| 单词 | single-handed |
| 释义 | single-handed (once / 2969 pages) adjadv If something is completely independent, with no help from anyone, it's single-handed. Your solo hiking expedition, for example, is single-handed. Use the adjective single-handed to describe something that's unassisted, or that's achieved without aid from other people. Your single-handed campaign for school president is undertaken without anyone's help, and your mom's single-handed parenting was done on her own. From the 1400's, the word single was used to mean "unsupported by others," and single-handed first came into use around 1700. WORD FAMILYsingle-handed: single-handedly USAGE EXAMPLESDemocratic rivals accused Mr. McGahn of effectively shutting down enforcement at the election agency almost single-handedly. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) He almost single-handedly willed his team past Montreal in the conference finals and will be a force to be reckoned with on Saturday, too. Seattle Times(Dec 10, 2016) For Kennedy, that means planning a funeral that will single-handedly memorialize her husband and shape the narrative around their time in the White House. Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj without help from others a single-handed accomplishment Syn independent free from external control and constraint 2adj unsupported by other people Syn unassisted, unbacked unsupported not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid 3adv without assistance Syn single-handedly |
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