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one-off

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈone-off1 adjective [only before noun] British English  ONLYhappening or done only once, not as part of a regular series 只发生一次的;一次完成的 SYN American English one-shot It’s yours for a one-off payment of only £200. 一次性仅付200英镑,它就是你的了。
Examples from the Corpus
one-offMany extremely interesting publications on art currently only exist as a one-off draft.So far, most discounters have stuck to selling food, though Aldi does use one-off promotions of clothing to attract customers.In fact the whole exercise was fairly straight forward, except for one problem which required a one-off solution.They will play a one-off Test and three one-day internationals between March 10-25.It's the one-off thug who normally panics and lashes out.Verdict: Recommended for one-off use in conditions where you dare not risk an expensive camera.one-off paymentIn addition, a number of one-off payments were made to the Partnerships.This is a one-off payment which protects the lender in case you default on the loan.
ˌone-ˈoff2 noun [countable] British English  1 DIFFERENTsomething that is done or made only once 只做过一次的事;一次性事物 The deal was a one-off. 这项交易是一次性的。2. informalDIFFERENT someone who is completely different from anyone else 与他人完全不同者
Examples from the Corpus
one-offEver since 1959, and Bomb, Miles had been experimenting with small magazines and one-offs.Some were marked as regular orders, some as one-offs.
once, Corpus part done not or as only happening


one-off
I
ˈone-off1 adjective [only before noun] British English
happening or done only once, not as part of a regular series
   SYN  one-shot American English:
    It’s yours for a one-off payment of only £200.

II
ˌone-ˈoff2 noun [countable] British English
1. something that is done or made only once:
    The deal was a one-off.
2. informal someone who is completely different from anyone else


one-offBrE /ˌwʌn ˈɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwʌn ˈɔːf/ 🔊, /ˌwʌn ˈɑːf/ 🔊 adjective(BrE) (NAmE ˈone-shot) [only before noun] made or happening only once and not regularly 一次性的;非经常的a one-off payment一次性付款
one-offBrE /ˌwʌn ˈɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwʌn ˈɔːf/ 🔊, /ˌwʌn ˈɑːf/ 🔊 noun(BrE) a thing that is made or that happens only once and not regularly 绝无仅有的事物;仅出现一次的事物It was just a one-off; it won't happen again. 这事绝无仅有,不会再发生了。🔊🔊