新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

single

英  [ˈsɪŋɡəl]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1单个的 , 一个的

    You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    A single shot rang out.

    一声枪响。

    例:

    Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day.

    一天内六百多人受伤。

    例:

    She hadn't uttered a single word.

    她连一个字都还没说。

    2个别的 , 一个个的 , 每一个的

    You use single to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Every single house in town had been damaged.

    镇上的每一座房子都被毁坏了。

    3未婚的 , 单身的

    Someone who is single is not married. You can also use single to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.

    反义词

    married

    双语例句

    例:

    Is it difficult being a single mother?

    当单身母亲难吗?

    例:

    Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are single or have partners.

    无论单身与否,现在同性恋男人也有资格做养父母。

    4单人的(房间)

    A single room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.

    双语例句

    例:

    Each guest has her own single room, or shares, on request, a double room.

    每位客人都有自己的单人房间,经要求也可共用双人间。

    5单人的(床)

    A single bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.

    双语例句

    例:

    his bedroom with its single bed.

    他那间有一张单人床的卧室。

    6单程的

    A single ticket is a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again.

    NOUN. 名词
  • singles

    1[C 可数名词] 单人间

    A single is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.

    双语例句

    例:

    It's $65 for a single, $98 for a double and $120 for an entire suite.

    单人间65美元,双人间98美元,套房120美元。

    2[C 可数名词] 单程票

    A single is a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again.

    3[C 可数名词] 单曲唱片 , 激光唱片 , 唱片主歌

    A single is a small record which has one song on each side. A single is also a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a record or CD as a single.

    双语例句

    例:

    The winners will pocket a cash sum and get a chance to release their debut CD single.

    获胜者将获得一笔现金,并有机会发行他们的首张激光唱片。

    4[U 不可数名词] (网球、羽毛球等的)单打比赛

    Singles is a game of tennis or badminton in which one player plays another. The plural singles can be used to refer to one or more of these matches.

    双语例句

    例:

    Lleyton Hewitt won the men's singles.

    雷顿·休伊特赢得了男子单打比赛。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • singles , singling , singled

    single out

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 选出 , 挑出

    If you single someone out from a group, you choose them and give them special attention or treatment.

    双语例句

    例:

    The gunman had singled Debilly out and waited for him.

    那名枪手瞄准了德比利,伺机而动。

    例:

    His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention.

    他的顶头上司特别提到他。