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only的用法(国外英文资料) The use of only Only is a high frequency word in English. It has many meanings and complicated usages. Many students often misuse it. I. only is used as an adjective 1., used with the, meaning unique as an attribute. Such as: John, is, the, only, boy, in, his, family. John is the only boy in the family. She, is, the, only, girl, here, who, knows, how, to,, drive, a, car. She is the only girl here who can drive. Jeremy, is, the, only, friend, lives, near, all, my, other, who, friends, live, far, away. Jeremy is the only friend I can live near, and the rest of my friends live far away. 2., only can modify plural nouns, meaning only and only, as attributive. Such as: They, were, the, only, people, present. They were the only people present. 3., used with an, meaning separate as an attribute. Such as: Jim, was, an, only, son, of, his, parents. Jim is the only child of his parents. 4., used with the, meaning the best, the most appropriate as an attribute. Such as: She, is, the, only, person, for, the, job. She is the right person for the job. He, is, the, only, man, for, me. He is the most suitable person for me. The, only, thing, to, do, on, a, hot, day, is,, to, go, swimming. In hot weather, the best thing to do is to go swimming. Two and only are used as adverbs 1. often before a modified verb, phrase, or clause, meaning just, merely. Such as: At, present, we, can, only, wait, and, see. Well have to wait and see at the moment. I only touched it. I just touched it. I, only, regret, that, I, have, but, one, life, to,, lose, for, my, country. I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. He, only, walks, save, money#0, to, #0, he, doesn, t, really, like, walking. He walks just to save money, not really walking. Father, gave, me, this, computer, only, for, my, birthday. My father gave me this computer only for my birthday. My, sister, is, in, bed, only, because, she, ill., is My sister is lying in bed only because she is ill. 2. means inst