alone
adj. 单独的；独自一人的；孤单的
adv. 独自地；仅仅
名词: aloneness
alone 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:35
/əˈləʊn/
a.&ad.
单独的，孤独的 & 独自地
高考真题原句选：
Let alone scoring that many points.
I was alone on the road by now.
We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it.
A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America.
Why don’t you just mind your own business and leave me alone?
二、词组｜习惯用语
let alone 更不必说；听任；不打扰
all alone 独立地，独自地
stand alone 孤立；独一无二
alone with 与…一起
live alone 独自生活；一个人住；单独居住
left alone 不干涉，不管；放开
feel alone 感到孤单
go it alone 单干；独自过活
go alone 一个人去；独自去
travel alone 单独一人旅游
leave alone 不打扰；不干涉；不管；不理
alone with her 与她在一起（电影名称）
三、词根记忆 [12060](090529)
alone
a.
單獨的,孤獨的ad.單獨地,獨自地;僅僅Once none of you is here, the man in throne will live alone in the lonely zone.一旦你們沒有人在此,王位上的人就要孤獨地生活在這個孤寂的地帶.
adjective
[not before noun] adv.
1. without any other people
独自:
I don’t like going out alone at night.
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
He lives alone.
他独居独处。
Finally the two of us were alone together.
最后只有我们两人在一起。
She was sitting all alone in the hall.
她一个人坐在大厅里。
Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with.
并不只是汤姆一人认为和里克难以共事。
2. without the help of other people or things
独力；单独:
It’s hard bringing up children alone.
一个人独力抚养孩子是艰难的。
The assassin said he had acted alone.
暗杀者声称他当时单独行动。
3. lonely and unhappy or without any friends
孤苦伶仃；无依无靠；孤独；寂寞:
Carol felt all alone in the world.
卡罗尔感到自己在世界上无依无靠。
I’ve been so alone since you went away.
你走了以后我一直很寂寞。
4. used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one
(用于名词或代词后)唯一,只有:
You can’t blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.
你不能责怪任何人,是你一人做的决定。
5. used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing
(用于名词或代词后以加强语气)仅仅,单,只:
The shoes alone cost £200.
仅鞋子一项就花了 200 英镑。
IDIOMS
▪ go it a’lone
to do sth without help from anyone
独力；独自干；单干:
Andrew decided to go it alone and start his own business.
安德鲁决定独力开办自己的业务。
▪ leave / let sb alone
to stop annoying sb or trying to get their attention
不打扰；不惊动:
She’s asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere.
她要求别打扰她,但是摄影记者到处都跟着她。
▪ leave / let sth alone
to stop touching, changing, or moving sth
不碰；不变动；不移动:
I’ve told you before—leave my things alone!
我告诉过你——别碰我的东西！
▪ let alone
used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either
更不用说:
There isn’t enough room for us, let alone any guests.
连我们都没有足够的空间,更不用说客人了。
▪ stand a’lone
1. to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas
单独地；独立地:
These islands are too small to stand alone as independent states.
这些岛屿太小,不能算是独立的国家。
2. to be not near other objects or buildings
孤零零地矗立:
The arch once stood alone at the entrance to the castle.
拱门曾经孤零零地矗立在城堡的入口处。
⇨ more at time n.
1 if you are alone in a place, there is no one with you 单独，独自 SYN by yourself
She lives alone.
她一个人生活。
You shouldn’t leave a child alone in the house.
你不应该把小孩独自留在家里。
My wife and I like to spend time alone together away from the kids.
我和妻子喜欢没有孩子打扰，过二人世界。
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2 without any friends or people you know 孤身一人的，无伴的
It was scary being all alone in a strange city.
孤身一人在陌生的城市中很可怕。
She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her).
她在这世界上孑然一身。
3 feeling unhappy and lonely 孤独的，寂寞的
I cried like a child because I felt so alone.
我感到很孤独，像个孩子似的哭了起来。
4 without any help from other people 独力，单独
He was left to raise their two children alone.
只留下他独力抚养他们的两个孩子。
5 without including anything else 仅仅，单，只
The case will cost thousands of pounds in legal fees alone.
