only
音标: /ˈəʊnlɪ/
ADV You use only to indicate the one thing that is true, appropriate, or necessary in a particular situation, in contrast to all the other things that are not true, appropriate, or necessary. 只有
例:
Only the president could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.
只有总统能授权原子弹的使用。
A business can only be built and expanded on a sound financial base.
一家企业只有在稳定的财政基础上才能开办并扩大规模。
2.ADV You use only to introduce the thing which must happen before the thing mentioned in the main part of the sentence can happen. 只有…才
例:
The lawyer is paid only if he wins.
律师只有打赢官司才会被付费。
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在它做好准备时才会降低利率。