| 词组 | one |
| 释义 | one ◊ used in front of a noun One is the number 1. You use one in front of a noun to emphasize that you are talking about a single thing or person. He balanced himself on one foot. The two friends share one job. Note that one is used like this for emphasis only. Normally, you use a or an to talk about a single thing or person. ◊ used instead of a noun group You can use one instead of a noun group beginning with 'a' when it is clear what sort of thing you are talking about. For example, instead of saying 'If you want a drink, I'll get you a drink', you say 'If you want a drink, I'll get you one'. Both parents have an equal right to a career if they want one. Although she wasn't a rich customer, she looked and acted like one. The cupboards were empty except for one at the top of the bookshelves. Note that you cannot use a plural form of one in this kind of sentence. You do not say, for example, 'If you like grapes, I'll get you ones'. You say 'If you like grapes, I'll get you some'. The shelves contained Daisy's books, mostly novels but some on occult or mystical subjects. We need more anti-tank helicopters. There are some, but we need more. ◊ used instead of a noun You can use one or ones instead of a count noun when the noun comes after an adjective. For example, instead of saying 'I've had this car a long time, and I'm thinking of getting a new car', you say 'I've had this car a long time, and I'm thinking of getting a new one'. I got this trumpet for thirty pounds. It's quite a good one. This idea has become a very influential one. ...buying old houses and building new ones. They created a single strong organization instead of two weak ones. You can also use one or ones instead of a count noun in front of a relative clause or a prepositional phrase. ...a slightly higher class than the one you were born into. Could I see that map again -- the one with lines across it? ...the students I like most, the ones I really feel a sense of identity with. You can use one instead of a singular count noun when the noun comes immediately after any determiner except 'a'. For example, instead of saying 'I bought these masks when I was in Africa. That mask came from Kenya', you say 'I bought these masks when I was in Africa. That one came from Kenya'. We'll have to have a small fire. This one's too big. He took the steel tubes and wrapped each one carefully in the sacking. She had a plateful, then went back for another one. ◊ WARNING You do not use the one in front of 'of' and a name. You do not say, for example, 'This is my mug. That's the one of Jane'. You say 'This is my mug. That's Jane's'. ...a northern accent like Brian's. ◊ 'one of' You use one of in front of a plural noun group to talk about one member of a group of people or things. One of my students sold me her ticket. Graphology is one of the few subjects that you can do well by correspondence. After the noun group you use a singular form of a verb. One of Mirella Freni's first records was a collection of Puccini arias. One of them was also a mountain climber. One of is often used with superlatives. ...Mr Gordon Getty, one of the world's richest men. It's one of the slowest cars on the market. ◊ used as an impersonal pronoun One is sometimes used as an impersonal pronoun to indicate that something is generally done or should generally be done. This is a fairly formal use. I'm a socialist but one doesn't talk about politics at the club. Occasionally, you may hear a speaker use one instead of 'I' or 'me' simply to refer to himself or herself. This is also a fairly formal use. One tries to take an interest in what is going on. The possessive determiner and reflexive pronoun corresponding to this use of 'one' are one's and oneself. Naturally, one wanted only the best for one's children. ...the fear of making a fool of oneself. However, when one has already been used as the subject of the sentence, some speakers use his and himself instead of 'one's' and 'oneself'. This use is more common in American English than British English. In these situations, one has to do his best. Most British and American speakers do not use one like this at all. Here are some other ways in which you can say that something is generally done or should be done: ◊ 'you' You can use you. This is a fairly common use, especially in conversation. In this book, we usually use you. There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them. Instead of saying 'on their arrival', you can just say 'on arrival'. ◊ 'people' You can use people. This is also a fairly common use. People shouldn't leave jobs unfinished. Do people go there on their own? ◊ 'we' You can use we to say that something is generally done by a group of people that includes yourself. If you are not known to the Bank, we usually require someone to speak for you. We say things in the heat of an argument that we don't really mean. ◊ 'they' They is sometimes used to refer to people in general, or to a group of people whose identity is not actually stated. Isn't that what they call love? They found the body in a dustbin. Some people use they when they are mentioning a saying or repeating a piece of gossip. They say that dog doesn't bite dog: whoever invented that proverb never lived under a democratic government. He marketed some of his compounds and made a fortune, they say. ◊ the passive Instead of using one of these words and an active verb, you can sometimes use a passive verb. This is a fairly common use in formal writing. If there is swelling and increasing pain, medical advice should be taken. 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