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one-man

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈone-man adjective [only before noun]  ONLYperformed, operated, controlled etc by one person 由一人表演[经营,控制] He does a one-man show in Las Vegas. 他在拉斯维加斯表演独角戏。 a one-man business 一人经营的公司
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one-manHe'd go down a storm at hen nights as a one-man Chippendales.The range of suppliers is also wide - from public agencies through major commercial operations to one-man consultancies.a one-man crusade to ban the filmHis one-man factory became a powerhouse.Many believe that the consultation process was manipulated to entrench one-man, one-party rule.Car 638 was rebuilt for one-man operation in 1969, but was found unsuitable and subsequently scrapped.They entered traffic in 1982 after a series of teething troubles, and union resistance to one-man operation.His one-man show yesterday failed to prevent the Hammers moving to fourth in the First Division but it saved Pompey from embarrassment.a one-man showProducers may favour one-man shows for economic reasons, but that doesn't in itself mean that the audience is being short-changed.one-man showAt this stage, let me introduce the other players in this epic-because it was far from a one-man show.Grandage's production, however, is much more than a one-man show.A.R. What was the one-man show about?Inside this flawed, and somehow centre-less, one-man show are some poignant questions.Producers may favour one-man shows for economic reasons, but that doesn't in itself mean that the audience is being short-changed.For a brief moment the one-man show had seemed so promising and he had dared to hope.Modigliani's one-man show, scheduled to last throughout the month of December, closed on the day that it opened.His one-man show yesterday failed to prevent the Hammers moving to fourth in the First Division but it saved Pompey from embarrassment.
ˈone-man adjectiveChineseSyllable
by one controlled performed, Corpus person etc operated,


one-man
ˈone-man adjective [only before noun]
performed, operated, controlled etc by one person:
    He does a one-man show in Las Vegas.
    a one-man business


one-manBrE /ˌwʌn ˈmæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwʌn ˈmæn/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] done or controlled by one person only; suitable for one person 适于一个人的;由一个人操作的a one-man show/business 独角戏;一个人经营的生意a one-man tent单人帐篷   see also one-woman