| 单词 | loner |
| 释义 | loner (once / 16531 pages) n A loner is someone who prefers being alone to spending time with other people. If you're a loner, you'd rather take a walk in the woods by yourself than go to a party. An extreme kind of loner is a hermit, a person who lives far from society, completely alone, and doesn't interact with anyone. Other loners are simply introverts, people who often need a break from socializing and enjoy spending time on their own. Loner seems to have appeared in the 1940s, originally in "Life" magazine's description of baseball player Ted Williams as "something of a loner (who) refuses to pal around with his teammates." WORD FAMILYloner: loners USAGE EXAMPLESHe found it hard to delegate, and was something of a loner. BBC(Dec 08, 2016) Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a milder form of autism, Krupa said she was a loner in high school, antisocial and awkward. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) Inscrutable Merkel, who grew up in Communist East Germany, is something of a loner. Reuters(Nov 19, 2016) n a person who avoids the company or assistance of others Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper lone hand, lone wolf St. John the Baptist (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte one who lives in solitude individualist a person who pursues independent thought or action |
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