to run to first base
verb
verb
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 单个的;单一的;唯一的
 You usesingleto emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.- 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。
- She hadn't uttered a single word.
 她一言不发。
 
- A single shot rang out...
- ADJ 单独的;各自的
 You usesingleto indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.- 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。
 
- Every single house in town had been damaged...
- ADJ 单身的;未婚的
 Someone who issingleis not married. You can also usesingleto describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.- 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。
- Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are single or have partners.
 无论是单身还是有伴侣,同性恋者现在都可以领养孩子了。
 
- Is it difficult being a single mother?...
- ADJ (房间)单人的,单人使用的
 Asingleroom is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.- A single 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。
- Singleis also a noun.
- It's £65 for a single, £98 for a double and £120 for an entire suite.
 单人间 65 英镑,双人间 98 英镑,套房 120 英镑。
 
- A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.
- (床)单人的
 Asinglebed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.
- ADJ (票)单程的
 Asingleticket is a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again.- The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
 单程票的价格是 39 英镑。
- Singleis also a noun.
- ...a Club Class single to Los Angeles.
 一张去洛杉矶的商务舱单程票
 
- The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
- N-COUNT (只录几首短歌的)单曲唱片;(激光唱片上的)主打歌曲,单曲
 Asingleor aCD singleis a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a CD as asingle.- 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。
- The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
 专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
 
- Kids today don't buy singles...
- N-UNCOUNT (网球或羽毛球的)单打比赛
 Singlesis a game of tennis or badminton in which one player plays another. The pluralsinglescan be used to refer to one or more of these matches.- 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。
 
- Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...
- (板球中的)一分打;(棒球中的)一垒打
 In cricket, asingleis a hit from which one run is scored. In baseball, asingleis a hit by which a batter reaches first base.
- See also:single-
in AM, use 美国英语用 one-way
英英释义
noun
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- 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
 
verb
- hit a single- the batter singled to left field
 
adj
- being or characteristic of a single thing or person- individual drops of rain
- please mark the individual pages
- they went their individual ways
 
- 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?
 
- 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
 
- 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
 
双语例句
- The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting
 区分普通照片和出色照片的一个至关重要的因素就是光线。
- The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
 专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
- I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents
 我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。
- The computer's entire circuitry was on a single board.
 计算机的所有电路都集中在一块单板上。
- Not a single mu of land is left uncultivated in our village.
 我们村没有一亩荒废的土地。
- Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room
 通过将一间大屋用隔断断开的方法再隔出了几间卧室。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
