singular UK ['sɪŋ.gjʊ.lər] US [-lɚ] adjective GRAMMAR 文法 ADVANCED ■of or relating to the form of a word used when talking or writing about one thing 单数(的)•a singular ending/form/noun/verb单数词尾/形式/名词/动词 •The word 'woman' is singular.Woman 这个单词是单数形式。 UK ['sɪŋ.gjʊ.lər] US [-lɚ] adjective NOTICEABLE 引人注意的 [before noun] formal ■of an unusual quality or standard; noticeable 特别的;引人注意的•It was a building of singular grace and beauty.这栋建筑物非常雅致、漂亮。 •He showed a singular lack of skill in painting.他非常欠缺绘画技巧。 UK ['sɪŋ.gjʊ.lər] US [-lɚ] adjective STRANGE 奇怪的 formal ■unusual or strange; not ordinary 特别的,奇特的 UK ['sɪŋ.gjʊ.lər] US [-lɚ] noun only singular ADVANCED ■the form of a word used when talking or writing about one thing 单数的•The singular of 'children' is 'child'.children 的单数形式是 child。 •The word 'teeth' is plural - in the singular it's 'tooth'.单词 teeth 是复数形式——单数形式是 tooth。 |