单词 | single-handedly |
释义 | single-handedly (once / 27297 pages) adv When you do something single-handedly, you do it on your own, with no help from anyone else. Superheroes are known for single-handedly defeating bad guys. Use the adverb single-handedly when a person achieves something independently, especially when it's especially admirable or difficult. Your mom might have single-handedly raised you and your siblings, or you might try to single-handedly move a dining room table out the front door before your yard sale. Single-handedly comes from the adjective single-handed, or "done without help," and both words have been in use since the early 1700's. 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) adv without assistance I built this house single-handedly Syn single-handed |
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