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,solar
'panel noun a piece of
equipment on a roof that uses light and heat energy from the sun to
produce hot water and electricity APBiifettfe® solar plexus /.saula 'pleksas; NAmE .soular/ noun [sing.]
1
(anatomy ft?) a system of
nerves at the base of the
stomach 2 (informal) the part of the body
at
the top of the stomach,
below the ribs ft' p: a painful punch in the solar plexus
l^nAf^ftfli^ft-^
'solar system noun 1 the solar system [sing.] the sun and all the
planets that move around it APB A 2 [C] any group of planets that all move
around the same star
,solar 'year noun the time it takes the earth to go around the sun
once, approximately 365V4 days APB A sola topi /,saula 'taupi; NAmE .soula 'toupi/ noun a sun hat made from
the stems of a plant, worn in
SOld
pt,
pp Of SELL
sol
der /'saulda(r);
'snlda(r); NAmE 'sender/ noun, verb a noun [U] a mixture of
metals that is heated and melted and then used to join metals, wires, etc.
together
m-, m
a verb [VN] ~ sth (to/onto
sth) | ~ (A and B together) to
join
pieces of metal or wire with solder f?f|c; 'soldering iron noun a tool that is heated
and used for joining metals and wires by soldering them sol dier 0-w /'sauld3a(r); NAmE 'soul-/
noun, verb a noun a
member of an army, especially one who is not an officer ( Afll ) soldiers in uniform
IF
^
ft ± m o soldiers on duty W] ft ± R — see also
FOOT SOLDIER(l)
■
verb .soldier 'on to continue with what
you are
doing or trying to achieve,
especially when this is difficult or unpleasant SJjfEilr sol-diering /'sauld3arir); NAmE 'soul-/ noun [u] the life or
activity of being a soldier JX
sol dier ly /'sauld39li; NAmE 'sould3arli/ adj. typical of a
good soldier ^A^HM ft;
^ff£lft .soldier of
'fortune noun a person who fights for any country or
person who will pay them R ‘ Em
MERCENARY
sol-diery /'sauld39ri;
NAmE 'soul-/ noun [U+sing./pl. v.] {old-fashioned) a group of soldiers,
especially of a particular kind ( Af^#3IMft ) 3pA,
lAft .sold 'out adj. 1 if a concert, match,
etc. is sold out, there are no more tickets available for it ( tf tt
)
MB'&Ttft, jWft., ftJ^ft 2 if a shop/store is sold
out of a product, it has no more of it left to sell ( ftft )
sole /saul;
NAmE soul/ adj., noun, verb a adj. [only before noun] 1
only; single 'RWlft; 0f-jlft: the sole surviving member of the
family gp — iCflt— ft M. O My sole reason for coming here was to see
you. % Jl — $1 UK HI fc Ji A o
O This is the sole
means of access to the
building.
Ji iA ffti; #J Pff — ft A p 0 2 belonging to one person or group; not
shared £ft; ifWft;
4^R:&3Sft: She has sole
responsibility for the project. @ & #tfe— AIaL o
the
sole owner
mi.
a noun 1 [C] the bottom surface of the foot j$I ; P Jj& ( Wl ) : The hot sand burned the soles
of their feet, j&ft^ftfcl^fMfftP^i^ AMI^fto — picture o body
2
[C] the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not
including
the heel $i jj|; /]£: leather soles J^ ^ — picture
o shoe —compare heel /?.(3) 3 -soled (in adjectives
fkJJ$B12|jr is]) having the type of soles mentioned ^ - Ifc ft: rubber-soled
shoes 4 [U, C] {pi, sole) a flat sea
fish that is used for food
M tkBM. l,
a verb [VN] [usually passive] to repair a shoe by
replacing the sole *£($£)
sol ecism /'snlisizam; NAmE 'sail-/ noun (format) 1 a mistake in the use
of language in speech or writing i« W It ; ip- 2 an example of bad manners or
unacceptable behaviour AfL;
flffrft^lE ( sicigiff )
sole-ly /'saulli; NAmE 'soulli/ adv. only; not involving
sb/sth else R; R; of ; it, : She was motivated solely by self-interest. ❖ Selection is
based solely on merit. p| M 0 0 He became solely
responsible for the firm. #$TA'^ll£‘-*ftlAi:SAo sol emn /'snlam; NAmE 'sculam/ adj. 1 (of a person A) not
happy or smiling ft; A 'If if ft : Her face grew solemn. ® Ao o a solemn expres
sion ^ftft^lf EYiTI serious PTST3 cheerful 2 done, said, etc. in a very serious and sincere way
ft/^ft;
IE Eft; $ ft:
a
solemn oath/undertaking/vow, etc.
