alone

英 [əˈləʊn]

美 [əˈloʊn]

adj./adv.  独自; 独力; 单独; 孤苦伶仃; 无依无靠; 孤独; 寂寞

中考高考CET4考研TOEFLIELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1297 / COCA.1097

同义词辨析

lonealonedesolatelonelylonesomesolitary【导航词义：孤独的，独自的】

onlyalonesolely【导航词义：仅仅】

习惯用语

adv.

go it alone
• 独力；独自干；单干
  to do sth without help from anyone
• Andrew decided to go it alone and start his own business.
  安德鲁决定独力开办自己的企业。
leave/let sb alone
• 不打扰；不惊动
  to stop annoying sb or trying to get their attention
• She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere.
  她要求别打扰她，但是摄影记者到处都跟着她。
leave/let sth alone
• 不碰；不变动；不移动
  to stop touching, changing, or moving sth
• I've told you before─leave my things alone!
  我告诉过你——别碰我的东西！
let alone
• 更不用说
  used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either
• There isn't enough room for us, let alone any guests.
  连我们都没有足够的空间，更不用说客人了。
stand alone
• 单独；独立
  to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas
• These islands are too small to stand alone as independent states.
  这些岛屿太小，不能算是独立的国家。
• 孤零零地矗立
  to be not near other objects or buildings
• The arch once stood alone at the entrance to the castle.
  拱门曾经孤零零地矗立在城堡的入口处。
time (alone) will tellonly time will tell
• （只有）时间会证明
  used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation
• Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.
  只有时间才能证明这种疗法是否成功。

牛津词典

adj.

adv.

• 独自
  without any other people
  1. I don't like going out alone at night.
     我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
  2. He lives alone.
     他独居独处。
  3. Finally the two of us were alone together .
     最后只有我们两人在一起。
  4. She was sitting all alone in the hall.
     她一个人坐在大厅里。
  5. Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with.
     并不只是汤姆一人认为和里克难以共事。
• 独力；单独
  without the help of other people or things
  1. It's hard bringing up children alone.
     一个人独力抚养孩子是艰难的。
  2. The assassin said he had acted alone.
     暗杀者声称他是单独作案。
• 孤苦伶仃；无依无靠；孤独；寂寞
  lonely and unhappy or without any friends
  1. Carol felt all alone in the world.
     卡罗尔感到自己在世界上无依无靠。
  2. I've been so alone since you went away.
     你走了以后我一直很寂寞。
• （用于名词或代词后）唯一，只有
  used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one
  1. You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.
     你不能责怪任何人，是你一人作的决定。
• （用于名词或代词后以加强语气）仅仅，单，只
  used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing
  1. The shoes alone cost £200.
     仅鞋子一项就花了200英镑。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 独自的
  When you arealone, you are not with any other people.
  1. There is nothing so fearful as to be alone in a combat situation...
     没有比孤身奋战更可怕的了。
  2. He was all alone in the middle of the hall.
     他独自一人在大厅中间。
  3. Aloneis also an adverb.
     
  4. She has lived alone in this house for almost five years now...
     她已在这所房子里独自住了近5年。
  5. He was sitting alone at a table in a wine bar, smoking a big cigar.
     他独自一人坐在酒吧的一张桌旁，抽着一支大雪茄。
• ADJ 单独的（无其他人在场的）
  If one person isalone withanother person, or if two or more people arealone, they are together, without anyone else present.
  1. I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me...
     我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
  2. My brother and I were alone with Vincent.
     我和弟弟与文森特单独呆着。
• ADJ-GRADED 孤苦伶仃的;无依无靠的；孤单的
  If you say that you arealoneor feelalone, you mean that nobody who is with you, or nobody at all, cares about you.
  1. Never in her life had she felt so alone, so abandoned...
     她一生中从来没有感到如此孤单，如此无助。
  2. He found himself alone in a hostile world.
     他感到自己处在一个充满敌意的环境中，孤立无援。
• ADV 仅仅;只
  You say that one person or thingalonedoes something when you are emphasizing that only one person or thing is involved.
  1. You alone should determine what is right for you...
     只有你自己才能决定什么适合你。
  2. They were convicted on forensic evidence alone.
     仅凭着法医证据，他们就被判有罪。
• ADV 单单（强调部分或整体的数量）
  If you say that one person or thingaloneis responsible for part of an amount, you are emphasizing the size of that part and the size of the total amount.
  1. The BBC alone is sending 300 technicians, directors and commentators...
     单单英国广播公司就派出技术人员、导演、解说员等一行300人。
  2. Megastars like Jack Nicholson, who made $500 million from Batman alone, are unlikely to be affected.
     像杰克·尼科尔森这样的巨星，单从《蝙蝠侠》一部片子中就赚了5亿美元，是不太可能受影响的。
• ADJ 唯一的
  If someone isalone indoing something, they are the only person doing it, and so are different from other people.
  1. Newcastle is far from alone. Colleges around the country have developed programmes of student support...
     远不止是纽卡斯尔，全国的许多大学都推出了助学项目。
  2. Am I alone in thinking that this scandal should finish his career?
     只有我认为这件丑闻会断送他的事业吗？
  3. Aloneis also an adverb.
     
  4. Alone among the major candidates, Gaviria expressed a determination to continue the campaign to defeat the drugs cartels...
     在主要的候选人中，只有加维里亚一人坚决表示要继续打击药品同业联盟。
  5. I alone was sane, I thought, in a world of crazy people.
     我认为，在一群疯子的世界里只有我自己是理性的。
• ADV 独力;单独
  When someone does somethingalone, they do it without help from other people.
  1. Bringing up a child alone should give you a sense of achievement...
     自己一个人带大孩子会给你一种成就感。
  2. He was working alone and did not have an accomplice.
     他在单干，没有同伙。
• PHRASE 单独行动;独自干
  If yougo it alone, you do something without any help from other people.
  1. I missed the stimulation of working with others when I tried to go it alone.
     当我试图单干时，我很怀念与他人一起工作的那股兴奋劲。
• toleavesomeone or somethingalone→ see:leave

英英释义

adv

• without any others being included or involved
  1. was entirely to blame
  2. a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
  3. he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
  4. did it solely for money
  5. the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
  6. a privilege granted only to him
  Synonym:entirelyexclusivelysolelyonly
• without anybody else or anything else
  1. the child stayed home alone
  2. the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing
  3. he flew solo
  Synonym:solounaccompanied

双语例句

• She was weary of being alone.
  她厌倦了独处。
• I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
  我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
• I missed the stimulation of working with others when I tried to go it alone.
  当我试图单干时，我很怀念与他人一起工作的那股兴奋劲。
• There is nothing so fearful as to be alone in a combat situation
  没有比孤身奋战更可怕的了。
• I was alone in an unfamiliar city.
  我在一个陌生的城市里形单影只。
• He was working alone and did not have an accomplice.
  他在单干，没有同伙。
• I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone
  不是只有我一个人才这样，我可以用这一事实来安慰自己。
• The BBC alone is sending 300 technicians, directors and commentators
  单单英国广播公司就派出技术人员、导演、解说员等一行300人。
• I ended up alone in a strange city
  结果，我独自一人来到了一个陌生的城市。
• He was all alone in the middle of the hall.
  他独自一人在大厅中间。