这个案子仅律师费一项就要数千英镑。
6 you/he etc alone used to emphasize that there is only one person who knows, can do something etc 只有你/他等
Julie alone knew the truth.
只有朱莉一个人知道真相。
7 go it alone to start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people 单独行动，独自干；独立出去生活
After years of working for a big company I decided to go it alone.
在一家大公司工作多年后，我决定自己单干。
8 leave somebody alone (also let somebody alone old-fashioned) to stop annoying or interrupting someone 不打扰某人，不去烦某人
‘Leave me alone!’ she screamed.
“别烦我！”她尖叫道。
9 leave something alone (also let something alone old-fashioned) to stop touching an object or changing something 不要碰某物；不改变某事物
Leave those cakes alone. They’re for the guests.
别动那些蛋糕，那是给客人吃的。
leave well (enough) alone (=not change something that is satisfactory) 维持令人满意的现状
In economic matters, they should leave well alone.
在经济问题上，他们一动不如一静。
10 be yours/hers/his etc alone used to emphasize that something belongs to someone 是你/她/他等一个人的〔用于强调〕
The responsibility is yours and yours alone.
责任全是你一个人的。
11 not be alone in (doing) something to not be the only person to do something 并不只是…一个人做某事
You’re not alone in feeling upset, believe me.
相信我，并不只是你一个人感到生气。
12 stand alone
a) to be strong and independent 坚强独立
the courage to stand alone
坚强独立的勇气
b) to be at a distance from other objects or buildings 孤立，独处
The house stood alone at the end of the road.
那幢房子孤零零地矗立在路的尽头。
FREQUENCY 使用频率
Origin alone (1200-1300) all one “wholly one”
1.ADJ 形容词独自的 When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ
【搭配模式】：ADV prep
There is nothing so fearful as to be alone in a combat situation…
没有比孤身奋战更可怕的了。
He was all alone in the middle of the hall.
他独自一人在大厅中间。
Alone is also an adverb.
She has lived alone in this house for almost five years now…
她已在这所房子里独自住了近5年。
He was sitting alone at a table in a wine bar, smoking a big cigar.
他独自一人坐在酒吧的一张桌旁，抽着一支大雪茄。
2.ADJ 形容词单独的（无其他人在场的） If one person is alone with another person, or if two or more people are alone, they are together, without anyone else present.
【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ
I couldn’t imagine why he would want to be alone with me…
我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
My brother and I were alone with Vincent.
我和弟弟与文森特单独呆着。
3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词孤苦伶仃的;无依无靠的；孤单的 If you say that you are alone or feel alone, you mean that nobody who is with you, or nobody at all, cares about you.
【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ
Never in her life had she felt so alone, so abandoned…
她一生中从来没有感到如此孤单，如此无助。
He found himself alone in a hostile world.
他感到自己处在一个充满敌意的环境中，孤立无援。
4.ADV 副词仅仅;只 You say that one person or thing alone does something when you are emphasizing that only one person or thing is involved.
【搭配模式】：n ADV
【语用信息】：emphasis
You alone should determine what is right for you…
只有你自己才能决定什么适合你。
They were convicted on forensic evidence alone.
仅凭着法医证据，他们就被判有罪。
5.ADV 副词单单（强调部分或整体的数量） If you say that one person or thing alone is responsible for part of an amount, you are emphasizing the size of that part and the size of the total amount.
【搭配模式】：n ADV
【语用信息】：emphasis
The BBC alone is sending 300 technicians, directors and commentators…
单单英国广播公司就派出技术人员、导演、解说员等一行300人。
Megastars like Jack Nicholson, who made $500 million from Batman alone, are unlikely to be affected.
像杰克·尼科尔森这样的巨星，单从《蝙蝠侠》一部片子中就赚了5亿美元，是不太可能受影响的。
6.ADJ 形容词唯一的 If someone is alone in doing something, they are the only person doing it, and so are different from other people.
【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ
Newcastle is far from alone. Colleges around the country have developed programmes of student support…
远不止是纽卡斯尔，全国的许多大学都推出了助学项目。
Am I alone in thinking that this scandal should finish his career?
