Question

alone
a.lone  AHD[…-l½n“]   DJ[*6l*&n]  KK[*6lon]
adj.（形容词）
1.Being apart from others; solitary.
    离开他人的；孤独的
2.Being without anyone or anything else; only.
    单独的：没有其它任何人或任何事物的；仅仅，只有
3.Considered separately from all others of the same class.
    与众不同的：与同类中其它事物隔开单独考虑的
4.Being without equal; unique.
    不可比的；独特的
adv.（副词）
1.Without others:
    单独地：
    sang alone while the choir listened.
    独唱时唱诗班倾听
2.Without help:
    无助地：
    carried the suitcases alone.
    独自提着行李箱
3.Exclusively; only:
    独一无二地；唯一地：
    The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.
    唯有检方负有举证责任
ORIGIN
1.Middle English
    中古英语
2.al [all] * see  all
    al [所有] *参见all
3.one [one] * see  one
    one [一个] *参见one
DERIVATIVES
▪alone“ness  n.（名词）
SYNONYMS
1.alone,lonely,lonesome,solitary
2.These adjectives are compared as they describe lack of companionship.
    这些形容词在表示缺少伙伴这个意思时可进行比较。
3.Alone   emphasizes being apart from others but does not necessarily imply unhappiness:
    Alone  强调不和他人在一起但并不意味不快乐：
  “I am never less alone, than when I am alone”  (James Howell).
    “我从来不比自己独处时更孤独” （詹姆斯·豪威尔）。
4.Lonely   often connotes painful awareness of being alone:
    Lonely  常指痛苦地意识到自己独自一人：
  “‘No doubt they are dead,’ she thought, and felt . . . sadder and . . . lonelier for the thought”  (Ouida).
    “毫无疑问他们都死了，她越想越感到伤心和孤单” （维达）。
5.Lonesome   emphasizes a plaintive desire for companionship:
    Lonesome  强调一种伤感的对伙伴的渴望：
  “You must keep up your spirits, mother, and not be lonesome because I'm not at home”  (Charles Dickens).
    “你一定要振作精神，妈妈，不要因为我不在家就感到孤单” （查尔斯·狄更斯）。
6.Solitary   often shares the connotations oflonely  andlonesome:
    Solitary  常包含lonely 和lonesome两个词的意思：
    She thoroughly enjoyed her solitary dinner.
    她非常喜欢独自吃的那顿饭。