4one by oneORDER/SEQUENCEused when one person or thing in a group does something, then the next, then the next, especially in a regular way 逐个,逐一
One by one each soldier approached the coffin and gave a final salute.
士兵们逐个走到灵柩前,致以最后的敬礼。
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one by one• One by one, worshipers walked to the front of the church.• At once Lord Boddy did the same, and one by one, as they listened and nodded, everyone else followedsuit.• He examined them one by one.• Little puffs of dustrose up as he opened them, one by one.• Paul, Minnesota, and one by one three of the younger brothers who also became lawyersjoinedGeorge there.• She ticks them off, one by one, on her long slenderfingers.• The problems were then studied one by one in order of urgency.• They were all taken away by the RedGuards, broken one by one in the street.• We hold one another, then we return, one by one, each person saying a private good-bye.
5one after another/one after the otherif events happen one after the other, they happen without much time between them 一个接一个地,接二连三地
One after another, tropical storms battered the Pacific coastline.
热带风暴接二连三地在太平洋沿岸肆虐。
6(all) in oneALL/EVERYTHINGif someone or something is many different things all in one, they are all those things 合为一体,集于一身
It’s a TV, radio, and VCR all in one.
它集电视机、收音机和录像机的功能于一体。
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(all) in one• It's a TV, radio, and VCR all in one.• Cheltenham races are being broadcastin onecorner, the Budget in another.• People emerge from the casinos with beersin one hand and plasticcups full of change in the other.• When she was nine, she recalledin one of her stories, her parents had begun to fight.• And if that were not enough, I was fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful towns in the state.• Nearly all the encounters end in one of the other three ways.• Information arrival was proxied by dailyfutures and spot volatility estimatedin one of the six different ways.• Schwab is reengineering its own business in onevisionaryleap that will require six years to execute.• Inside the house of a friend of mine nearly everything was affectedin one way or another.
7PERSONALLY/YOURSELF formal used to mean people in general, including yourself 人们〔表示泛指的人〕
One can never be too careful.
再小心也不为过。
Great pictures make one think.
伟大的画作发人深思。
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In everyday English, people usually use you rather than one: 在日常英语中,人们一般用you,而不用one
You can never be too careful.
再小心也不为过。
8I, for one, ...for one, ... IESPECIALLYused to emphasize that you believe something, will do something etc and hope others will do the same 我就是…中的一个〔强调自己相信或会做某事等,并希望别人也如此〕
I, for one, am proud of the team’s effort.
我自己就对球队的努力感到非常自豪。
9... for oneused to give an example of someone or something…就是一个例子,…就是其中之一
There were several other people absent that afternoon, weren’t there? Mr Ashton for one.
那天下午还有几个人缺席了,对不对?阿什顿先生就是其中之一。
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... for one• Yet another claim for one damaged was submitted by the A.A. gunners.• They have to register with our party for one night, as painful as that may be to some.• Q.. What is the penalty for those who marry only to obtain a greencardfor one of the spouses?• The middleicon is used not just for oneoption but four.• Some people feel their home is too big for one or two, but do not wish to move.• Well, for one reason, your garden is such a good source of food.• The first shot at 16kA achievedcurrents up to 60,000 amps for onetenth of a second.• For one thing, the data is by definitionstoredoff-site.
10.be one up (on somebody)/get one up on somebodyADVANTAGEto have or get an advantage over someone 强过(某人)/略胜某人一筹 →one-upmanship
11put one over on somebodyinformal to trick someone 哄骗某人
No one’s going to put one over on me!
谁也别想骗过我!
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put one over on somebody• Cantor was pleased to have put one over on their first violinist, Sol Minskoff.• They were trying to put one over on us and would no longer get away with it.
12be at one with somebody/something
a)CALMto feel very calm or relaxed in the situation or environment you are in 〔与某种环境〕成为一体
She felt as she always did in these mountains: peaceful, without care, at one with nature.
她的心情就和她在这片群山中时总有的感觉一样: 平静,无牵无挂,和大自然融为一体。
b)AGREE formal to agree with someone about something 和某人意见一致
He was at one with Wheatley on the need to abandon free trade.
