Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #548
once
/wʌn(t)s/
adverb
一次
One time; on one occasion.
- 1.
One and only one time.
仅一次
- 2.
on one occasion
一次
- 3.
Formerly; during some period in the past.
曾经；过去某段时期
- 4.
as soon as
一旦
- 5.
Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
乘以一:表示一个数乘以一
- 6.
at a previous time
曾经
曾经；以前；一旦；乘以一；仅一次；曾经；过去某段时期
In use
I visit my grandparents once a month.
Once you finish your homework, you can play outside.
She has only been to Paris once.
once I ran into her
once we are home, we can rest
she was a dancer once
once + past simple
表示过去某个不确定的时间。
I once lived in London.
我曾经住在伦敦。
verb + once
放在动词后，表示次数。
I have only seen him once.
Connections
Collocations
- once upon a time
- 从前
- Once upon a time, there was a princess in a castle.从前，城堡里住着一位公主。
- at once
- 立即，马上
- Please come here at once.请马上过来。
- once in a while
- 偶尔，间或
- I go to the cinema once in a while.我偶尔去看电影。
- once again
- 再次
- Let me explain it once again.让我再解释一遍。
- for once
- 就这一次
- For once, he arrived on time.就这一次，他准时到了。
- once and for all
- 一劳永逸地
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'on one occasion' 来记住 'once' 意为一次
Context & Register
中性；通常用于日常对话和记叙文，表示‘一次’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with 'once'. The words listed share the '-nce' spelling but have different vowel sounds.
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 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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