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singly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sin·gly /ˈsɪŋɡli/ adverb  ALONEalone, or one at a time 单独地;一个一个地,各自地 Plant the trees singly or in small groups. 把这些树单棵或成小片种植。
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singlyHauntings and exorcisms; you can't buy them singly.Once well formed, remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly.When reflected from a rough surface, singly and doubly reflected waves intermingle, and the signal is depolarized.The 116-page catalog specifies which items may be purchased singly and which are sold only in multiples.Taken singly none is completely reliable.Are the rolls sold singly or by the dozen?And all, whether singly or in combination, have preceded previous recessions.A large number of possible diseases can occur singly or in combination.Assuming the past is irrecoverable, the obvious fall-back positions are ethnicity and religion, singly or in combination.
sin·gly adverbChineseSyllable
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singly
singly /ˈsɪŋɡli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: single, singles, singleness, the singular, singularity; adverb: singly, singularly; adjective: single, singular
alone, or one at a time:
    Plant the trees singly or in small groups.


sin·glyBrE /ˈsɪŋɡli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪŋɡli/ 🔊 adverbalone; one at a time 单个地;单独地;一个一个地 SYN individually The stamps are available singly or in books of ten. 邮票有单枚的,也有十枚一册的。🔊🔊Guests arrived singly or in groups. 客人有单个来的,也有三三两两一起到的。🔊🔊