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[形]
(单独; 一个) one; single
single-leaf door
单扇门
One strand of silk doesn't make a thread; one tree doesn't make a forest.
单丝不成线, 独木不成林。
(奇数的) odd
odd numbers (of tickets, seats, etc.)
单号
odd-numbered days
单日
an odd sock
单只袜子
(只有一层的) unlined (clothing)
unlined trousers
单裤
unlined jacket
单衫
(项目或种类少; 不复杂) simple
simple; plain
简单
(薄弱) thin; weak
thin and weak; frail
单弱
Your dress is too little for the weather.
你的衣服太单了。
[副]
(单独; 独自) singly; alone
Keep these things in a separate place.
把这几件东西单放在一个地方。
Wash the white clothes together, and the blue one separately.
那些白衣服放在一起洗, 这件蓝的要单洗。
(只; 仅) only; alone; solely
not only
不单
Don't work by enthusiasm alone.
不要单凭热情去工作。
However skilled he may be, he is unable to do his work well without a sense of responsibility.
单是技术好, 不一定能做好工作, 还要有认真负责的工作态度。
(单单) only
Why have you singled out this incident for criticism?
你为什么单挑这件事批评呀?
Why do you choose to ask him questions at a time when he is unhappy?
你怎么单在他不高兴的时候问他问题?
[名]
(盖在床上的大幅布) sheet
top sheet
被单
bed sheet
床单
(分项记载事物的纸片) bill; list
menu; bill of fare
菜单
pay sheet
工资单
work sheet
工作记录单
price list
价目单
name list
名单
bill of lading
提货单