Word · Frequency #569
single
单曲；单曲唱片
A popular song released on its own, or the vinyl record containing it.
- 1.
A vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B, usually 7 inches in diameter and played at 45 RPM.
一种黑胶唱片,A面一首歌,B面一首歌,通常直径7英寸,以45转/分钟播放。
- 2.
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
击球手安全停在一垒的安打
- 3.
A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
以单曲形式发行和销售(任何载体)的流行歌曲,名义上独立,但通常至少含一首附加曲目。
- 4.
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
最小的整数或表示该数字的数字
- 5.
One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
未婚者或无恋爱对象者。
- 6.
A score of one run.
得一分。
- 7.
A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
棒球中击球员进占一垒的安打。
- 8.
A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
两端点数不同的牌(多米诺骨牌)。
- 9.
A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
双方各有一名选手的比赛,如网球单打。
- 10.
One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
缫丝中的单根丝线,不加并线而加捻以增加强度。
- 11.
A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.
精度为双精度值一半的浮点数。
- 12.
A shot of only one character.
只有一个角色的镜头。
- 13.
A single cigarette.
一支香烟。
单身人士；未婚者；一垒安打；单打比赛；一；一分
In use
With a runner on second, she hit a single to right field and the runner scored.
He got a single in the third inning and later stole second base.
The coach told the batter to aim for a single instead of trying to hit a home run.
Connections
Collocations
- hit a single
- 打出一垒安打
- The batter hit a single to left field.击球手向左外野打出一垒安打。
- single to center
- 打到中外野的一垒安打
- He drove in a run with a single to center.他打出一支中外野一垒安打，送回一分。
- lead off single
- 开局一垒安打
- The leadoff hitter greeted the pitcher with a leadoff single.首位击球手一上来就打出开局一垒安打。
- two-out single
- 两人出局后的一垒安打
- A two-out single kept the inning alive.一支两人出局后的一垒安打延续了该局。
- bunt single
- 触击一垒安打
- The speedy player beat out a bunt single.那位速度快的球员靠触击跑出一垒安打。
- infield single
Learner notes
Memory Tip
棒球中一垒安打叫single，数学中最小整数1也是single，两者都代表“单一”，联想“单独一个”就记住了。
Context & Register
多用于棒球术语（非正式）或数学概念（正式）
Grammar Note
Used in baseball and cricket contexts; also refers to the number one.
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -ingle and rhyme with single (stressed vowel /ɪ/ + /ŋɡəl/). Beware of lookalikes like 'singe' (/sɪndʒ/) which do not rhyme.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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