他和惠特利一致认为有必要放弃自由贸易。
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at one with nature• Being at one with nature, I decided to see one of these creatures for myself.
have had one too many (=have drunk too much alcohol) 喝多了,多喝了几杯
(have) one for the road (=have one last alcoholic drink before you leave a place) 喝完这最后一杯就走
14the one about ...spokenJOKE a joke or humorous story 关于…的笑话[幽默故事]
Have you heard the one about the chicken who tried to cross the road?
你听过小鸡过马路的那个笑话吗?
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the one about ...• Did you read the one about his Christmas cards?• He says his favouriteMontyPythonsketch is the one about Jean-Paul Sartre.• And then the one aboutMum.• She is still processing his last statement, the one about needing an operation.• They would in fact be applying a test for review not dissimilar to the one about to be examined. 2.
15as onewrittenTIME/AT THE SAME TIME if many people do something as one, they all do it at the same time 一齐,一致,一起
16a difficult/hard/good etc onePROBLEMa particular kind of problem, question, story etc 难题/问得很好的问题等
‘What do you attribute your long life to?’ ‘Oh that’s a difficult one.’
“你认为你长寿的秘诀是什么?”“噢,这问题不容易回答。”
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a difficult/hard/good etc one• But what is temperament, and how do we define what is a good one?• I knew there was no sense in trying to do a better one.• Maybe it was a crackpottheory, but it was a good one.• Nevertheless, it was always clear that Schmidt's thirdterm in office would provea difficult one.• Payno was gleeful, for his idea was a good one.• The Berlin Philharmonic as it existstoday may be a happierorchestra, but it is in no way a better one.• Then I became a lead projectmanager and, I have to say, I was a good one.• The belief that hierarchical organizational structure makes for good business is a difficult one to give up.
17one and the sameSAMEthe same person or thing 同一个人[物]
Muhammad Ali and Cassius Clay are one and the same.
穆罕默德•阿里和卡修斯•克莱是同一个人。
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one and the same• Many of their supporters think of the two brothers as one and the same.• For several long stretches, the road and a large sandywash are one and the same.• The two Taylors are one and the same.• Victor and vanquished, he was beginning to think, came together in art and were one and the same.• Writing as he did, Marx left the inevitableimpression that he and history were one and the same.• Therefore the actual being that contains each possible world is one and the same being that contains all possible worlds.• At this stage we don't know if they are one and the same person.• But it is still wrong to think that here research and higher education are one and the same thing.• At one and the same time he seemed to accept every word and yet to be stricken with fear.
18not/never be one to do somethinginformalNOT DO something to never do a particular thing, because it is not part of your character to do it 〔某人因个性关系〕决不会做某事
Tom is not one to show his emotions.
汤姆不是那种会流露自己感情的人。
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not/never be one to do something• I never was one tocollect a bunch of guitars like some people do.• Tom is not one to show his emotions.
19not/never be (a great) one for (doing) somethinginformalENJOY/LIKE DOING something to not enjoy a particular activity, subject etc 不喜欢(做)某事
I’ve never been a great one for watersports.
我向来不大喜欢水上运动。
20one of usspokenMEMBER used to say that someone belongs to the same group as you, or has the same ideas, beliefs etc 自己人,一伙的
You can talk in front of Terry – he’s one of us.
你可以当着特里的面说,他是我们自己人。
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one of us• You can trust him - he's one of us.• Who is he, to be provoked by one of us?• If our intuitionsdiffer, one of us at least is wrong, but we may be unable to find out which.• But tomorrow any one of us could be dead.• To start with, neither one of us could fly.• If one of us goes through menopause, we all suffer a collectivehotflash.• Every one of us has prejudices of some kind in varyingdegrees.• If one of ushits the half-century mark, we all do.• He let them win, and every one of us watching the game knows it.
21one and allold-fashioned or formalEVERYONE everyone 每个人,全体
22got it in one!British EnglishBrE spoken used to say that someone has correctly guessed or understood something immediately 猜对了!没错!
‘You’re not painting the house again are you?’ ‘Got it in one!’
