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without any other people 獨自 - not alone in
Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with. 並不止是湯姆一人認爲裏克難以共事。 - be alone with somebody/something
She did not want to be alone with him. 她不想和他單獨在一起。 He was afraid of being alone with his thoughts. 他害怕獨自思考。 He lives alone. 他獨居獨處。 She was sitting all alone in the hall. 她一個人坐在大廳裏。 Finally the two of us were alone together. 最後只有我們兩人在一起。 I don't like going out alone at night. 我不喜歡夜晚單獨外出。
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
alone 和較非正式、常用於口語的 on your own、by yourself 均指獨自,但無孤獨之義: I like being alone in the house. 我喜歡獨自一人待在家裏。 I’m going to London by myself next week. 我準備下星期一個人去倫敦。 I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help). 我想獨自完成這項工作。
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
lone、solitary、single 意爲單獨;lone 和 solitary 有時可能暗示說話者認爲談及的人孤單: a lone jogger in the park 在公園裏獨自慢跑的一個人 long, solitary walks 獨自一人長途行走
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
lonely(美式英語亦作 lonesome)意爲孤寂: a lonely child 孤寂的孩子 Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. 薩姆剛搬到紐約時非常寂寞。
lonely 還可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活動: a lonely house 一座冷清的房子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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without the help of other people or things 獨力;單獨 It's hard bringing up children alone. 一個人獨力撫養孩子是艱難的。 The assassin said he had acted alone. 暗殺者聲稱他當時單獨行動。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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lonely and unhappy or without any friends 孤苦伶仃;無依無靠;孤獨;寂寞 Carol felt all alone in the world. 卡羅爾感到自己在世界上無依無靠。 I've been so alone since you went away. 你走了以後我一直很寂寞。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1He felt lost and completely alone. 他覺得自己迷茫無助,完全孤單一人。 I felt vulnerable and very much alone. 我感到很脆弱,而且很孤單。 I've never felt so alone as I do now. 我從未像現在這樣孤獨。
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used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one (用於名詞或代詞後)唯一,只有 used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing (用於名詞或代詞後以加強語氣)僅僅,單,只
Word OriginMiddle English: from all + one.
Idioms
go it alone
leave/let somebody alone
leave/let something alone
let alone
stand alone
to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas 單獨;獨立 to be not near other objects or buildings 孤零零地矗立
time (alone) will tell | only time will tell