Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1297
alone
单独;独自
By oneself; without other people.
- 1.
By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
单独地;独自地
- 2.
Without outside help.
无需外界帮助
- 3.
Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.
仅(修饰名词,置于其后)
独力;仅;只;单独地;独自地;无需外界帮助;仅(修饰名词,置于其后)
In use
She traveled alone to Japan.
He lives alone in a small apartment.
The decision was made by the manager alone.
Connections
Collocations
- live alone
- 独自生活
- She has lived alone since 2015.她自2015年以来一直独自生活。
- travel alone
- 独自旅行
- He traveled alone across the country last summer.去年夏天他独自游历了全国。
- go it alone
- 单干;独自去闯
- After years at the company, she decided to go it alone.在这家公司工作多年后,她决定单干。
- stand alone
- 独立存在;独自矗立
- The old lighthouse stands alone on the cliff.那座古老的灯塔孤零零地矗立在悬崖上。
- time alone will tell
- 只有时间能证明
- Time alone will tell whether the project is a success.这个项目能否成功,只有时间能证明。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 alone 拆成 a + lone:lone 表示‘孤单的’,a 像‘一个人’,一个人孤单地待着 → alone(独自)。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常对话、一般书面语、正式或文学语体 总体上属中性词,日常口语和一般书面语都常用;置于名词后表示“仅、只”的用法多用于正式或文学语体。
Grammar Note
作副词时通常不置于动词前,而放在句末或动词后。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the final /əʊn/ sound with alone. Beware lookalikes spelled with -one, such as one /wʌn/, none /nʌn/, done /dʌn/, and gone /ɡɒn/ (BrE), which sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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