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single

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sin·gle1 /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj  
1  one 一（个） [only before noun]ONLY only one 单一的，唯一的，仅一个的
 A single tree gave shade from the sun.
唯有一棵树遮阴。
 They won the game by a single point.
他们仅以一分的优势赢得比赛。
 the highest price ever paid for a single work of art
为单件艺术品所支付的最高价格
 a single-sex school (=one for only boys or girls)
单一性别的学校
2  every single used to emphasize that you are talking about every person or thing 每一个〔用于强调〕
 Don’t write down every single word I say.
不必把我说的每一个字都写下来。
 He works every single day.
他每天都工作。
Examples from the Corpus
every single• And the fabulous Brecon Beacons National Park flows past every single carriage window.• Everyone in Calcutta knows that I am willing to take every single child.• In the eternal struggle against administrative incompetence, we need it every single day.• We want an accounting of every single dollar.• She was there every single night, a formidable figure in her long, black skirt, cardigan and black straw hat.• When he came to reclaim them, every single one had been lost or sold.• The whole of that crab, every single pincer and leg, however long, had been excised with the knife.
3  not a single no people or things at all 一个也没有
 The plane was brought down safely and not a single passenger was killed.
飞机安全降落，没有一名乘客丧生。
 We didn’t get a single reply to the advertisement.
这个广告我们连一个回应也没有收到。
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not a single• There's not a single burger on the menu.• In this light, a novel is not a single discourse, but a complex of many discourses.• There was not a single light on in the house.• The truth is that not a single one of the official groups organising protests is planning violent action.• There was not a single person in sight.• Not one, my dear, not a single solitary one.• I know of not a single surgeon who ever expressed any regret over these women or apologized to one of them.• By the hunting season in the following year, not a single survivor of the last group could be found.• Perhaps not a single transcript of his testimony goes unmarked by sarcasm, impatience, or outburst.
4  the single biggest/greatest etc used to emphasize that you are talking about the one thing that is the biggest, greatest etc 最大的/最伟大的等
 Cigarette smoking is the single most important cause of lung cancer.
抽烟是导致肺癌的最重要原因。
 Tourism is the country’s single biggest earner.
旅游业是这个国家最大的收入来源。
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the single biggest/greatest etc• For the single greatest cultural movement of the twentieth century is the rise and global hegemony of black music.• The survey showed that consumer concern about the economy was the single biggest factor affecting the building business in 1993.• Drug overdoses have become the single biggest killer among the city's young people.• It was the single greatest revelation of his religious life.• It represented the single biggest step towards the creation of the international air agreements of today.• This is the single biggest thing we could do to reduce costs.
5  not married 未婚的 not married, or not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone 未婚的，单身的；没有男[女]朋友的，没有情侣关系的
 The changes in tax rates will benefit single people the most.
税率改变的最大获益者是单身人士。
 Is he single?
他是单身吗？
► see thesaurus at married
6  single bed/room etc DHa bed, room etc that is meant to be used by one person only 单人床/单人房间等
 You have to pay extra for a single room.
你要单人房就必须加钱。
→ double1(4)
Examples from the Corpus
single bed/room etc• Additional night, single room and upgrade prices are available.• Lounge / dining / kitchen areas with seating which converts to a double or two single beds are required.• One of the important things to take into account when designing single bed Fair Isle patterns is the length of the floats.• His own family-seven strong-live in a single room in the house.• A single room supplement of £8 per person per night applies at hotels indicated.• Supplements per person per night: No single room supplement.• Supplements per person per night: No supplement in single rooms without private facilities.
→4  See picture of 见图 BED 1
7. ticket 票 British EnglishBrETT a single ticket etc is for a trip from one place to another but not back again 单程的 SYN one-way, → return, round-trip
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single• Jeff is 38 years old and still single.• How does it feel to be single again?• However, the biggest single barrier remains the memory limitation inherent in chip storage.• A single bug may catch ten or more termites in succession in this way.• In 1990 the Gift Aid Scheme allows tax relief on single cash gifts to charities.• Top with a spoonful of Creme fraiche or single cream and some whole mint leaves.• But Schweiker did not add a single delegate.• Forbes wanted to simplify filing taxes by narrowing the current five rates to a single flat rate.• a single-lane bridge• Please fill in the section on the form that asks if you're single, married or divorced.• And some will just have a single mention of the term you are searching for.• I'm a single mother, so I don't have much money.• The first four acts of Don Juan Tenorio take place in a single night.• Many of the children at the school come from single parent families.• The Cubs won the game by a single point.• We hope to establish a single safety standard for all airlines.• Carla wore a single strand of pearls around her neck.• These trees can grow over a foot in a single summer.• At my age it's difficult to meet single women.
