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 ^ ®
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
.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
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