lone
lone 英 [ləʊn] 美 [loʊn]
adj. 单身的；独自的，孤身的
a lone mother, a lone parent, a lone father 单亲母亲╱父亲
a lone wolf 好独处的人；喜欢单干的人
- Something described as lone is the only one of its kind — it's on its own. The lone child waiting for a ride home from school is the very last kid to be picked up.
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- adj. 单身的；独自的，孤身的
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1. a lone mother, a lone parent, a lone father
单亲母亲╱父亲
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2. a lone wolf
好独处的人；喜欢单干的人
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3. a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
独自横渡大西洋的人
- lone (adj.) late 14c., "having no companion, solitary, apart from any other," shortening of alone (q.v.) by weakening of stress or else by misdivision of what is properly all one. Used attributively, while the full form is used in the predicate. Compare live (adj.), from alive; colloquial 'long for along. The Lone Star in reference to Texas is first recorded 1843, from its flag when it was a nation. Lone wolf in the figurative sense is 1901, American English.
lone / ləʊn ; NAmE loʊn / adjective [only before noun ] 1 without any other people or things 单独的；独自的；孤零零的 SYN solitary ◆ a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic 独自横渡大西洋的人 2 ( especially BrE) without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children 单亲的 SYN single ◆ a lone mother/parent/father 单亲母亲╱父亲 ☞note at alone IDIOM a ˌlone ˈwolf a person who prefers to be alone 好独处的人；喜欢单干的人 lone / ləʊn ; NAmE loʊn /
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