This colt is only two months old.

这只小雄驹只有两个月大。

He had only a few coppers with him.

他身边只有几枚铜币。

You're only a child in his eyes.

在他眼里你仅仅是个孩子。

This is only an exercise in composition.

这仅仅是一篇习作。

His hair became gray when he was only forty.

他刚刚四十岁时，头发就变得灰白了。

The news only reached me a moment ago.

我刚刚得到这个消息。

She says Italy is the only place to go for a holiday.

她说意大利是度假的最隹去处。

Our only resort is to inform the police.

我们唯一的办法就是向警方报案。

He is the only survivor of the plane crash.

他是那次飞机失事唯一的幸存者。

Aubert was not only an artist of versatility, but he was also an outstanding sculptor.

欧贝赫是位才艺出众的全方位艺术家，更是一位杰出的雕刻家。

The book is likely to be useful, only it's rather expensive.

这本书可能有用，只是相当贵。

only bad weather can defeat us now.

除非天公不作美，不然我们赢定了。

The merchandise is well made,only we can't use it.

这种商品做工精致,然而我们不能用。

I can't possibly do that;I'm only flesh and blood.

我干不了那桩事,我毕竟是人嘛。

only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb...

只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

...the guidance and discipline that can be provided only by a strong male...

只有强有力的男性才能给予的指导和训练

The lawyer is paid only if he wins...

只有官司赢了才支付律师费。

The Bank of England insists that it will cut interest rates only when it is ready...

英格兰银行坚持只有条件成熟才会降息。

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。

My cat Gustaf was the only thing I had'u2014the only company.

我的猫古斯塔夫是我所有的一切——我唯一的伴侣。

At the moment it is only a theory...

眼下这只不过是个推测而已。

'I'm only a sergeant,' said Clements...

“我只是一名中士，”克莱门茨说道。

Child car seats only cost about 'u00a310 a week to hire.

儿童汽车坐椅一周的租金才10英镑。

...spacecraft guidance systems weighing only a few grams...

仅有几克重的宇宙飞船导航系统

These are only a few of the possibilities...

这些仅仅是其中几种可能。

only a minority of the people supported the Revolution.

只有少数人支持这场革命。

For a moment I could say nothing. I could only stand and look...

我有那么一会儿一句话都说不出来，只能站在那里看着。

The police can only guess at the scale of the problem.

警方只能猜测问题的严重性。

I only wish he were here now that things are getting better for me...

现在我的境况好转了，我真希望他能在这里。

We can only hope that the elephants can recover.

我们唯有希望这些大象能够康复。

It's just as dramatic as a film, only it's real...

这就像电影一样充满戏剧性，不过这是真实发生的。

It's a bit like my house, only nicer...

这有点像我的房子，只是更为漂亮。

I'd invite you to come with me, only it's such a long way...

要不是路太远，我一定会邀你一同前往。

I'd be quite happy to go. only I don't know what my kids would say about living there.

我是很乐意去的，只是不知道孩子们会不会喜欢住在那里。

Ryle tried the Embassy, only to be told that Hugh was in a meeting...

赖尔试着找了大使馆，却被告知休正在开会。

He raced through the living room, only to find the front door closed.

他飞快地跑过起居室，却发现前门锁上了。

It's only fair to let her know that you intend to apply...

告诉她你打算申请，这才算公平嘛。

She appeared to have changed considerably, which was only to be expected.

她看起来变化很大，不过这完全是在意料之中的。

The embargo would only hurt innocent civilians...

禁运只会殃及无辜的百姓。

She says that legalising prostitution will only cause problems.

她说卖淫合法化只会引发问题。

Any time you want a babysitter, dear, you only have to ask...

亲爱的，你什么时候需要人帮忙照看孩子，只要开口说一声就行。

We have only to read the labels to know what ingredients are in foods.

我们只要看一下标签即可知道食品的成分。

I've only just arrived...

我刚到。

The signs of an economic revival are only just beginning...

