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英 [ən]
美 [ən]
det. (指初次提及或非特指的人或物)一(个); (一类人或事物中非特指的)任何一(个); (用于前加形容词或后加修饰语的不可数名词之前)一(种)
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#同义词辨析回顶部
a (an) indef. art. 一个
〔辨析〕
通常用于单数可数名词之前，泛指某类人或事物中的一个。
〔例证〕
My friend needs a bilingual dictionary.
我的朋友需要一本双语词典。
Would you like a sandwich?
要来份三明治吗？
There is a bird sitting in the tree.
树上卧着一只鸟。
我的朋友需要一本双语词典。
Would you like a sandwich?
要来份三明治吗？
There is a bird sitting in the tree.
树上卧着一只鸟。
one num. 一，一个
〔辨析〕
强调数量的概念，说明是一个而不是两个或三个。
〔例证〕
One million means a lot to me.
一百万对我来说是个大数目。
Plant one tree per hour.
每小时种一棵树。
一百万对我来说是个大数目。
Plant one tree per hour.
每小时种一棵树。
#柯林斯词典回顶部
- See also: a
#英英释义回顶部
noun
- an associate degree in nursing
#双语例句回顶部
- I'm going out with an old friend.
我要和一个老朋友出去。 - I explained that I was an artist
我解释说自己是个艺术家。 - Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult
当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。 - He had been spotted by an alert neighbour.
一个警觉的邻居发现了他。 - The firm has amalgamated with an American company
该公司和一家美国公司合并了。 - We did an analysis of the way that government money has been spent in the past.
我们分析了政府资金过去的使用情况。 - I have an analytical approach to every survey.
对每项调查我都采用分析方法。 - This man is an animal, a beast
这人是个畜生，是个野兽。 - He had been patiently waiting in the anteroom for an hour.
他在前厅耐心地等了一个小时。 - I want an apple.
我想要一个苹果。 - She has an appointment with her accountant
她和她的会计约好了见面。 - His career as a playwright had an auspicious start.
他的剧作家生涯有了一个好的开头。 - 1998 was an important year for everyone: a time of change.
1998年对所有人来说都是重要的一年：那是个变革的时期。 - This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。 - The summer came to an end
夏天结束了。 - I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.
我面对的是一大堆旋钮、控制杆和开关。 - She will try to arrange a mutually convenient time and place for an interview
她会尽力安排一个双方都方便的时间和地点进行面试。 - Someone threw an apple core
有人扔了一个苹果核。 - They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk
他们争论了一番，最后汤姆喝醉了。 - The passengers were delayed for an hour.
乘客被延误了一个小时。 - Society begins to have an impact on the developing child.
社会开始对成长中的孩子产生影响。 - The cold war came to an end.
冷战结束了。 - The state is an ensemble of political and social structures.
国家是一个政治结构和社会结构的组合体。 - But for me television is an escape.
但是对我而言，看电视是一种逃避的方法。 - He has simply been exposed as an adulterer and a fool.
有人揭发他就是个奸夫和白痴。 - That clock's an hour fast.
那个钟快了一个小时。 - I fixed up an appointment to see her
我安排了与她见面。 - An idea formed in his mind.
他的脑海里有了一个念头。 - My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament.
我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。 - His speech was an exposition of the genesis of the conflict.
他的演讲阐述了冲突的起源。