alone 可作形容词,也可做副词
作形容词表示:
1)单独的,孤独的(一般做表语)
例句:
She wanted some alone time with her parent.
她想和她父母单独呆一会儿。
2)独一无二的,唯一的
例句:
She stands alone among modern architect.
她在现代建筑师中是独一无二的。
做副词:
1)单独地
例句:
Can you efficiently distribute these services alone.
您能单独高效地分发这些服务吗?
2)独自地
例句:
He studied the project alone.
他独自研究这个项目。
3)仅仅,只
例句:
She alone could accomplish the study.
只有她才能完成这项研究。
考点:alone 和only都可以表示“仅仅”,它们用法上的区别如下:
alone 常放在被修饰的词的后面;only则放在前面。
例句:
只有时间能证明谁是对的。
Time alone will show who was right.
Only time will show who was right.
常用词组:
leave alone :不打扰,不惊动
let alone:
1)更别说,同义词:not no mention
2)不打扰,不惊动
考点:
let alone 和 not no mention 用法上的区别:
let alone 用做连词,后面接动词原形;
not no mention 相当于 not to speak of,用做介词,后面接动名词形式。
例句:
She can't walk, let alone run.
She can't walk, not to mention running.
她不能走,更别说跑了。
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