“你不会是又要粉刷房子吧?”“你猜对了!”
23little/young onesspokenCHILD used by some people to mean ‘children’, especially young children 小孩子
She’s got four little ones.
她有四个小孩。
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little/young ones• Bowelfrequency, for example, was little greater in the older patients than in the younger ones.• Mr Preston had recently cleared out his old trees and planted new young ones.• Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!• Older respondentstend to state their replies in honorifics; younger ones are less reverential.• They were thinking of wives and little ones far away, and wondering if they would ever see them again.• Helping with academic or social tasks, the older children develop a sense of responsibility for the younger ones in the building.• As Jack goes on hunting, the little ones look at him as an expert.• The older kids were at school and two of the women had taken the younger ones to the park.
24you are/he is a oneBritish EnglishBrE old-fashionedRUDE/IMPOLITESTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT used to say that someone’s behaviour is amusing, strange, or surprising 你/他真有趣[奇怪,让人吃惊]
one• "Do you know where those bowls are?" "Which ones?"• They're closing this factory but building two new ones in Atlanta.• The houses are all prettysimilar, but one is a little bigger than the others.• We've been looking at houses but haven't found one we like yet.
the one(s) (that/who/which)• On the one hand, he wrote, it pushes nothing out of its way.• On the one hand, she may have a case.• But that is the onequestion you can never ask.• On the onesize are saints Peter and Paul.• Adeane had strongly advised against the controversialspeeches of the past year, especially the one to the architectural profession.• Women do not have the one way in which to be beautiful, but many.• For a brief few giddy years, I was the one with the reputation among my sisters of being the wild one.
3COMPAREused to talk about a particular person or thing in comparison with other similar people or things 一个〔用于比较相似的人或物〕
Why does my card work in one cash machine and not in another?
为什么我的卡在一台取款机上可以使用,但在另一台上却不能使用呢?
4It’s one thing to ... it’s (quite) another toused to say that the second thing mentioned is very different from the first, and is often much more difficult to do 是一回事,…则(完全)是另一回事
It’s one thing to say we have a goal; it’s another to actually act on it.
说我们有个目标是一回事,真要把它付诸行动又是另一回事了。
5for one thingBECAUSEused to introduce a reason for what you have just said 首先,其一〔用来列举理由〕
He couldn’t bring himself to say what he thought. For one thing, she seldom stopped to listen. For another, he doubted that he could make himself clear.
6be one crazy woman/be one interesting job etcAmerican EnglishAmE spokenGOOD/EXCELLENT to be a very crazy woman, be a very interestingjob etc 是个疯女人/是份有趣的工作等
You’re one lucky guy.
你真是个幸运的家伙。
7formalNAME OF A PERSONNAME OF A THING used before the name of someone you do not know or have not heard of before 某个〔用于不认识或没有听到过的人的名字前〕SYN a certain
He was accused of stealing a horse from one Peter Wright.
他被指控偷了一个名叫彼得•赖特的人的一匹马。
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one• Why does my card work in onecashmachine and not in another?• She's onecrazylady!• That is onecutekid!• That's onefancy car you've got there.• She was the onefriend that I could trust.• The car belongs to one Joseph Nelson.• You're the one person I can trust.• Onereason I like the house is because of the big kitchen.• My oneregret is that I never told Brad how I felt.• The one thing I don't like about my car is the colour.• The one time I forgot my umbrella was the day it rained.• My oneworry is that she'll decide to leave college.
one ... another• And we are all beautiful, but we are all strangers to one another.• In particular, the positions of each gear are rather vague and more-than-average effort is needed to shift from one to another.• Perhaps it was inevitable that, one day, Psion would have to make a boldtakeover of one sort or another.• The slope can be thought of as a numericalexpression of the strength of causaleffect of one variable on another.• The two men will spend three hours strangling, choking, gouging, punching, slapping and grabbingone another.• They were quite close to one another, those two villages.• One party supported another with covering fire as best they could.
one4 ●●●S3W3adjectiveadj [only before noun]
1only 仅有的,唯一的
Her one concern was to get to the door without being seen.