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单词 one-night stand
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one-night stand


one-night stand

(wŭn′nīt′)n.1. Slang a. A sexual encounter that is limited to only one occasion.b. A person that one has such an encounter with.2. A performance by a traveling musical or dramatic performer or group in one place on one night only.

one-night stand

n 1. a performance given only once at any one place 2. informal a. a sexual encounter lasting only one evening or nightb. a person regarded as being only suitable for such an encounter

one′-night` stand′


n. 1. a. a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theater or music group, before moving on to the next engagement. b. a place where such a performance is given. 2. Slang. a. a single and usu. casual act of sexual intercourse. b. a participant in such an act. [1875–80, Amer.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.one-night stand - a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night; "he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands"promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around - indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
2.one-night stand - a performance in one place on one night onlyperformance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
Translations

one

(wan) noun1. the number or figure 1. One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).2. the age of 1. Babies start to talk at one. 一歲 一岁 pronoun1. a single person or thing. She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one. 一個(人或物) 一个(人或物) 2. anyone; any person. One can see the city from here. 任何一個人 任何一个人 adjective1. 1 in number. one person; He took one book. 一個的 一个的2. aged 1. The baby will be one tomorrow. 一歲的 一岁的3. of the same opinion etc. We are one in our love of freedom. 一致的 一致的one- having one (of something). a one-legged man. 一個...的 一个...的oneˈself pronoun1. used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one. One should wash oneself every morning. 自己 自己2. used in emphasis. One always has to do these things oneself. 親自 亲自one-night ˈstand noun (slang) a one-night sex partner; sexual intercourse with a one-night partner. 一夜夫妻 一夜夫妻,一夜情 one-ˈoff noun, adjective (something) made, intended etc for one occasion only. It's just a one-off arrangement. 例外一次 例外一次 one-parent ˈfamily noun (also single parent family) a family with only a mother or a father to look after the children. 單親家庭 单亲家庭one-ˈsided adjective1. with one person or side having a great advantage over the other. a one-sided contest. 一邊發達的 一边发达的2. representing only one aspect of a subject. a one-sided discussion. 一邊的 一边的one-ˈway adjective1. in which traffic can move in one direction only. a one-way street. 單行的 单行的2. (especially American) valid for travel in one direction only. a one-way ticket. 單程有效的 单程有效的one-year-old noun a person or animal that is one year old. 一歲的人(或動物) 一岁的人(或动物) adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old. 一歲的 一岁的all one just the same. It's all one to me what she does. 都一樣 都一样be one up on (a person) to have an advantage over (someone). We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them. 胜人一籌 胜人一筹not be oneself to look or feel ill, anxious etc. I'd better go home – I'm not myself today. 感覺不舒服 感觉不舒服one and all all (of a group). This was agreed by one and all. 全部 全部one another used as the object of a verb when an action takes place between people etc. They hit one another. 彼此 互相one by one (of a number of people, things etc) one after the other. He examined all the vases one by one. 一個一個地 一个一个地one or two a few. I don't want a lot of nuts – I'll just take one or two. 一兩個 一两个
one of is followed by a plural noun or pronoun, but takes a singular verb: One of the girls works as a hairdresser ; One of them is ill .

one-night stand


one-night stand

1. A sexual encounter that only happens one time. After a night of drinking, Maria had a one-night stand with Mark but regretted it the next morning.2. A single performance. My favorite comedian is doing a one-night stand in the city next weekend.See also: stand

one-night stand

 1. Lit. a performance lasting only one night. The band did a series of one-night stands down the East Coast. You can't make a living doing one-night stands. 2. Fig. a romance or sexual relationship that lasts only one night. It was not a romance, just a one-night stand. It looked like something that would last longer than a one-night stand.See also: stand

a ˌone-night ˈstand


1 (informal) a sexual relationship that lasts for a single night; a person that somebody has this relationship with: I wanted it to be more than a one-night stand.For him I was just a one-night stand.
2 one performance, concert, etc. in a town, given by an orchestra, theatre company, etc. which is travelling round from town to town: He left the band because he got tired of one-night stands. It’s not much fun moving from place to place all the time.See also: stand

one-night stand

1. n. a performance lasting only one night. The band did a series of one-night stands down the East Coast. 2. n. a romance or sexual relationship that lasts only one night. It looked like something that would last longer than a one-night stand. See also: stand

one-night stand

A single performance or sexual encounter. This term comes from the days of touring theater companies, who would perform for only one night in a town that was likely to provide the audience for only one engagement. By the mid-twentieth century it had been transferred not only to other one-time performances of various kinds but also, in colloquial usage, to a single sexual encounter that was unlikely to be repeated by the same couple and therefore implied some promiscuity.See also: stand
EncyclopediaSeeone

one-night stand


one-night stand

A popular term for a single, once-off sexual encounter.

one-night stand


  • noun

Words related to one-night stand

noun a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night

Related Words

  • promiscuity
  • promiscuousness
  • sleeping around

noun a performance in one place on one night only

Related Words

  • performance
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