alone
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/əˈləʊn/us
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/əˈloʊn/ C2 adjective without any others: She alone needs to decide what to do . 她必须自己决定做什么。
none but
phrase formal only: None but a dedicated scientist would want to read such a detailed report. 只有专注的科学家才会去读如此细致的报告。
莫比乌斯带一种只有一个表面的几何体
Möbius strip
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/ˌmɜː.bi.əs ˈstrɪp/us
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/ˌmoʊ.bi.əs ˈstrɪp/ noun specialized an object with only one surface that is made by twisting a long strip of material once and then joining its two ends: Rubber bands were cut and melted back together into Möbius strips. 橡皮筋被剪断并重新粘接成莫比乌斯带。
一生只有一次
once in a lifetime
phrase only likely to happen once in a person's life: An opportunity as good as this arises once in a lifetime. 像这样好的机会可是千载难逢呀。
只有单一用途的某物
one-trick pony
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/ˌwʌn.trɪk ˈpəʊ.ni/us
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/ˌwʌn.trɪk ˈpoʊ.ni/ noun informal someone or something that is only good for one particular purpose, or at doing one particular thing
只有少数人才懂的
esoteric
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/ˌiː.səˈter.ɪk/us
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/ˌes.əˈter.ɪk/ adjective very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge: He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. 他收藏了一批极罕见的老玩具和游戏。
只有少数人感兴趣的
of marginal interest
phrase of interest to only a few people: articles about subjects of marginal interest 话题只有寥寥数人感兴趣的节目
只有死人才会保守秘密
dead men tell no tales
phrase saying People who are dead cannot tell secrets. I think they killed him because he knew too much. Dead men tell no tales. 我认为他们把他杀了是因为他知道的太多了。只有死人才不会乱说话。
只有天知道
God only knows
phrase informal it is impossible to say: God only knows how he managed to find out where I live. 只有天知道他是怎么找到我的住处的。
只有细微差别的
close
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/kləʊs/us
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/kloʊs/ C1 adjective having only a small difference: The election results were so close they had to vote again. 选举结果非常接近,他们不得不重新投票。
只有一个国家或地区拥有权力的
unipolar
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/ˈjuː.nɪˌpəʊ.lər/us
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/ˈjuː.nɪˌpoʊ.lɚ/ adjective specialized in which only one country or area has power: He argued against a "unipolar" world in which the United States is the only superpower. 他反对一个美国是唯一超级大国的“单极”世界。
只有一首成名曲的歌手
one-hit wonder
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/ˌwʌn.hɪt ˈwʌn.dər/us
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/ˌwʌn.hɪt ˈwʌn.dɚ/ noun informal a performer of popular music who makes one successful recording but then no others
只有一位参赛者有机会获胜的比赛
one-horse race
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/ˌwʌn.hɔːs ˈreɪs/us
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/ˌwʌn.hɔːrs ˈreɪs/ noun a race or competition that only one of the competitors has a real chance of winning: This election has been a one-horse race right from the start. 这场竞选从一开始就是一场一人稳操胜券的竞赛。
只有一线成功的可能
on a wing and a prayer
phrase If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do it hoping that you will succeed, although you are not prepared enough for it. With hardly any funding and a staff of six, they were operating on a wing and a prayer. 几乎没有什么资金而且只有6名员工,他们的经营如履薄冰。