alone
adjective /əˈləʊn/
/əˈləʊn/
[not before noun] adverbIdioms - without any other people
独自 - not alone in Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with.
并不止是汤姆一人认为里克难以共事。 - be alone with somebody/something She did not want to be alone with him.
她不想和他单独在一起。 - He was afraid of being alone with his thoughts.
他害怕独自思考。 - He lives alone.
他独居独处。 - She was sitting all alone in the hall.
她一个人坐在大厅里。 - Finally the two of us were alone together.
最后只有我们两人在一起。 - I don't like going out alone at night.
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
alone 和较非正式、常用于口语的 on your own、by yourself 均指独自，但无孤独之义： - I like being alone in the house.
我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 - I’m going to London by myself next week.
我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 - I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help).
我想独自完成这项工作。
- I like being alone in the house.
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
lone、solitary、single 意为单独；lone 和 solitary 有时可能暗示说话者认为谈及的人孤单： - a lone jogger in the park
在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 - long, solitary walks
独自一人长途行走
- a lone jogger in the park
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
lonely（美式英语亦作 lonesome）意为孤寂： - a lonely child
孤寂的孩子 - Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York.
萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
lonely 还可描述使人感到孤寂的地方或活动： - a lonely house
一座冷清的房子
- a lonely child
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- not alone in Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with.
- without the help of other people or things
独力；单独 - It's hard bringing up children alone.
一个人独力抚养孩子是艰难的。 - The assassin said he had acted alone.
暗杀者声称他当时单独行动。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- It's hard bringing up children alone.
- lonely and unhappy or without any friends
孤苦伶仃；无依无靠；孤独；寂寞 - Carol felt all alone in the world.
卡罗尔感到自己在世界上无依无靠。 - I've been so alone since you went away.
你走了以后我一直很寂寞。
Topics Feelingsb1- He felt lost and completely alone.
他觉得自己迷茫无助，完全孤单一人。 - I felt vulnerable and very much alone.
我感到很脆弱，而且很孤单。 - I've never felt so alone as I do now.
我从未像现在这样孤独。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- Carol felt all alone in the world.
- used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one
（用于名词或代词后）唯一，只有 - You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.
你不能责怪任何人，是你一人做的决定。
- You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.
- used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing
（用于名词或代词后以加强语气）仅仅，单，只 - The shoes alone cost £200.
仅鞋子一项就花了 200 英镑。
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- The shoes alone cost £200.
词源Middle English: from all + one.
Idioms
go it alone
- to do something without help from anyone
独力；独自干；单干 - Andrew decided to go it alone and start his own business.
安德鲁决定独力开办自己的企业。
- Andrew decided to go it alone and start his own business.
leave/let somebody alone
- to stop annoying somebody or trying to get their attention
不打扰；不惊动 - She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere.
她要求别打扰她，但是摄影记者到处都跟着她。 - Don't touch me! Leave me alone!
别碰我！让我一个人待着！
- She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere.
leave/let something alone
- to stop touching, changing, or moving something
不碰；不变动；不移动 - I've told you before—leave my things alone!
我告诉过你，别碰我的东西！
- I've told you before—leave my things alone!
let alone
- used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either
更不用说 - There isn't enough room for us, let alone any guests.
连我们都没有足够的空间，更不用说客人了。 - I didn’t have any clothes, let alone a passport.
我没有衣服，更不用说护照了。
- There isn't enough room for us, let alone any guests.
stand alone
- to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas
单独；独立 - These islands are too small to stand alone as independent states.
这些岛屿太小，不能成为独立的国家。 - The problems that research is designed to solve do not stand alone, but are part of a wider context.
研究旨在解决的问题不是孤立的，而是更广泛背景的一部分。
- These islands are too small to stand alone as independent states.
- to be not near other objects or buildings
孤零零地矗立 - The arch once stood alone at the entrance to the castle.
拱门曾经孤零零地矗立在城堡的入口处。
- The arch once stood alone at the entrance to the castle.
time (alone) will tell | only time will tell
- (saying) used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation
（只有）时间会证明 - Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.
只有时间才能证明这种疗法是否成功。
- Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.