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single2 ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1  music 音乐TCR a CD that has only one song on it, not a number of songs, or a song which is sold in this way 单曲唱片；单曲唱片的歌曲 → album
 Have you heard their latest single?
你听过他们最新的单曲唱片没有？
2  sport 体育运动
a) DSCone run2 in a game of cricket 〔板球的〕一分打
b) DSBa hit that allows the person who is hitting the ball to reach first base in a game of baseball 〔棒球的〕一垒打
3  TENNIS 网球singles [uncountableU]DL a game, especially in tennis, in which one person plays on their own against another person 〔尤指网球的〕单打比赛
 I prefer playing singles.
我喜欢单打。
 Who won the women’s singles?
女子单打谁赢了？
→ doubles at double2(3)
Examples from the Corpus
playing singles• My mind was the furthest away it could be to playing singles, so I pulled out of a couple of tournaments.
4  NOT MARRIED 未婚的singles [plural] people who are not married and are not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone 单身者，无伴侣者
 The show is especially popular among young singles.
这个节目尤其受年轻单身者的欢迎。
 a singles night at the club
在俱乐部举行的单身之夜
5  ticket 票 British EnglishBrETT a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again 单程票 SYN American English one-way ticket → return
 A single to Oxford, please.
请给我一张到牛津的单程票。
6  money 钱 American EnglishAmEPEC a piece of paper money worth one dollar 一美元纸币
7  room 房间 a room in a hotel for just one person 〔宾馆的〕单人房间 → double
Examples from the Corpus
single• the Top 40 singles chart• Or how many divorced singles live there.• Does anybody have five singles?• The category of singles includes people in various stages of life.• The average cost of recording a pop single was in thousands rather than hundreds of pounds.• In the men's singles, Hunter proceeded to the final without conceding a set and ended wildcard entry.• She began playing tennis at age 4, and has 21 Grand Slams singles titles to her credit.• The possibility of commercial suicide aside, the single was to become the perfect deflecting plate for the new album.
single3 verb  
1 single somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v CHOOSEto choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others 挑出，选出〔一人或物〕
for
 I don’t see why he should be singled out for special treatment.
我不懂为什么单单要给他一个人特殊待遇。
as
 One programme was singled out as being particularly good.
有一个节目被选为特别精彩。
Examples from the Corpus
single out• It all seemed to happen in a single night.• Yes, zero tolerance does single people out, and more often than not, those people are black rather than white.• Both processes are going on in the two locales, sometimes with a single agency carrying out both simultaneously.• A very limited edition single was put out by Red Rhino, to promote the album it was actually unable to release.• There is a hundred things to single you out for promotion in party politics besides ability.• The high - tech promise is that soon there won't be a single place out of touch.• Take off the cover and a single skilfully laid out, screened ground plane, printed circuit board is revealed.
single for• There is a hundred things to single you out for promotion in party politics besides ability.
Examples from the Corpus
single• They single out an old, young, or infirm animal and only then start the chase.• The mobile phone is then instructed to single out and decipher only the conversation with the right code.• He didn't single out anyone by name.• In singling out gay men, the offence bears the hallmarks of homophobic prejudice, and belongs to the less tolerant era.• By singling out the black population for a special history month makes all other races feel slighted.• Frequently we abstract from this covenant by singling out the Ten Commandments and ignoring much of the remainder of the Mosaic code.• I will single out two of them.• Rodriguez singled to left field.
From Longman Business Dictionary
singlesin·gle /ˈsɪŋgəl/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrETRAVEL
a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again
A single to Oxford, please.
→ compare return2
Origin single1
(1200-1300) Old French Latin singulus
sin·gle1 adjectiveadjsingle2 nounsingle3 verb
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