只有我认为这件丑闻会断送他的事业吗？
Alone is also an adverb.
Alone among the major candidates, Gaviria expressed a determination to continue the campaign to defeat the drugs cartels…
在主要的候选人中，只有加维里亚一人坚决表示要继续打击药品同业联盟。
I alone was sane, I thought, in a world of crazy people.
我认为，在一群疯子的世界里只有我自己是理性的。
7.ADV 副词独力;单独 When someone does something alone, they do it without help from other people.
【搭配模式】：ADV after v
Bringing up a child alone should give you a sense of achievement…
自己一个人带大孩子会给你一种成就感。
He was working alone and did not have an accomplice.
他在单干，没有同伙。
8.PHRASE 短语单独行动;独自干 If you go it alone, you do something without any help from other people.
【搭配模式】：V inflects
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
I missed the stimulation of working with others when I tried to go it alone.
当我试图单干时，我很怀念与他人一起工作的那股兴奋劲。
9. to leave someone or something alone→see: leave; let alone→see: let;
not used before a noun
1
a : without anyone or anything else : not involving or including anyone or anything else : separate from other people or things独自；单独
I was all alone [=by myself] in the office yesterday.
昨天我独自一人待在办公室。
This wine goes well with food, but is also very good alone.
这酒配菜喝很好，但是单饮也很不错。
I got him alone and asked him what had really happened.
我把他单独找来问他究竟发生了什么。
She lived alone for many years.
她独自生活了很多年。
She doesn’t mind being alone because she never feels lonely/lonesome.
她不介意独自一人，因为她从不感觉孤单。
He was alone with his thoughts.
他独自陷入沉思。
b : without people that you know or that usually are with you无人陪伴；单独；独自
This is the first time the couple has been out alone together since the birth of their child. [=the first time they have gone somewhere without their child] 自从他们的孩子出生后，这是这对夫妇第一次单独外出。
He traveled alone [=by himself] to visit his grandparents when he was only seven.
他只有七岁时就独自一人去探望祖父母了。
She was nervous about being (all) alone in the city when she started her new job.
刚开始新的工作时，她很担心独自一人在这个城市里。
◊ If you are not alone when you do something, you are not the only person who is doing it.并不孤单的；并非唯一的
She’s worried about losing her job, and she’s not alone. [=other people are also worried about losing their jobs] 她担心会丢掉工作，不过不是只有她一个人担心。
He was not alone in calling for reform. Many people were demanding changes.
他不是独自一人呼吁改革。很多人都在要求变革。
2
[more alone; most alone] : feeling unhappy because of being separated from other people孤单；寂寞
He felt very alone when he went away to school.
当他离开家去上学时，他感到很孤单。
2 alone /əˈloʊn/ adverb
1
: without help from anyone or anything else独立地；独自地
She raised six children alone. [=on her own, by herself] 她独自抚养了六个孩子。
The police believe the criminal acted alone.
警方认为罪犯是单独作案。
Medication alone [=by itself] won’t relieve the symptoms entirely.
单凭用药不能完全缓解症状。
2
: without another仅仅；单独地；只— used for emphasis用于强调
The proof rests on one witness’s statement alone.
这个证据仅以一个证人的叙述为依据。
You alone [=only you] can decide what needs to be done. [=you are the only one who can decide] 只有你能决定做什么。
You alone are responsible. = The responsibility is yours alone.
只有你应对此负责。
The blame is mine and mine alone. [=I am the only one who should be blamed] 责任都在我一个人身上。
3
: without including or needing anything more只；只是；单凭
You can’t rely on your looks alone [=you can’t rely just on your looks]; you’ll need to work very hard.
你不能仅靠自己的长相，你还需要很努力地工作。
The price alone is enough to discourage people.
单凭这价格就足以让人望而却步。
The special effects alone make the movie worth seeing.
单凭特效这部电影就值得一看。
go it alone
: to do something by yourself单干；独自干
If no one’s willing to help me, I guess I’ll just have to go it alone.
如果没人肯帮我，我想我只好单干了。
leave (someone or something) alone
— see 1leave
leave well enough alone
— see 1leave
let alone
— see 1let
stand alone
— see 1stand
