solitary
adj
1
(a) [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(living) alone; without companions 单独的; 独居的; 独自的
a solitary walk 独自一人的散步
lead a solitary life 过独居的生活
One solitary tree grew on the mountainside. 山腰上孤零零地长著一棵树.
(b) fond of being alone; used to being alone 喜欢独处的; 习惯於独处的
a solitary kind of person 喜欢离群索居的人.
2 not often visited; in a lonely remote place 人迹罕至的; 荒僻的
a solitary valley 荒僻的山谷
far-flung solitary villages 偏远冷清的村落. =>Usage at alone 用法见alone.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(esp in negative sentences and questions 尤用於否定句和疑问句中) only one; single 唯一的; 仅有的
There's not a solitary instance (ie not even one) of this having happened before. 这样的事以前一次也没有发生过.
She couldn't answer a solitary question correctly. 她连一个问题都答不对. solitary, n
1 [U] (infml 口) = solitary confinement
He's in solitary for the weekend. 他周末遭单独禁闭.
2 [C] (fml 文) person who chooses to live completely alone; hermit 喜欢完全独居的人; 隐士.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
Next Annie took me by the hand and taught me how to jump.
接着,她又拉着我的手,教我如何跳。
Her husband had built up a large business during his lifetime, and when he died ten years ago in 1989 he left all his money to his wife.