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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

alone [ə'ləun]
  1. 1. adjective (not with other people) 独自
  2. 2. adjective (having no family or friends) 孤独
  3. 3. adjective to be alone together (with no other people) 单独在一起
  4. 4. adverb (unaided) 独自地
  5. 5. adverb in Florida/France alone (merely) (used for emphasis) 仅仅在佛罗里达/法国
    to leave sb/sth alone
    不要打扰某人/某物
    to be alone with sb
    某人独处
    let alone...
    更谈不上…
    I alone survived
    只有幸存下来

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

alone [əˈləʊn]
  1. 1. adverb 只,仅仅
    John said he acted alone when he stole the car.
    约翰说偷车这事是他一个人干的
    The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.
    唯有检方负有举证责任
  2. 2. adverb 单独地,孤独地,孤单
    I am tired, alone and scared.
    感到劳累孤独恐惧
    The child stayed home alone.
    孩子一个人待在家里
    The pillar stood alone, supporting nothing.
    柱子孤零零矗立着,什么也没有支撑
  3. 3. adjective 单独的独自
    She is very distraught I think that she needs to be alone.
    非常心烦意乱,我想她需要独自一人静一静。
    He alone invented the light bulb.
    独自一人发明电灯泡
    I want to be alone.
    我想单独一人呆着。
    Could be alone in a crowded room.
    喧闹房间里也有可能孤独
  4. 4. adjective 孤独的,孤单
    Most people stay married because they fear being alone.
    大多数结婚因为他们害怕一人独处
    He was alone when we met him.
    我们碰到他时他正独自一人。
    She is alone much of the time.
    她有很多时间都是独处的。
  5. 5. adjective 唯一的,仅有
    She alone believed him.
    只有相信他。
  6. 6. adjective 独特的,独一无二
    They are alone in the world of computer innovations.
    他们各种计算机发明创新独树一帜
    This theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem.
    这一理论在对问题分析上是独一无二的。
    He is alone in the field of microbiology.
    他在微生物学领域里的地位独一无二的。

Collins English-English Dictionary

alone [ə'ləυn]
  1. 1. adv [postpositive] apart from another or others; solitary
  2. 2. adv without anyone or anything else
    one man alone could lift it
  3. 3. adv without equal; unique
    he stands alone in the field of microbiology
  4. 4. adv to the exclusion of others; only
    she alone believed him
  5. 5. adv [Etymology] Old English al one, literally: all (entirely) one

Examples

to walk alone
独个儿散步
to stand alone as an example of courage
举世无双的英勇榜样[作为形容词]
I need time alone to think it out.
我需要时间一个人去想想这个问题。
I'll be traveling around China totally alone this time.
这次我会自己一个人在中国旅行。
I was alone in my room when suddenly the telephone started ringing.
我正一个人待在屋里,这时电话铃突然响了起来。

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