Word · Frequency #5993
lone
单独的；孤独的
lacking companions or companionship
- 1.
Solitary; having no companion.
孤独的；没有伴侣的。
- 2.
lacking companions or companionship
缺乏同伴或陪伴
- 3.
Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
孤立或孤单的；缺乏陪伴的。
- 4.
characterized by or preferring solitude
以孤独为特征或偏爱孤独的
- 5.
Sole; being the only one of a type.
唯一的；是某类型中唯一的。
- 6.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
唯一的；单独且与他人隔离的
- 7.
Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
独自或独立地位于某处,没有邻居。
孤独的；没有伴侣的。；缺乏同伴或陪伴；孤立或孤单的；缺乏陪伴的。；以孤独为特征或偏爱孤独的；唯一的；是某类型中唯一的。
In use
A lone jogger ran along the beach at dawn.
The lone house at the end of the road stood empty for years.
He was the lone student waiting outside the classroom.
the lone skier on the mountain
a lone wolf
the lone doctor in the entire county
a lone + noun
lone 一般用于名词前，不能单独作表语。
A lone cyclist crossed the bridge.
一个孤独的骑行者穿过了桥。
lone + noun (in fixed phrases)
固定短语如 lone voice（唯一的呼声）和 lone wolf（独来独往的人）等。
Connections
Collocations
- lone wolf
- 孤独的人；独来独往者
- He's always been a lone wolf, preferring to work alone.他一直是个独来独往的人，喜欢独自工作。
- lone survivor
- 唯一的幸存者
- She was the lone survivor of the plane crash.她是那次飞机失事中唯一的幸存者。
- lone voice
- 孤独的声音；唯一的反对意见
- He was a lone voice of dissent in the meeting.在会议上，他是唯一的反对声音。
- lone figure
- 孤独的身影
- A lone figure stood on the hill, watching the sunset.一个孤独的身影站在山丘上，望着日落。
- lone parent
- 单亲家长
- As a lone parent, she had to work two jobs to support her children.作为单亲家长，她不得不打两份工来抚养孩子。
- lone tree
Learner notes
Memory Tip
lone 里藏着 one，一个人孤零零，就是‘孤单的’。
Context & Register
“lone” 较为正式或文学化，多用于书面语和固定短语（如 lone wolf、lone survivor），日常口语中常用 alone 或 lonely 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'lone' (pronounced /loʊn/): bone, cone, drone, phone, stone, tone. However, be careful with words like 'gone' (pronounced /ɡɔːn/ or /ɡɑn/), 'one' (pronounced /wʌn/), and 'none' (pronounced /nʌn/), which are spelled similarly but pronounced differently.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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