I met Wilma once, briefly.

我曾經和威爾瑪有過短短的一面之緣。

Since that evening I haven't once slept through the night.

從那天晚上之後，我沒有睡過一次安穩覺。

Mary had only been to Manchester once before.

瑪麗以前只去過一次曼徹斯特。

Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week.

肺細胞約每周新老更替一次。

We arranged a special social event once a year to which we invited our major customers.

我們每年舉辦一次專門的社交活動，邀請重要客戶出席。

The patient was seen for follow-up visits once every three months.

這位病人每三個月接受一次随訪就診。

My daughter comes to visit me once every fortnight.

我女兒每兩周來看我一次。

The culture minister once ran a theatre.

這位文化部長曾經經營過一家劇院。

I lived there once myself, before I got married.

我結婚前曾獨自在那兒住過。

The house where she lives was once the village post office.

她現在住的房子曾經是村裏的郵局。

My memory isn't as good as it once was.

我的記性趕不上從前了。

...an undulating park, once lovely but now ruined by new buildings.

曾經景色秀美、而今被新建築糟蹋得面目全非的高低錯落的庭園

I once went camping at Lake Darling with a friend.

我曾和一位朋友在達令湖畔露營。

We once walked across London at two in the morning.

我們曾在淩晨兩點步行穿過倫敦。

Diana had taken that path once.

黛安娜曾走過那條路。

The decision had taken about 10 seconds once he'd read a market research study.

在他看過一份市場調研報告後大概10秒鐘就作出了決定。

Once customers come to rely on these systems they almost never take their business elsewhere.

顧客一旦依賴上這些系統，幾乎就不會光顧其他商家。

Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.

一回到自己的公寓，她就有一種想要刷牙的沖動。

I feel terribly sleepy all at once.

我突然覺得特别困。

All at once there was someone knocking on the door.

忽然有人敲門。

I have to go, I really must, at once.

我得走了，我真的必須馬上就走。

Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.

端離爐子，加上歐芹，颠起翻面後就立刻上桌。

The audience at once greeted him warmly.

觀衆立即對他作出了熱情的反應。

You can't be doing two things at once.

不能一心二用。

No bank could ever pay off its creditors if they all demanded their money at once.

如果所有的儲戶同時要求提取存款，沒有哪家銀行能辦得到。

She seems at once feminine and able to cope in a man's world.

她看起來既有女人味，又能在男人的世界裏遊刃有餘。

For once, dad is not complaining.

爸爸這次破天荒地沒有抱怨。

His smile, for once, was genuine.

只有這一次，他真誠地笑了。

Amy picked up the hairbrush and smoothed her hair once more.

埃米拿起發梳，再次將頭發梳理整齊。

Once again an official inquiry has spoken of weak management and ill-trained workers.

官方調查又一次提到了管理不力與工人缺乏訓練的問題。

We have to resolve this matter once and for all.

我們必須徹底解決這一問題。

If we act fast, we can once and for all prevent wild animals in Britain from suffering terrible cruelty.

如果我們迅速采取行動，就可以一勞永逸地使英國的野生動物免受殘忍的虐待。

Earrings need to be taken out and cleaned once in a while.

耳環要偶爾取出來清洗一下。

Once in a while she phoned him.

她間或會給他打個電話。

I popped my head round the door once or twice.

我有幾次頭撞到了門上。

Once or twice she had caught a flash of interest in William's eyes.

有那麽一兩次，她發現威廉的眼睛裏流露出一絲感興趣的神色。

She gazed up at him, blinking once or twice, apparently surprised at his cleverness.

她擡頭注視着他，偶爾才眨一下眼睛，顯然對他的聰明才智頗爲驚訝。

'Once upon a time,' he began, 'there was a man who had everything.'.

“很久很久以前，”他開始說道，“有這麽一個人，他應有盡有。”

Once upon a time, asking a woman if she has a job was quite a straightforward question.

從前，問一位女性是否有工作是個相當簡單直接的問題。