more than; no longer than R7; {X; Wl
R'J: She’s only 21 and she runs her own business. MR7 21 i a #j7ik 7 o 0
It only took a few seconds. IPRfri[Jl # #j> o 0 It took only a few seconds. |f$ R flf 31 fl # o 5 not until ( MM
) •••7; ( RJi ) •7; We only got
here yesterday. $c {H Bfc A 7 M & M „ 0 (formal) Only then
did she realize the stress he was under, jl M IP 7 M 7 # iR M ffe 0r ft ^ W jEE A o rrr?T3 When only begins a sentence
be, do,
have, etc. come before the subject and the main part of the verb. R7l7l^
only be. do, have^ii|^§7±i§fni^^^^Hfr. 6 used to say
that sb can do no more than what is mentioned, although this is probably not
enough jXJffcTfiJa; R tL: We can only guess what happened. i\] R tL $ij
A 7 7 ft 7 o 0 He could only watch helplessly as the car plunged into
the ravine. MRJ6BI Stiff '^77Att
£f o 0 1 only hope that she never finds out.
M77 SIB A SSI Jl #7 7 used to say that sth will have a bad effect ( ) R£, If
you
do that, it will only make
matters worse. jflUfftlP##, R^SLAlBSL o Trying to reason with him only
enrages him even more. 8 ~ to do
sth used to mention sth that happens immediately afterwards, especially sth
that causes surprise, disappointment, etc. 7 $4 ; ^ $ : She turned up the
driveway; only to find her way
blocked. M7 _h S MX it, WWB«o B not only ... but (also) ... both ... and ... ••• MR ••• He not only read the
book, but also remembered what
he had read.
7&77,
TMiE#0r$#ll*!Wo only 'just 1 not long ago/before M 7; W\ P9'J: We’ve only just arrived, ffcffl
W\ Mo 2 almost not [^77$; Wl R: He only just
caught the train, ffe H M S |£ ±!
A 7 o 0 I can afford it, but only just. only too ... very
fl; 7#: I was only too pleased to help.
7 M # ft0 O Children can be difficult as we know
only too well. 7^7you’re only young 'once (saying) young people should enjoy themselves as
much as possible, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives
jfAR A77W; — more at eye n.,
if conj.
mconj. (informal)
except that; but 7il; 7.JI; PH: I’d love to come, only I have to work. $RS£1A,
{S.M$cW± B0 O It tastes
like chicken, only stronger. &7M#®A R^^it^-^o
,only 'child noun a child who has no brothers or sisters 3&77
< ) : I’m an only child.
3$Ji3&77o
o.n.o.
abbr. (6rf) (used in small
advertisements to show that sth may be sold at a lower price than the price
that has been asked) or near/nearest offer ( f 7 T R 7, ) ]£S?i6&;*rdJ0h traffr:
Guitar £200 o.n.o. Mit 200 B&Bo
— see also
O.B.O.
,on-'off adj. [only before noun] 1 (of a switch Jf A) having the positions
‘on’ and ‘off ff — A(ft ; 7X; il®r (ft; $H=Mft: an on-off switch il^rJFA 2 (of a
relationship AA) interrupted by periods when the relationship is nofcontinuing iRiift
ono mas tics /.Dna'maestiks; NAmE ,a:na-/ noun [u]
the study of the history and origin of names, especially names of people (
ono
mato poeia /.nna.maeta'piia; NAmE ,a:n-/ noun [U] (;technical A
ig) the fact of words containing sounds similar to the noises they describe,
for example hiss; the use of words like this in a piece of writing 7 ; M B; tykB'fk * ono-mato-poe-ic /-'pink/ adj.: Bang
and pop are onomatopoeic words. * bang ffl pop 'on-ramp noun (NAmE, SAfrE) a road used for driving
onto a major road such as an interstate
( ift )
on-rush /'nnrAj; NAmE 'a:n-; 'oin-/ noun [sing.] a strong movement
forward; the sudden development of sth
sitt; mmm
,on-'screen adj. [only before noun] 1 appearing or written on the screen of a
computer, television or cinema/movie theater P H ± ft ; P ft; M ft : on-screen
courtroom dramas APi#S&ft#j|!t$<; 0
on-screen messages /# S ± ft ff R, 2 connected with the
imaginary story of a film/movie and not with real life 47$lft; P^±ft;
73$I^7?Sft: His on-screen father is also his father in real life. #,IPA¥-tft5£A'&:Il'ffeSfl 7lft'$CAo — compare off-screen
►
on- screen
adv.
