alone/ə'ləʊn $ ə'loʊn/

a. without anyone else; only oneself

ad. without any other people

a. [不能置于名词前] 单独的：The child likes being alone in the room. 这孩子喜欢独自一人待在房间里。

ad. 独自地，单独地：He lives alone. 他独自一人居住。

◇go out alone at night 单独夜出

◇It is dangerous for children under ten years old to be left alone at home. 10岁以下的孩子单独留在家中是很危险的。

leave sb alone 不打扰；不干预：Why can't you leave her alone? 你为什么不能让她静一静？

not alone in (doing) sth 不只一人做…：I'm not alone in thinking we should work hard. 并不只是我一人认为我们应该努力工作。

构词all + one

音组-lone/-ləʊn $ -loʊn/

alone; clone

常犯错误

✗ an alone boy

✓ a boy on his own 单独的一个男孩

[✌alone不能作前置定语]

辨析alone; lonely