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ADJ
单个的;单一的;唯一的
You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.
例句
A single shot rang out...
传来一声响亮的枪声。
Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day...
仅一天中就有 600 多人受伤。
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ADJ
单独的;各自的
You use single to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.
例句
Every single house in town had been damaged...
镇上每栋房子都遭到了破坏。
The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。
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ADJ
单身的;未婚的
Someone who is single is not married. You can also use single to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.
例句
Is it difficult being a single mother?...
做单身妈妈难吗？
I now have to face the rest of my life as a single person...
我现在不得不孤单一人度过余生。
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ADJ
(房间)单人的，单人使用的
A single room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.
例句
A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.
阿斯蒂尔酒店的单人间价格是 56 英镑一晚。
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ADJ
(床)单人的
A single bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.
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ADJ
(票)单程的
A single ticket is a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again.
例句
The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
单程票的价格是 39 英镑。
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N-COUNT
(只录几首短歌的)单曲唱片;(激光唱片上的)主打歌曲，单曲
A single or a CD single is a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a CD as a single .
例句
Kids today don't buy singles...
现在的孩子都不买单曲唱片了。
The winners will get a chance to release their own single.
获胜者将有机会发行自己的单曲唱片。
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N-UNCOUNT
(网球或羽毛球的)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.
例句
Boris Becker of Germany won the men's singles...
德国的鲍里斯·贝克尔赢得男单冠军。
She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.
她单打和双打都能得心应手。
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N-COUNT
(板球中的)一分打;(棒球中的)一垒打
In cricket, a single is a hit from which one run is scored. In baseball, a single is a hit by which a batter reaches first base.