唯一

The only way to improve is through hard work and dogged perseverance.

要更上一层楼，唯一的途径就是艰苦奋斗，不屈不挠。

Going to the theatre is our only extravagance.

去剧院看戏是我们唯一的奢侈享受。

He became solely responsible for the firm.

他成了公司唯一的负责人。

They took the only free table, which was just inside the door.

他们在刚进门处的唯一一张空桌子边坐下。

Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying.

持有版权是制止盗版的唯一法律手段。

The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror.

墙上唯一的装饰是几支蜡烛和一面镜子。

The only plausible explanation is that he forgot.

唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。

His house was the only settled home I had as a child.

他的房子是我儿时唯一固定的家。

Work seems to be her sole raison d' ê tre.

工作似乎成了她生存的唯一理由。

The only difference between us is the colour of our skins.

我们之间唯一的差别就是肤色。

The only baseball he saw was on the tube.

他看过的唯一一场棒球赛是在电视上看的。

They were conversing in German, their only common language.

他们正用德语交谈，这是他们唯一的共同语言。

Exam results are not the only yardstick of a school's performance.

考试结果不是衡量学校水平的唯一标准。

My cat Gustaf was the only thing I had—the only company.

我的猫古斯塔夫是我所有的一切——我唯一的伴侣。

My only gripe about the hotel was the food.

我对这家旅馆唯一不满的是伙食。

The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland.

唯一使我耿耿于怀的就是她那些关于爱尔兰的言论。

His only experience of gardening so far proved immensely satisfying.

到目前为止他唯一的一次园艺经历非常令人满意。

She was the only woman to rise to such an exalted position.

她是唯一高升到如此显赫地位的女人。

Clifford's only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice.

克利福德唯一的要求就是客户必须听从他的建议。

The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice.

唯一的声响是冰层噼噼啪啪碎裂的声音。

Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.

除监禁外，社区劳动被看作是唯一可接受的选择。

He is the one man who could retrieve that situation.

他是唯一能挽回局面的人。

I think the only common denominator of success is hard work.

我认为取得成功唯一的共同要素是勤奋。

She was the only woman in Shell's legal department.

她是壳牌公司法律事务部唯一的女性。

This is the sole means of access to the building.

这是这栋建筑物唯一的入口。

They were inconsolable when their only child died.

他们唯一的孩子去世时，他们简直痛不欲生。

That's the only reason I'm actually going.

这是我确实要走的唯一理由。

This is the only place to get a drink after hours.

这是酒吧正常关门时间之后唯一能喝一杯的地方。

The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.

另外唯一可行的办法就是推迟会期。

They had alienated the one man who knew the business.

他们弄僵了同那个唯一懂行的人之间的关系。