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ADJ
單個的;單一的;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...
傳來一聲響亮的槍聲。
Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day...
僅一天中就有 600 多人受傷。
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ADJ
單獨的;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...
鎮上每棟房子都遭到了破壞。
The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
中東是世界上最為重要的一個產油地。
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ADJ
單身的;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?...
做單身媽媽難嗎？
I now have to face the rest of my life as a single person...
我現在不得不孤單一人度過余生。
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ADJ
(房間)單人的，單人使用的
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.
阿斯蒂爾酒店的單人間價格是 56 英鎊一晚。
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ADJ
(床)單人的
A single bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.
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ADJ
(票)單程的
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.
單程票的價格是 39 英鎊。
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N-COUNT
(只錄幾首短歌的)單曲唱片;(激光唱片上的)主打歌曲，單曲
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...
現在的孩子都不買單曲唱片了。
The winners will get a chance to release their own single.
獲勝者將有機會發行自己的單曲唱片。
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N-UNCOUNT
(網球或羽毛球的)單打比賽
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...
德國的鮑里斯·貝克爾贏得男單冠軍。
She is equally at home on the singles or doubles court.
她單打和雙打都能得心應手。
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N-COUNT
(板球中的)一分打;(棒球中的)一壘打
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.