one-track

[ wuhn-trak ]

/ ˈwʌnˌtræk /

adjective

having only one track.

unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, action, etc., at a time; narrow: a one-track mind.

Origin of one-track

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby one-track

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, one-two, one up

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Example sentences from the Web for one-track

"Thank God that thing had a one-track mind, and was concentrating on the spider," said Jim, with a rather humorless laugh.
The Raid on the Termites|Paul Ernst
Once his one-track mind got to functioning on a certain objective it seldom digressed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
I must have journeyed on at least three small, one-track railroads after leaving the Pullman at some junction or other.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various
We parted with mutual benedictions, and John Maxwell and I walked away, toward the one-track road leading to the old mansion.
The Telenizer|Don Thompson

They are like a one-track railroad that has been congested with traffic.
Humanly Speaking|Samuel McChord Crothers

British Dictionary definitions for one-track

one-track

adjective

informal obsessed with one idea, subject, etc

having or consisting of a single track

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单词	one-track
释义	one-track [ wuhn-trak ] / ˈwʌnˌtræk / adjective having only one track. unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, action, etc., at a time; narrow: a one-track mind. Origin of one-track First recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby one-track 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, one-two, one up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for one-track "Thank God that thing had a one-track mind, and was concentrating on the spider," said Jim, with a rather humorless laugh. The Raid on the Termites\|Paul Ernst Once his one-track mind got to functioning on a certain objective it seldom digressed. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942\|Various I must have journeyed on at least three small, one-track railroads after leaving the Pullman at some junction or other. The Best Short Stories of 1920\|Various We parted with mutual benedictions, and John Maxwell and I walked away, toward the one-track road leading to the old mansion. The Telenizer\|Don Thompson They are like a one-track railroad that has been congested with traffic. Humanly Speaking\|Samuel McChord Crothers British Dictionary definitions for one-track one-track adjective informal obsessed with one idea, subject, etc having or consisting of a single track Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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