solitary

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sol·i·ta·ry1 /ˈsɒlətəri $ ˈsɑːləteri/ ●○○ adjective  1  [only before noun]ONLY used to emphasize that there is only one of something 单个的，唯一的 SYN single the solitary goal of the match 这场比赛的唯一入球 The benches were empty except for a single solitary figure. 除了一个孤零零的身影，这些长凳上没有其他人了。2  ALONEdoing something without anyone else with you 单独的，无伴的 a long, solitary walk 独自一人的长距离散步3  ALONEspending a lot of time alone, usually because you like being alone 喜欢独处的，不喜与人接触的 OPP sociable a solitary man 一个孤僻的男子 Pandas are solitary creatures. 熊猫是喜欢独处的动物。 He led a rather solitary existence. 他过着形单影只的生活。4  not a solitary word/thing etc NONE/NOTHINGused to emphasize that there is not even one 一言不发/空无一物等 He followed her round without a solitary word. 他跟着她，一句话也不说。 —solitarily adverb —solitariness noun [uncountable]

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solitary• Normally solitary characters, after infection these animals lived in harmony with each other, mating and raising many pups.• It isn't a solitary clunker that produced a 103-85 loss to the Miami Heat that is offensive.• The larvae live in kin groups and are aposematic, while the adults disperse to live a solitary existence and are cryptic.• I could see a solitary figure outlined against the horizon.• A solitary figure stood at the end of the bar.• There was one solitary hotel left standing after the earthquake.• Ed enjoys the solitary life of a rancher.• A solitary light shone in the street.• He looked pleased: a solitary man, by the look of him, one who cherished his privacy.• Gimson was a deeply solitary man with a contradictory need for close male friendships.• Hamilton was described as a solitary man.• She pulls the Datsun over and enjoys her first solitary moment since her arrival.• Even his hobbies were the solitary pursuits of hunting and fishing.• A solitary tear escaped his eye, and he cursed himself for it.• Helena took long solitary walks to the lake.• She was a very solitary woman who didn't make friends easily.

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solitary2 noun (plural solitaries)  1  [uncountable] informalSCJ solitary confinement 单独监禁 He spent two weeks in solitary. 他被单独监禁了两周。2. [countable] British English literaryALONE someone who lives completely alone 隐士，隐居者 SYN hermit

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solitary• Then shepherds - but shepherds are solitaries.• When he left the infirmary he was due to spend two weeks in solitary.• Judge orders confiscation of smuggler's £1.5m assets Drugs baron faces 15 years in solitary.• The gods of the field incline with the solitaries of the study.Origin solitary1 (1300-1400) Latin solitarius, from solitas “solitude”, from solus; → SOLE1

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solitary

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sol‧i‧ta‧ry¹ /ˈsɒlətəri, ˈsɒlɪtəri $ ˈsɑːləteri/ adjective1. [only before noun] used to emphasize that there is only one of something
   SYN  single:
    the solitary goal of the match
    The benches were empty except for a single solitary figure.
2. doing something without anyone else with you:
    a long, solitary walk
3. spending a lot of time alone, usually because you like being alone
   OPP  sociable:
    a solitary man
    Pandas are solitary creatures.
    He led a rather solitary existence.
4. not a solitary word/thing etc used to emphasize that there is not even one:
    He followed her round without a solitary word.
—solitarily adverb
—solitariness noun [uncountable]

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solitary² noun (plural solitaries)
1. [uncountable] informal solitary confinement:
    He spent two weeks in solitary.
2. [countable] British English literary someone who lives completely alone
   SYN  hermit