alone
alone — 形容詞
1. having nobody else nearby; not in the company of any other person.
獨自的；單獨
身邊沒有別人陪伴的狀態
having nobody else nearby; not in the company of any other person.
Dimitri was alone in the kitchen when the lights suddenly went out.
燈突然熄掉時，瑪雅正獨自一人在廚房裡。
predicative: subject + be + alone + place phrase
After her flatmate moved away, Priya lived alone for almost a year.
室友搬走之後，普莉雅獨自一個人住了將近一年。
live alone collocation
Please leave the baby alone for a few minutes so she can sleep.
請讓寶寶單獨待一下，這樣她才能睡覺。
leave + object + alone for privacy
There were four guards in the room, so the prisoner was never alone.
房間裡有四個守衛，所以那位囚犯從來沒有單獨過。
Olu felt safer hiking with friends than walking the trail alone at dusk.
馬庫斯覺得跟朋友一起健行比黃昏時獨自走那條山徑安全。
- live alone
- leave someone alone
- be alone in a room
- spend time alone
- by yourself
very close in meaning; slightly more conversational
- on your own
common in British English; implies independence as well as solitude
- solitary
more formal and literary; often suggests a chosen state
- together
with one or more other people
- accompanied
formal; with someone who is escorting you
文法句型
be alone
leave someone alone
用法筆記
Almost always predicative (after a linking verb such as be, feel, sit). It is unusual to place 'alone' before the noun it describes; for that, use 'lonely' or 'solitary' instead.
常見錯誤
2. considered separately from anything or anyone else; with no other people or thin
僅僅；單就
把這一項分開來看，不算其他
considered separately from anything or anyone else; with no other people or things included.
The price of fuel alone has jumped twenty percent since January.
光是燃料價格，從一月以來就漲了百分之二十。
noun + alone meaning 'just this one'
In Tokyo alone, more than thirty new cafes opened last summer.
光是東京一個城市，去年夏天就開了三十多家新咖啡店。
place name + alone for emphasis on a single area
Nadia alone knew the password to the safe in her grandfather's study.
唯有娜迪亞知道她祖父書房裡保險箱的密碼。
subject + alone meaning 'only this person'
The cost of the books alone was higher than my whole monthly food budget.
光是書本的費用，就比我整個月的伙食預算還高。
- price alone
- size alone
- X alone is/are enough
- in [place] alone
- combined
added together with something else
- altogether
considering all parts as a whole
文法句型
noun + alone
the + noun + alone
用法筆記
Goes immediately after the noun or pronoun it limits, never before. Distinguish from sense 1: here 'alone' isolates one item or person from a larger set, rather than describing a state of solitude.
常見錯誤
go it alone
idiomTo do something without help from anyone else.
獨自去做
After years with a partner, Min decided to go it alone.
Did Sara really go it alone on that huge project?
To stop annoying or bothering someone.
不打擾某人
Please leave me alone while I finish this report.
Why won't the reporters let the actress alone?
To stop touching, changing, or moving something.
別碰某物
Leave that vase alone or you might break it.
I told you to let my computer alone!
let alone
idiomUsed to emphasize that something is even less likely or possible than the thing just mentioned.
更不用說
He can't afford a bike, let alone a car.
The baby can't walk yet, let alone run.
stand alone
idiomTo be independent or not connected to other things.
獨立存在
This small company cannot stand alone in the market.
Does this chapter stand alone or is it part of a series?
Used to say that the result of something will only be known in the future.
時間會證明
Only time will tell if their marriage will last.
Time alone will tell whether the new policy works.
alone — 副詞
1. modifying a verb or clause to mean 'relying on this one factor and excluding eve
僅憑；只靠
修飾動詞，表示僅憑此一因素，排除其他條件
modifying a verb or clause to mean 'relying on this one factor and excluding every other condition'.
You cannot judge a teacher by exam scores alone; classroom care matters too.
你不能光憑考試分數評斷一位老師，課堂上的關懷也很重要。
by + noun + alone meaning 'only that factor'
Talent alone will not get Xander into the orchestra; he also needs daily practice.
光憑天分無法讓卡洛斯進入交響樂團，他還需要每天練習。
noun + alone as subject, meaning 'just this'
Rice alone makes a poor dinner, so Aunt Lin always adds vegetables and tofu.
只吃白飯當晚餐太單調，所以林阿姨總會加上青菜和豆腐。
Doctors warned that medicine alone would not cure the boy's stomach pain.
醫生警告說，光靠吃藥治不好那男孩的胃痛。
- X alone is/are enough
- by X alone
- based on X alone
- X alone cannot
文法句型
verb + alone
based on X alone
用法筆記
Functions adverbially: modifies the whole verb phrase or clause to say the action depends on this one factor and nothing else. Distinguish from adjective/2: the adjective sense isolates a noun in a set ('Tokyo alone has 30 cafes'), while this adverb sense conditions a verb ('talent alone will not get him in'). Often paired with a follow-up clause showing what else is needed.
常見錯誤
2. without any other person helping you or doing the activity with you.
獨自地；獨力
沒有其他人協助或同行
without any other person helping you or doing the activity with you.
At eight years old, Tomás cooked breakfast alone for the first time.
八歲的莉娜第一次獨自一個人煮早餐。
verb + alone showing solo action
Olu drove the truck alone all the way from Denver to El Paso.
馬庫斯獨自一人把卡車從丹佛開到艾爾帕索。
verb of motion + alone
You cannot finish such a heavy project alone; your team needs to share the work.
你沒辦法獨力完成這麼龐大的專案，你的團隊得一起分擔工作。
modal + verb + alone, contrasting with team
The old fisherman fixed the broken net alone, sitting on the wooden dock all afternoon.
那位老漁夫整個下午坐在木碼頭上，獨自把破掉的漁網修好。
- go alone
- travel alone
- work alone
- live alone
- do something alone
- by yourself
everyday phrase; same meaning
- on your own
British-leaning; emphasises independent effort
- single-handed
more emphatic; suggests an impressive solo achievement
文法句型
verb + alone
do something alone
用法筆記
Distinguish from adverb sense 1: this sense talks about the absence of helpers (people) during an action, while sense 1 talks about excluding other factors. If you can replace 'alone' with 'on my own', you are in sense 2.
常見錯誤
to stop trying to change or improve a situation that is already acceptable, in case you make it worse.
見好就收；別再多此一舉
The cake looks fine, Dad — leave well alone or you will burn the icing.
Once the contract was signed, the lawyer told us to leave well enough alone.
let alone
idiomused after a negative statement to add something even more unlikely or extreme that is also not true.
更別說；遑論
Little Sofia cannot reach the kitchen counter, let alone open the high cupboard.
The old radio could not pick up local stations, let alone signals from another country.
go it alone
idiomto do something difficult without help from anyone else, often after leaving a group or partner.
獨自單幹；獨力進行
After ten years at the law firm, Anika decided to go it alone and open her own office.
Starting a bakery is hard, so few people choose to go it alone in their first year.
stand alone
idiomto be clearly better than or completely separate from anything similar.
獨樹一格；無可匹敵
Among the city's bookshops, Hanako's small store stands alone for its rare poetry collection.
This new phone stands alone in battery life — none of its rivals come close.
同根字
- lone形容詞B2
- lonely形容詞A2
- loneliness名詞B1
- loner名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- time alone
- moment alone
- night alone
- evening alone
副詞搭配
- completely alone
- totally alone
- all alone
- utterly alone
- quite alone
常用片語
- go it alone
- leave well alone
- let alone
- stand alone
- alone at last
介系詞搭配
- alone with (someone)
- alone in (a place)
- alone among (a group)