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| Processed by: | richwarm (2012-02-23 03:43:18 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 39235 - submitted by 'fengli' >> What's the difference between "lone" and "all alone"? Editor: I suspect you thought you were asking a rhetorical question, but I am going to answer it. For one thing, "all alone" tends to be used in referring to people, and so "lone" may be more appropriate for referring to inanimate objects. 1) In that cloudy sky only one lone star could be seen. 在那多雲的天上，只能看到孤零零的一顆星星。 2) After they had parted in discord, he stood all alone outside his gate. 大伙不歡而散以後，他一個人孤零零地站在門外。 "all alone" doesn't fit #1, and "lone" doesn't fit #2. Please use an appropriate forum to seek help with English word distinctions. |
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# - 孤零零 孤零零 [gu1 ling2 ling2] /lone/isolated and without help/all alone/solitary/ # + 孤零零 孤零零 [gu1 ling2 ling2] /lone/isolated and without help/solitary/ |