jSrftWW. fticif, 3 (of a religious
ceremony or formal occasion ^ffcfLRl^IEAi^'H) performed in a serious way
JEEf* ft; gtit ft: a solemn ritual H; It ft R A ► sol-emn-ly adv. : He nodded solemnly, fife $5 It it jk T & A „ O She solemnly
promised not to say a word to anyone about it.
0 The choir walked solemnly past, if
so lem nity /sa'lemnati/ noun 1 [u] the quality
of being solemn Jifft fElt; He was
smiling, but
his eyes retained a look
of solemnity.
O He was buried with great pomp and solemnity. itkftP?L^AMI^S0
2 solemnities [pi.]
(formal) formal things that
people do at a serious event or occasion ( SA^ o“ft )
}LR, to observe the
solemnities of the occasion Hllft^lyR.
sol em nize {BrE also -ise) /'sDlamnaiz; NAmE 'sail-/ verb [VN] (formal) to perform a
religious ceremony, especially a marriage AftflflA
)
so len oid /‘snlanoid; 'saul-; NAmE ‘soul-; 'sail-/ noun {physics $]) a piece of wire,
wound into circles, which acts as a magnet
when carrying an electric current 11
im ( )
.sol-'fa
noun (also .tonic .sol-'fa) {music #) a system of naming
the notes of the scale, used in
teaching singing ( ftPia^ft )
so-iicit /sa'lisrt/
verb 1 ~ sth (from sb) | ~
(sb) (for sth) (formal) to ask sb for sth,
such as support, money, or information; to try to get sth or persuade sb to do
sth
(mm, &&<mm-, [vn]
They were planning to solicit funds from a number of
organizations, it ill IE if $] [ft — ® til 1ft JJE M &
„ 0 Historians and critics are solicited for their opinions. A id
1ft m ¥ M fn fit if % % A M iE „ o [V] to solicit
for money mtX [also VN to inf] 2 (of a prostitute
W.~k) to offer to have sex with people in return for money fg# ( ) ; f& ( % ) : [V] Prostitutes
solicited openly in
the streets. MAAAF AIHAfAIro 0 the
crime of soliciting [also VN] ► so-lici-ta-tion /sa.lisi'teijn/ noun
[U, C] {especially NAmE) : the solicitation of
money for election funds
so
lici tor /sa'lisit9(r)/
noun 1 {BrE) a lawyer who prepares
legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings, advises people
on legal matters, and can speak for them in some courts of law
[Jrp ) i=> note at lawyer
2 {NAmE) a person whose job is to visit or telephone people and
try to sell them sth ft M 3 {NAmE) the most senior legal officer of a
city, town or government department (
fA#f#ft
)
So licitor General noun {pi. Solicitors General) a senior legal officer
in
m)
solicitous
/sa'lisitas/
adj. (formal) being very concerned
for sb and wanting to make sure that they are comfortable, well or happy f# ft'
ft ; A ff ft ; AfO ft H771 attentive ► so-lici-tous-ly adv. (formal) so-lici-tude /sa'lisitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [U] ~ (for sb/sth) (formal) anxious care for
sb’s comfort, health or happiness ; AfE ; ,A#J: I was touched by his
solicitude for the boy. Itfe^f^AftAfEiEflc^^Jo
Solid
0-w /'solid;
NAmE'sa:l-l adj., noun h
adj.
►
NOT LIQUID/GAS ff rft#i'HW 1 hard or firm; not in the form of a
liquid or gas g] ffc ft ; M W ft : The
planet