alone
alone
a∙lone / əˈlon ; əˈləʊn /
◙adj [not before noun]adv.
1. if you are alone in a place, there is no one with you
• 单独，独自;
【SYN】 by yourself
»Shelives alone.
她一个人生活。
»You shouldn'tleavea childalonein the house.
你不应该把小孩独自留在家里。
»My wife and I like to spend timealone togetheraway from the kids.
我和妻子喜欢单独在一起，没有孩子打扰。
2. without any friends or people you know
• 孤身一人的，无伴的:
»It was scary beingall alonein a strange city.
孤身一人在陌生的城市真令人害怕。
»She wasall alone in the world(=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her) .
她在这世界上孑然一身。
3. feeling unhappy and lonely
• 孤独的，寂寞的:
»I cried like a child because Ifelt so alone.
我感到很孤独，像小孩一样哭了起来。
4. without any help from other people
• 独力，单独:
»He was left to raise their two children alone.
只留下他一个人独力抚养他们的两个孩子。
5. without including anything else
• 仅仅，单，只:
»The case will cost thousands of pounds in legal fees alone.
这个案子仅律师费一项就要数千英镑。
6. you / he etc alone, used to emphasize that there is only one person who knows, can do something etc
• 只有你/他等:
»Julie alone knew the truth.
只有朱莉一个人知道真相。
7. go it alone, to start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people
• 单独行动，独自干; 独立出去生活:
»After years of working for a big company I decided to go it alone.
在一家大公司工作多年后，我决定自己干。
8. leave sb alone, let sb alone, [old-fashioned] to stop annoying or interrupting someone
• 不打扰某人，不管某人:
»'Leave me alone!' she screamed.
“别烦我！”她尖叫道。
9. leave sth alone, also let sth alone [old-fashioned] to stop touching an object or changing something
• 不要碰（动）某物:
»Leave those cakes alone. They're for the guests.
别动那些蛋糕，那是给客人吃的。
»leave well (enough) alone ( = not change something that is satisfactory )
维持令人满意的现状
»In economic matters, they should leave well alone.
在经济问题上，他们一动不如一静。
10. be yours / hers / his etc alone, used to emphasize that something belongs to someone
• 是你/她/他等一个人的〔用于强调〕:
»The responsibility is yours and yours alone.
责任是你一个人的。
11. not be alone in (doing) sth, to not be the only person to do something
• 并不只是…一个人做某事:
»You're not alone in feeling upset, believe me.
相信我，并不只是你一个人感到生气。
12. stand alone
a. to be strong and independent
• 坚强独立:
»the courage to stand alone
坚强独立的勇气
b. to be at a distance from other objects or buildings
• 孤立，独处:
»The house stood alone at the end of the road.
那幢房子孤零零地矗立在路的尽头。
