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单词 one-man
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one-man

1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A one-man performance is given by only one man rather than by several people.
I saw him do his one-man show in London, which I loved.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A one-man organization, such as a business or type of government, is controlled by one person, rather than by several people.
It has grown from a one-man business to a multi-million dollar business.
He established one-man rule in his country seven months ago.

one-man in British English

adjective
consisting of or done by or for one man
a one-man band
a one-man show

one-man in American English

(ˈwʌnˌmæn)
adjective
1. 
consisting of, done by, or involving only one person, esp. a man
a one-man show
2. 
forming an attachment to only one man or to only one man at a time
a one-man dog

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one-man

a one-man band

Examples of 'one-man' in a sentence
one-man

The idea of this being a one-man show is to highlight his true isolation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But this is not a one-man show.
The Sun (2016)
Not that it was a one-man show, far from it.
The Sun (2016)
He had decided to go to the theatre instead, to watch a one-man show.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
In fact they were a one-man band.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has been a one-man band too long.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Are there any limitations in being a one-man band?
The Sun (2016)
 Some one-man bands march that way through the business of the church because they feel it protects their position.
Christianity Today (2000)
His triumph last night came with an astonishing injection of pace on the last lap that turned the race into a one-man show.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I currently work in a business that deals with the whole business spectrum from giant multinationals to one-man bands.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This operation isn't meant to be a one-man band.
The Sun (2011)
It's not easy if you are a one-man band.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Aside from the dozen global players, these are mostly small firms or one-man bands.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So, expect a lot of one-man plays and piano recitals.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Pound's one-man publicity campaign was not wholly selfish.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For a one-man plumbing operation, they are just not interested.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's far from a one-man show.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He had his first one-man show in Düsseldorf that year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The unit which he began as a one-man band now has an international reputation and employs 180 people.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But he is a one-man band, constantly at odds with a party he thinks he should be leading.
The Sun (2009)
He's a one-man morality play.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His one-man play is the story of the last day's work of the man who has catalogued and shelved them all.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
one-man

British English: one-man ADJECTIVE
A one-man performance is given by only one man rather than by several people.
I saw him do his one-man show last year.
  • American English: one-man
  • Brazilian Portuguese: individual
  • Chinese: 仅一人的
  • European Spanish: individual
  • French: one man
  • German: Einmann-
  • Italian: one-man
  • Japanese: 一人芝居の
  • Korean: 혼자서 하는
  • European Portuguese: individual
  • Latin American Spanish: individual
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