only

释义

adv.

只；只有；仅；只能

adj.

仅有的；唯一的；最好的；最适当的

conj.

不过；但是；可是

网络

仅仅；只不过；只是

常用短语 10 组

only one

只有一个；唯一

only for

要是没有

only when

只有当…才能

only if

只要……就；只是在……的时候

only then

直到那时（后面的句子要倒装）

if only

只要；要是…多好

only once

只有一次

only just

刚刚才；恰好

only too

非常；实在

if and only if

若且唯若，当且仅当

在例句中理解 34 句

1. She was probably the only one of his lovers who had a relationship of equality with him.

   可能能在所有和加缪有染的女人中，她是唯一一个和他拥有平等亲密关系的。

2. By June, the effect would be only a few tenths of a percentage point, which translates into several hundred thousand jobs.

   截至今年6月份，其影响只有几十个百分点，也就是创造出几十万个就业岗位。

3. Not only was the product innovative, but the methodology was as well.

   不仅仅是作品的创新性，还有创新的方法。

4. It was brought down in the morning only because the exhibition hall near Seattle where it was airborne was about to open for business.

   人们将Pelican在第二天早上降落到地面的原因是Pelican将被其制造者带到西雅图的一个展厅进行商业展览。

5. We've ready to place an order with you, but only one condition is to at goods are confined to Taiwan.

   我准备向你们订货，但是唯一。的条件是，货物只限卖给台湾的么公司。

6. The webpage is only going to be compromised of information about our company and our services, and a simple contact section.

   该网页是唯一将是对我们公司和我们的服务信息泄露，和简单的接触部分。

7. Because if it's only there as a frill, or a "it's really cool" item for you to show your buddies, it's got to go.

   因为如果它仅仅是一个装饰，或者是向别人展示的“实在很酷”的项目，那么就对了。

8. IT was a normal summer night. Humidity hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister's heavy breathing from the bed next to me.

   那是一个普通的夏夜。粘粘的空气中弥漫着潮湿的气息。我妹妹睡在我旁边的床上，静静的黑夜中只听到她沉重的呼吸声。

9. I suppose if I were East Indian, then I would be proud of it, but as such, I only pointed it out as a known fact.

   如果我要是东印度人，那么我确实会骄傲，但我只是将那些当做众人皆知的事实说了出来。

10. It was an audacious if rather unwelcome entry: China officially recognizes only five religions, and Judaism isn't one of them.

    这即使不是一个不受欢迎的举动，也肯定是一个冒险的举动：中国官方只认定了五种宗教，而犹太教不在其中。

11. On the supply side, there was an army of well trained, English-speaking engineers demanding only a fraction of a Western salary.

    在供给方面，接受良好教育、英语过硬的印度人只希望得到西方人工资的一小部分。

12. If we focus only on the materials normally known as steels, a simplified diagram is often used.

    如果只把注意力集中于一般所说的钢上，经常要用到简化铁碳状态图。

13. Thierry Breton, who only took over as French finance minister a year and a half ago, could argue his best has yet to come.

    一年半前刚接任法国财长的瑟瑞·布雷顿（ThierryBreton）可以辩称，他的最佳状态尚未到来。

14. The score had not been published and would have been seen only by a few musicians.

    配乐总谱还未出版，只有少数音乐家看到过。

15. Anne's only surprise was, that affairs should be in forwardness enough for Henrietta's wedding-clothes to be talked of.

    安妮唯一感到惊奇的是，事情发展得如此迅速，居然谈起了亨丽埃塔的结婚礼服。

16. He seemed like only the frightened rabbit to escape, one abundance time is not willing to see IT, how regardless of IT does entreat.

    他象只受惊的兔子逃掉了，再也不肯见她，无论她怎样样哀求。

17. " Middle-aged man asked how much weight, young man said: " only 80 kg.

    中年人又问小伙子体重是多少，小伙子说：“只有80斤。”

18. The inclusive decision only leads to a lack of synchronization if it activates more than one of its outgoing branches.

    如果inclusivedecision激活了它的多个传出分支，则只会导致缺乏同步问题。

19. Only way this guy say he'd take me is if he took me to the title.

    他说必须让他带我去打冠军赛他才会签下我

20. They needed to be relocated or they'd be killed. The only place that would take them was a remote corner of good old Texas.

    他们需要被转移，否则就会被杀死。唯一接受它们的地方是老德克萨斯的一个偏僻角落。

21. But I missed being eligible for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the only way I could attend.

    奖学金是我上学的唯一途径，然而在入学考试中，我因一分之差与奖学金失之交臂。

22. It must have been a very moving scene, but what a pity I haven't seen it with my own eyes. I can only picture it in my mind longingly.

    那情景必然是非常动人的，可惜我从未能见到，只是心向往之而已。

23. But even in situations where there is only a small amount of data available, a hypothesis can be an invaluable director toward the truth.

    但是，即使在只有极少量信息线索的情况下，一个假设可能就是通往真理的宝贵向导。

24. But he does not count it a serious loss in a series that can only touch the surface of such a vast subject.

    不过他并不认为这是一次严重的损失，毕竟在如此广泛的主题中这只是凤毛麟角。

25. The old man is so stubborn that you'd be only wasting your breath trying to make him change his mind.

    那个老头子太固执，你去劝他改变主意，不过是白费口舌。

26. Frankly speaking, the talent presentation of these candidates is not the only reason why these talent shows are so popular.

    坦率地说，选秀节目的魅力不只来自于参赛者的才华展示。

27. Only when he accepted that he would not become a minister, as his father had been, did he turn to art.

    他只好接受现实，他永远不会成为父亲那样的牧师，从而转攻艺术。

28. The only sound was a murmur, like flattened thunder, far up the glacier. Every now and then John paused and listened to it.

    惟一的声音便是一种模糊的、类似于雷声的轰鸣从山顶上传来。博士不时停下来仔细聆听这种声音。

29. If only that outfielder had been a little slower. O'Brien would have made a home run (homer).

    假如那外野手再慢一点，欧布里恩打出的球将是（场内）本垒打。

30. The only decent hotel in town had hung out a "Full House" sign, so their only choice was to put up at a small inn.

    这镇上唯一像样的旅馆挂牌“客满”，只好住在一家小店里。

31. Naomi was only 17 when she got married.

    娜奥米结婚时才17岁。

32. There are only a few cars on the island.

    这个岛上只有几辆汽车。

33. It’s only eight o’clock.

    才8点钟。

34. I was the only woman there.

    我是那里唯一的女性。