1·It was not the first attempt to repair a once solid link.
这并不是第一次尝试修复曾经牢固的关系。
2·She gave the apartment a once-over.
她匆匆扫视了一下那间公寓。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Hey, it's a once a year celebration!
嘿，这是一年一次的节日！
4·Hey, it's a once a year celebration!
嘿，这是一年一次的节日！
5·A once tawdry media product has become fashionable.
这一媒体产物曾花哨俗气，现在却时髦风行。
6·This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
这绝对是个一生一次的机会。
7·But why did a once-mighty civilisation succumb to the West?
但为什么，一个一度强大的文明竟会屈服于西方呢？
8·Look at us now: The crumbled relic of a once-glorious party.
看看我们现在：曾经多么辉煌的党濒临崩溃。
9·It is an abrupt reversal of a once seemingly inexorable trend.
曾经看似不可逆转的趋势突然来了个一百八十度的大转弯。
10·A once-amorous workforce already seems to be feeling the effects.
曾经多情的员工貌似已经感受到了这一效果。