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.
I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.