only
🇺🇸
/ˈəʊnli/
🇬🇧
/ˈəʊnli/
adjective
A1
one and no others
This is the only pen I have.
这是我唯一的一支笔。
A1
the best choice
She is the only person for this job.
她是这份工作的最佳人选。
adverb
A1
just this one thing
Only children under 12 can enter free.
只有12岁以下的儿童可以免费入场。
A1
in this one situation
He uses his phone only for work calls.
他只在工作电话时使用手机。
A1
not very important
It was only a small mistake.
这只是个小错误。
A1
no more than
I have only five dollars left.
我只剩下五美元了。
A1
not before this time
Only now do I understand the problem.
直到现在我才明白这个问题。
A1
can do just this
I can only wait and see what happens.
我只能等待看看会发生什么。
A1
causes a bad result
Yelling only makes him angrier.
大喊大叫只会让他更生气。
R
but then something unexpected happens
She arrived early, only to find the door locked.
她早早到达，却发现门锁着。
conjunction
R
but
It looks easy, only it's very hard to do.
看起来容易，但实际上很难做。
translation
唯一的, 最佳选择
仅此一件, 在这种情况下, 不太重要, 不超过, 此前从未, 只能做这个, 导致不良后果, 但随后发生意外
但是