The case will cost thousands of pounds in legal fees alone.
这个案子仅律师费一项就要数千英镑。
6you/he etc aloneONLYused to emphasize that there is only one person who knows, can do something etc 只有你/他等
Julie alone knew the truth.
只有朱莉一个人知道真相。
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you/he etc alone• What you tell the fuzz to get them to leave you alone?• It may not be necessary to back up your words with actions - he or she may leave you alone after that.• Usu-ally the people leave you alone after that.• Obviously seriously wounded, he had keyed the set so he and he alone could speak, and it was not coherent.• His control in these cases is such that he alonedecides whether or not to sample, whether or not to demandremedial action.• Furthermore, Ishmael is alive because he alone did not assignspecificmeanings to events.• And he aloneguarantees their keeping.• Do not place the blame anywhere but on yourself, because you alone have chosen that path.
7go it aloneINDEPENDENT PERSONto start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people 单独行动,独自干;独立出去生活
After years of working for a big company I decided to go it alone.
在一家大公司工作多年后,我决定自己单干。
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go it alone• After years of working for a big company, I decided to go it alone.• No singlecommunity could go it alone.• The response to our proposal was lukewarm, so we felt we had to go it alone.• When it comes to parenthood, more and more women are deciding to go it alone.• As much as he can, he tries to go it alone.• But CountyAuctions, a big operation with centres at Wooler and Newcastle, was always likely to go it alone.• He knew that each brought something important to the relationship, but that neither could go it alone.• If we would not be better off, it might be better to go it alone.• Sayles hasn't regretted his decision to go it alone as a filmmaker.• Do not try to go it alone - everything you do will be enhanced by the company of another.• Many of them do not have the capital or a big enough infrastructure to go it alone, he said.• That was when Brian decided to go it alone, sourcing the units and adapting them himself.
8leave somebody alone (also let somebody alone old-fashioned)INTERFERE to stopannoying or interrupting someone 不打扰某人,不去烦某人
‘Leave me alone!’ she screamed.
“别烦我!”她尖叫道。
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leave somebody alone• Go away and leave me alone.• Just leave me alone and stop asking me questions.
9leave something alone (also let something alone old-fashioned)TOUCH to stop touching an object or changing something 不要碰某物;不改变某事物
Leave those cakes alone. They’re for the guests.
别动那些蛋糕,那是给客人吃的。
leave well (enough) alone (=not change something that is satisfactory) 维持令人满意的现状
In economic matters, they should leave well alone.
在经济问题上,他们一动不如一静。
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leave well (enough) alone• If I were you, I would leave well enough alone.• A: No disrespect to your stepson, but I would leave well enough alone.• All in all, I think we'd be well advised to leave well alone.• He was tempted to take the cash; but in the end he decided to leave well alone.• In other words, in economicmatters you ought to leave well enough alone.• Thankfully it's proved far easier to leave well alone.• Two days earlier I'd cancelled an appointment with a psychichealer, thinking perhaps I should leave well enough alone.• If you had left well alone and let me carry on my business I wouldn't be here.• You leave well alone, you've done enough damage.
10be yours/hers/his etc aloneused to emphasize that something belongs to someone 是你/她/他等一个人的〔用于强调〕
The responsibility is yours and yours alone.
责任全是你一个人的。
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be yours/hers/his etc alone• Even when your growingbrainshared my blood, your dreamswere yours alone.• She had never helped with any of the bills, so he felt that the house was his alone.• The next job was his alone.
11not be alone in (doing) somethingONLYto not be the only person to do something 并不只是…一个人做某事
You’re not alone in feeling upset, believe me.
相信我,并不只是你一个人感到生气。
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not be alone in (doing) something• But this market has not yet developed, and when it doesPippin will not be alone in it.
nTHESAURUS – Meaning 4: without any help from other people
on your own/by yourself without help from anyone else
I can’t move the bed on my own.
See if you can work out the answer by yourself.
| all on your own/all by yourself (=used when you feel impressed or feel sympathy for someone)
Did you paint this picture all on your own?
It’s not fair that she does everything all by herself.
alone without any help from anyone else. Alone is more formal and less common than on your own or by yourself
Police believe the killer acted alone.
independently without asking for help or advice from anyone
Students are taught to work independently.
One day she will have to live independently without the support of her family.
unaided without the help of anyone or anything – used especially about people who are very weak, ill etc
He is unable to breathe unaided.
After treatment, he was able to go up and down stairs unaided.
single-handedly doing something difficult or impressive without help from anyone else
She single-handedly reformed the entire system.
solo by one person, not a group
Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
She is planning to release a solo album.
He sang and played the song solo.
loneadjectiveadj [only before noun] doing something alone – used especially in the following phrases: a lone gunman
Police say the attack was carried out by a lone gunman.
The government should do more to help lone parents (=who raise a child alone).
self-made adjectiveadj someone who has become very rich or successful without help from anyone else: a self-made man/millionaire/businessman etc
Like most self-made men, he was extremely self-confident.
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alone• Dorothy lives alone.• Stevenson alone is to blame.• Kim traveledalone through Europe.• It's an expensive place - lunchalone was $20.• The price alone was enough to make me change my mind.• He felt terribly alone when June left.
alone together• Then father and son were alone together.• We want to enjoy our time alone together.• And on most of the occasions when they had been alone together he hadn't let a chanceslip by.• We spent many hours alone together in that cottage.• Suddenly they found themselves alone together in the room.• The two men were alone togetherindoors and I was on the terrace.• But we are alone together now, much of the time.• They had not been alone together since Durkin had gone to Belfast six months ago.• When we were alone together, we were rather shy with each other, tacitly agreeing to abandon the stand-uproutine.
all alone• Charles couldn't leave Dad to face it all alone.• I am so happy to see you, for here I pass my days all alone.• There is no greater threat in life than that we will be deserted, left all alone.• Paul, all alone, a forty-minute ride.• Ralph is now all alone against Jack's hunters, who towerabove upon CastleRock.• Nothing else in existence whatsoever, but there, all alone and larger than life, a hugecarrot.• There in the dark, little Peterall alone, and the words made noise in his head and kept him company.• She had borne it all alone, not knowing it wasn't true.
felt so alone• He had never felt so alone.• I know it sounds like Hollywood, but I've never felt so alone.• The station was practically empty of people and Emily felt so alone as she stepped on to the train.• Driving away into the city streets, she'd never felt so alone or so friendless in her entire life.• She felt so alone, so very frightened of the future and all the challenges it held.