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singleIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈsɪŋɡəl]

[ADJ, NOUN]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 单个的 , 一个的
You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.
双语例句
例：
A single shot rang out.
一声枪响。
例：
Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day.
一天内六百多人受伤。
例：
She hadn't uttered a single word.
她连一个字都还没说。
2. 个别的 , 一个个的 , 每一个的
You use single to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.
双语例句
例：
Every single house in town had been damaged.
镇上的每一座房子都被毁坏了。
3. 未婚的 , 单身的
Someone who is single is not married. You can also use single to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.
反义词
married
双语例句
例：
Is it difficult being a single mother?
当单身母亲难吗？
例：
Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are single or have partners.
无论单身与否，现在同性恋男人也有资格做养父母。
4. 单人的（房间）
A single room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.
双语例句
例：
Each guest has her own single room, or shares, on request, a double room.
每位客人都有自己的单人房间，经要求也可共用双人间。
5. 单人的（床）
A single bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.
双语例句
例：
his bedroom with its single bed.
他那间有一张单人床的卧室。
6. 单程的
A single ticket is a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again.

NOUN. 名词

singles
1. [C 可数名词] 单人间
A single is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.
双语例句
例：
It's $65 for a single, $98 for a double and $120 for an entire suite.
单人间65美元，双人间98美元，套房120美元。
2. [C 可数名词] 单程票
A single is a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again.
3. [C 可数名词] 单曲唱片 , 激光唱片 , 唱片主歌
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.
双语例句
例：
The winners will pocket a cash sum and get a chance to release their debut CD single.
获胜者将获得一笔现金，并有机会发行他们的首张激光唱片。
4. [U 不可数名词] （网球、羽毛球等的）单打比赛
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.
双语例句
例：
Lleyton Hewitt won the men's singles.
雷顿·休伊特赢得了男子单打比赛。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

singles , singling , singled
single out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 选出 , 挑出
If you single someone out from a group, you choose them and give them special attention or treatment.
双语例句
例：
The gunman had singled Debilly out and waited for him.
那名枪手瞄准了德比利，伺机而动。
例：
His immediate superior has singled him out for a special mention.
他的顶头上司特别提到他。