释义
[ wuhn -tahym ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwʌnˌtaɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having been as specified at one time; former: my one-time partners.
occurring, done, or accomplished only once: his one-time try at elective office.
Origin of one-time First recorded in 1880–85
SYNONYMS FOR one-time 1 previous, earlier, past.
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Words nearby one-time one-stop, one-suiter, one-tailed, one that loved not wisely but too well, One Thousand Guineas, one-time , one-to-one, one-track, one-track mind, one-trick pony, Onetti
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The one-time anti-bullying champion let his attorney seek to lump the victim together with the victimizer.
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A brief description of this one-time notorious rendezvous of freebooters might not be out of place.
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It cannot be done; for however numerous the possibilities may be, the actual deed is a one-time affair.
The Goose Man | Jacob Wassermann
Yea, all eyes were upon the pretty, witty Nell; the one-time orange-girl; now queen of the theatre, and the idol of the Lane.
Mistress Nell | George C. Hazelton, Jr.
Karara Trehern of the Alii, the one-time Hawaiian god-chieftain line, was an exceedingly pretty girl.
Key Out of Time | Andre Alice Norton
The sculptor Carrier-Belleuse is now in possession of Karr's old rooms, and his studio covers the one-time garden.
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British Dictionary definitions for one-time adjective (prenominal) at some time in the past; former
adverb Caribbean informal at once
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Words related to one-time former, past, prior, quondam