onset /'onset; NAmE 'a:n-; ‘o:n-/ noun [sing.] the beginning of sth, especially sth
unpleasant 7^, A7, Hffq ( X ) : the onset of disease/old age/winter
on-shore
/'onjor(r);
NAmE 'a:n-; 'o:n-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 on the land rather than at
sea Pft ± ^ : an onshore oil field ® ± ffl 2 (of wind M) blowing
from the sea towards the land n&fnM^ifelR; W ► onshore adv. — compare offshore on-side /.on’said; NAmE ,a:n-; ,o:n-/ adj. (in football (soccer),
hockey, etc. ffiHRc#) in a position
on the field where you are allowed to play
the ball A ^ ; A M > on-side adv. — compare offside
get/keep sb on'side (BrE) to get/keep sb’s support %M ( )
7 AW AI#: The party needs to keep the
major national newspapers onside
if it’s going to win the next election. IIIc#
on slaught /'Dnsloit; NAmE 'a:n-; 'o:n-/ noun ~ (against/ on sb/sth) | ~
(of sth) a strong or violent attack ; the enemy onslaught on our
military forces
0
The town survives the onslaught of
tourists every summer. 4I7XA,
0 an onslaught of abuse —
on-stage /,Dn'steid3; NAmE ,a:n-; ,Din-/ adj. on the stage in a theatre; in front of
an audience M R _h iR ; A iR : onstage fights ► on-stage adv. — com
pare OFFSTAGE
onto tHw (also 'on to) /'nnta; before vowels 'ontu; NAmE 'a:n-; 'o:n-/ prep.
1
used with verbs to express movement on or to a
particular place or position ( P si RHS , AAHA&i:
) |nj, Move the books onto the second shelf. JE ^7SI'J % TLM M
7 _t o 0 She stepped down from the train onto the platform.
2
used to show that sth faces in a particular direction
!Ul«J> ffifn] ( ^7 A fa ) : The window
looked out onto the terrace. $JjHIA7Ro
IJIliM be 'onto
sb 1 (informal) to know about what sb has done wrong
TfB ) : She knew the police would be onto
them. 2 to be talking to
sb, usually in order to ask or tell them sth
Rr ••• i&ijl; Rj |nj: They’ve been onto me for ages to get a job. jS AIM A, —‘JlL'fifScfic^cffrX#,, be 'onto sth to know
about sth or be in a situation that could lead
to a good result for you 7 M ; ;
XL 7 7 f'J : Scientists
believe they are onto something
big.
77lt AA9L o She’s onto a good thing
with that new job. M7®fX77#A7f^Ao ontol ogy /nn'tnl8d3i; NAmE a:n'ta:l-/
noun [U] a branch of philosophy that
deals with the nature of existence ► onto-logic-al /,Dnt0'lDd3ikl; NAmE ,a:nt9'la:d3-/ adj.
onus /'aunas; NAmE 'ounas/ noun (usually the onus) [sing.] (formal) the responsibility for sth
Bii: The
onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
on-ward /'Dnwad; NAmE 'ainward; 'o:n-/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) continuing or moving forward ;
fn] |tj : Ticket prices include your
flight and onward rail journey. .
on-wards /'nnwadz; NAmE ’arnwardz; 'o:n-/ (especially BrE) (NAmE usually on-ward /'Dnwad; NAmE 'arnward; 'o:n-/) adv. 1 from ... onwards continuing from a
particular time A ( 7 7 ) ^ — M : They lived there from the 1980s
onwards. fMl/A 1980 7ftft7IP Mo 0 The pool is open
from
drove onwards towards the coast. 4XCM7 f!U
'^0 onyx /’Dmks; NAmE 'a:n-/ noun [U] a type of stone that has
layers of different colours in it, usually used for decorative objects