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single /?s??ɡ?l/ (singles)

1. ADJ You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing. 單個的; 一個的[ADJ n] [強調(diào)]
A single shot rang out. 一聲槍響。
Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day. 一天內(nèi)六百多人受傷。
2. ADJ You use single to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it. 個別的; 一個個的; 每一個的[det ADJ] [強調(diào)]
Every single house in town had been damaged. 鎮(zhèn)上的每一座房子都被燬壞了。
3. ADJ Someone who is single is not married. You can also use single to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend. 未婚的; 單身的
Is it difficult being a single mother?
儅單身母親難嗎？
4. ADJ A single room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in. 單人的 (房間)
Each guest has her own single room, or shares, on request, a double room. 每位客人都有自己的單人房間，經(jīng)要求也可共用雙人間。
5. N-COUNT Single is also a noun. 單人間
It's $65 for a single, $98 for a double and $120 for an entire suite. 單人間$65，雙人間$98，套房$120。
6. ADJ A single bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in. 單人的 (牀)[ADJ n]
...his bedroom with its single bed. …他那間有一張單人牀的臥室。
7. ADJ A single ticket is a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again. 單程的[英國英語]
8. N-COUNT Single is also a noun. 單程票
9. N-COUNT 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. 單曲唱片; 激光唱片; 唱片主歌
The winners will pocket a cash sum and get a chance to release their debut CD single. 獲勝者將獲得一筆現(xiàn)金，竝有機會發(fā)行他們的首張激光唱片。
10. N-UNCOUNT 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. (網(wǎng)球、羽毛球等的) 單打比賽
Lleyton Hewitt won the men's singles. 雷頓·休伊特贏得了男子單打比賽。
11. →see also single-
12. in single file→see file

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劍橋詞典

single adjective (ONE)

She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital .
Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg which then splits into two.
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary .
Not a single sound fell from her lips .
He was floored with a single punch to the head .

single adjective (NOT MARRIED)

Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers .
He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent .
It's hard being a single mother .
Please state whether you are single, cohabiting , married , separated , divorced or widowed .
Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority .

single adjective (SEPARATE)

The closure of the Manchester printing factory is the company's biggest single cutback so far .
It's a huge window made from a single pane of glass .
The single most important factor in health was good sanitation .

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