以下是根据《柯林斯Cobuild高阶英汉双解学习词典》和《牛津高阶英语词典》等词典的解释作出的归纳:
1. 一对一的;仅限两人之间的
one-to-one teaching 一对一教学
one-to-one training 一对一训练
one-to-one relationship 一对一的关系
negotiatingon a one-to-one basis 单独磋商
a one-to-one therapy session 面对面的治疗时间
A one-to-one meeting with the US President was necessary, if only for a deeper exchange of views. 与美国总统一对一的会谈是必要的,即便仅仅是为了双方观点更深入的交流。
2. 对应的;对等的
The child can see the one-to-one correspondence of the buttons and buttonholes. 这个孩子能辨别出钮扣和扣眼之间一一对应的关系。
In English,there is not a consistent one-to-one match between each written symbol and each distinct spoken sound. 英语中,每个书写符号和每个独特发音之间没有固定的一一对应关系。