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I . only [ˈəʊnlı] ADJ

II . only [ˈəʊnlı] ADV

III . only [ˈəʊnlı] CONJ inf

only [ˈəʊnlı]

one-only sofa N

Usage examples with only

if only
只要 zhǐyào
only if
除非…才 chúfēi…cái
only just
几乎不 jīhū bù
not only ... but also ...
不但…而且… búdàn…érqiě…
not only ... but (also)
不仅…而且 bùjǐn…érqiě
We can only try.
我们只能试试。
We met only once.
我们仅见过一次面。
For Your Information Only
仅供参考
one's only child
某人的独生子
be only skin and bone(s)
瘦得皮包骨 shòu de pí bāo gǔ
If only she would come.
如果她能来就好了。
She'll go only if I go.
除非我去她才会去。
We were only just in time.
我们差一点儿没赶上。
This ticket admits one person only.
此券只准一人入场。
I read the news only yesterday.
我昨天才读到这个消息。
If only it would stop raining.
要是雨能停多好。
This information is for your reference only.
这情况仅供参考。
Only part of his story is true.
他的故事只有部分是真的。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The court disposed of 49 cases on its docket, but issued only 18 opinions.
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He explains that his no-show is not deliberate: he is only forgetful.
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Only a small fraction of the 685 children treated were diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy.
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This is particularly common in jurisdictions in which only one licence plate series or design is valid at any given time.
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This is not surprising to those who knew him, and it is probably not only due to an illness which befell him in 1930.
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She was born into a yachting family and was taken sailing for the first time when only a few weeks old.
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The service is only available on web browsers.
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Campuses that allow smoking only in very remote outdoor areas are marked with an asterisk.
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Due to extensive exploitation only in unapproachable areas the thick forests are found.
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It is the only mammal with oval red blood corpuscles, and it lacks a gall bladder.
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