他只在想写作的时候才动笔写。

He writes only when he feels inclined to.

《牛津词典》

他只穿着袜子踮着脚尖走到门口。

He tip-toed to the door in his stockinged feet.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

通常，他只在他母亲前才情感外露。

Normally, such an outward display of affection is reserved for his mother.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It brought Judean religion closer to monotheism because you have the insistence of worshiping one god in his one central sanctuary.

它使犹太人的宗教更接近于一神崇拜因为,对只崇拜一个神并且以他为祭祀中心的坚持。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

I'll take his words literally; I will kill the cat," he thinks, and so he does. He hangs the cat.

我要杀了那只猫;,如他所愿，“,它就这样杀了那只猫。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

But frankly, I'm convinced, insofar as I'm convinced of anything, that if one doesn't live by that, nothing of any interest is going to happen.

不过，坦率来讲，我相信，或者说，我确信，如果一个人不相信这一点，那么他的艺术创作只会平淡无奇。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选