经济复苏的迹象刚刚开始显现。

用作定语～+ n.

1. Practice is the only way to learn a language well.
   学好一门语言的唯一途径就是实践。
2. The only French city she enjoyed was Paris.
   巴黎是她唯一喜欢的法国城市。
3. They were the only two men at that time.
   当时就只有他们两人。
4. She's the only woman for the job.
   她是最适合做这一工作的人。

1. only the lawyer can understand this agreement .
   只有那律师才懂得这份协议。
2. “You pay her only 20 dollars per week.”“Yes, but she works only a few hours a week.”
   “你每星期才付给她20美元。”“是的,可她每星期只工作几小时。”
3. They reached the company out of breath only to be told they were fired.
   他们上气不接下气地赶到公司,不料却被告知他们被开除了。
4. I rushed to the door, only to discover that it was locked and barred.
   我冲到门边,却发现门已被锁死了。
5. Sap passes right through the aphides' bodies, only getting a little thicker and sweeter.
   汁液直接流过蚜虫的身体,结果只是变得更稠、更甜。
6. only in this way can we wipe out the enemy troops.
   只有这样我们才能消灭敌军。
7. If you give her money, she'll only waste it.
   如果你把这笔钱给她,她只会把它浪费掉。
8. You'll only tell Father, won't you?
   你只会把这件事告诉爸爸,不是吗?

1. You may use these tools, only you must replace it after use.
   这些工具你可以使用,不过你用完之后得重新放好。
2. We'll wait for you.only hurry up!
   我们等你,可是你得快点。
3. She would attend the party, only she has nothing to wear.
   她要去参加舞会,可是没什么衣服好穿的。

If only

(表示强烈的愿望) 但愿,真希望(expressing a strong wish)

only too

很,完全,非常very; completely

only that

除了…,只是,要不是因为…except for; but for the fact that

• only%20just">only just刚刚才
• only%20too">only too非常
• only">if only要是 ... 多好...
• only%20that">only that只是(要不是...
• only%20if">only if 只有当(只是在 ....
• only%20child">only child独生子
• only%20for">only for要是没有
• only%20not">only not简直是
• only">one and only唯一的
• only">can only只得
• only%20fish%20in%20the%20sea">not the only fish in the sea并不是世上独一无二的...
• only">if … only我愿
• only%20middling">only middling过得去
• only">receive only只接收
• only">not only不仅
• only%20memory">read-only memory只读内存
• only">send only只发送
• only">piston only活塞本体
• only%20element">only element唯一单元, 唯一元素...
• only%20one%20remove%20from">only one remove from与…相隔不远...

• I was a delicate boysmy parents' only.

  出自：J. Betjeman

• The onliest thing to do is to get up and see.

  出自：T. Callender

• The police novel..permits privacy only to explode and smash privacy.

  出自：G. K. Chesterton

• If Violet had only kept her mouth shut I could have fixed it.

  出自：Scott Fitzgerald

• Since he had only two suitcases, he carried them himself.

  出自：G. Vidal

• He's not only got guts, but sensitivity as well.

  出自：J. Osborne

• It seems like only yesterday you were down here.

  出自：J. Johnston

• She had only married him for the hyphen in his name.

  出自：H. Secombe

• only a child would ask so many questions.

  出自：J. Simms

• A cool room which got the morning sun only.

  出自：A. Brookner

上班迟到

only的近义词

A：Be punctual!
要严格遵守时间。

only的反义词

B：Yes, sir.
是，知道了。

A：You are late again.
你又迟到了。

B：I wasonly five minutes late.
我只迟到了5分钟。

保险

A：It’sonly a few (dollars/ times/calls every month.
每个月只要（几元钱/几次/打几个电话）。

B：That’s not so bad.
那还不是很糟糕。

夜生活

A：Do you have any seats left?
还有座位吗？

B：I’m sorry. We (are sold out/only have stand-by tickets/only have balcony seats).
对不起。（票卖完了/只有站票了/楼坐的票了）。