单词 | alone |
释义 | alonealonealone /əˈləʊn $ əˈloʊn/ adjective, adverb1[not before noun] without any other people, or without help from anyone else: She lives alone.live她独自一人居住。I was all alone (=completely alone) in a strange city.be我孤身一人在一个陌生的城市里。You shouldn’t leave a child alone in the house.你不能把孩子独自一人留在家里。My wife and I like to spend time alone together (=away from everyone else).我和我妻子喜欢单独在一起。2somebody/something alone only one person or thing: You alone must make this decision.必须你自己来作这个决定。This disease cannot be cured by drugs alone.curedrug这种病单靠药物不能治愈。Phrasesleave/let somebody alone to stop annoying someone: ‘Leave me alone!’ she screamed.scream“别来烦我!”她尖叫道。leave/let something alone to stop touching something: Leave that clock alone or you’ll break it.别动那个钟﹐否则你会把它打坏的。Word Choice: alone, on your own, or by yourself?Alone is used especially in more formal written English:He lived alone.live他独自居住。The killer acted alone.act那个杀手是单独行动的。In everyday spoken English, you usually say that someone does something on his/her own or by himself/herself: My sister lived by herself in a small apartment.live我姐姐一个人住在一间小公寓里。He built the house on his own.build他一个人盖起了这房子。 |
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