fnjftDSft'&o 0 One cannot choose freedom for oneself without choosing it for others. AAtB*6*7 £BW £ eMA®#] AM £ &o Oltis diffi­cult to make oneself concentrate for long periods, it £ B ^ ® N Ifc fft £ # IMS ffi Xt M <, 2 used to emphasize one ( tl HIMiH one ) ^ £ , £ B: One likes to do it oneself.

i:i=na One and oneself are very formal words and now sound old-fashioned. It is much more usual to use you and yourself for referring to people in general and I and myself when the speaker is referring to himself or herself. * one ffl oneself WIE WTo        you fq your­

self jgfW^jfeA, I fP myself jti£ftA£ Be tT^il be one'self to be in a normal state of body and mind, not influenced by other people £ %\ One

needs space to be oneself. AHA $ fa] Attain £ ?#„ (all) by one'self 1 alone; without anyone else ( ^A ) ik £', $k 2 without help ( |A )         & (all) to

one1 self not shared with anyone   AM

'one-shot adj. [only before noun] (NAmE) = one-off ,one-'sided adj. 1 (disapproving) (of an argument, opinion, etc. ifc „ M JE showing only one side of the situation; not balanced ft ffi M ; fi M M HTM biased : The press were accused of presenting a very one-sided picture of the issue. fr®

2 (of a competition or a relationship ft A ^) involving people who have different abilities; involving one person more than another —HUI 69: a totally one-sided match A A # # Ma % (ft tfc M 0 a one-sided conversation (= in which one person talks most of the time) —j&H ,one-size-fits-'all adj. [only before noun] designed to be suitable for a wide range of situations or needs i§

M; —          M: a one-size-fits-all monetary policy

jimm&n

,one-'star adj. [usually before noun] 1 having one star in a system that measures quality. The highest standard is usually represented by four or five stars. (     )

—Slftftf]: a one-star hotel         2 {NAmE) having

the fifth-highest military rank, and wearing uniform which has one star on it (  ) — J|(ft: a one-star

general

'one-stop adj. in which you can buy or do everything you want in one place AI4 M; £J; — &ft M; — W £ fo, M: Our agency is a one-stop shop for all your travel needs.

'one-time adj. [only before noun] 1 former   Abu

1$; — Jfg M: her one-time best friend, Anna ftfe H BU M ^

A A to 2 not to be repeated A M; — tU

H77I one-off: a one-time fee of $500 * 500 TcftfJ—TA14

.one-to-one (especially BrE) (NAmE usually one-on- one) adj. [usually before noun] 1 between two people only —Xt — M; fXRIWA|B]&A a one-to-one meeting —Xt—M ztJE 2 matching sth else in an exact way —— Xtl&M; ^^Xtf&M: There is no one-to-one correspond­ence between sounds and letters. AWRr Xt — M A % o ,one-to-'one adv.: He teaches one-to- one.

, one-'touch adj. (in football (soccer) fEf£) relating to play in which players control and pass the ball with the first touch of their foot —

,one-track mind noun if sb has a one-track mind,

they can only think about one subject (often used to refer to sb thinking about sex)     —ft

«;     ( MttI )

one-upmanship /wAn'Apmanfip/ noun [u] (disapprov­ing) the skill of getting an advantage over other people

.one- way adj. [usually before noun] 1 moving or allowing movement in only one direction £ fj M ; W M : one-way traffic [Refill o a one-way street #• Wifi 0 a one-way valve #- f&J H 2 (especially NAmE) = single adj.{5) 3 operating in only one direction         #-

l£ H7r M: Theirs was a one-way relationship (= one person made all the effort), -fted M A^JS“ A$R o They observed the prisoners through a one-way mirror

1393   only

(= a mirror that allows a person standing behind it to see through it). Ml3&Hti$^7MSAo

.one-'woman adj. [only before noun] done or controlled by one woman only —AWA1&M; & —AWAJ$$'j M: a one-woman show

,on-'field adj. at or on a sports field      M :

on-field medical treatment

on-going /'pngauirj; NAmE 'aingoo-; 'o:n-/ adj. [usually before noun] continuing to exist or develop f# ^ A M ; U3 W ft W M ; A A M M : an ongoing debate/ discussion/process f# ^ / H ft / HIM 0 The police

investigation is ongoing.

onion frw /‘Anjan/ noun [C, U] a round vegetable with many layers inside each other and a brown, red or white skin. Onions have a strong smell and flavour. # M; M A: Chop the onions finely.

o o French onion soup  picture

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.onion 'dome noun (architecture it) a dome found espe­cially in Russia on top of towers, etc., which is rounded at the sides and pointed at the top A HIM® ( AJE f;

.onion-skin 'paper noun [U] very thin smooth writing paper M&1&; mtm&

on-line /.nn'lain; NAmE ,a:n-; ,o:n-/ adj. controlled by or connected to a computer or to the Internet M;

M      ^jl : Online shopping is both cheap and

convenient.          0 an online data­

base [ii?# on-line adv.: The majority of small businesses now do their banking online.

—see also be, come, etc.

ON LINE at LINE /?.

on look er /'nnluka(r); NAmE 'a:n-; 'o:n-/ noun a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it AM# H771 bystander : A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. WSAAfe,4HH7“A If HPJtWo o note at witness

Only 0-w /'punli; NAmE 'ounli/ adj., adv., conj.

adj. [only before noun] 1 used to say that no other or others of the same group exist or are there        ; Pi

                (ft: She’s their only daughter. JfeJi-ffefll

We were the only people there. HcdJSPf —A0 o His only answer was a grunt.         J —

r c 2 used to say that sb/sth is the best and you would not choose any other ft ; ft ii ^ ££: She’s the only person for the job.         ft^itWAi^o

EH the only thing 'is ... (informal) used before men­tioning a worry or problem you have with sth I'nJjgiJi;

Kji; AH: I’d love to come—the only thing is I might be late.                R AHfc

                more at name n., one det.

adv. 1 nobody or nothing except R; Rf; {X There are only a limited number of tickets available. T (ft M H&. M tit W PS o 0 The bar is for members only. H |'£ f® BE ,RXlW-M?f^o O You only have to look at her to see she doesn’t eat enough.

Only five people turned up. R A 7 2 A A e 2 in no other situation, place, etc. -          ) :

1                  agreed, but only because I was frightened. [WJ ^ 7 ,

'ffiR^0Aic^5!J7]Sin'o 0 Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult.    AP&I^J ATT

A^0   In formal written English only, or only if

and its clause, can be placed first in the sentence. In the second part of the sentence, be, do, have, etc. come before the subject and the main part of the verb: Only in Paris do you find bars like this. 0 Only if these conditions are fulfilled can the application proceed to the next stage. ^ A5M, only ft only if rJSXHIH £H7lft£:£SlHK be, do, have^*7± ft          : Only in Paris do you find bars like this. /

Only if these conditions are fulfilled can the application proceed to the next stage. 3 no more important, inter­esting, serious, etc. than R AH; H• •• MB: It was only a suggestion. HRII7$t'HS7o 0 Don’t blame me, I’m only the messenger! ^iJW'IS^Co ISRAHJiAftftftJ! 0 He was only teasing you. #,R  7 e 4 no