separate cell 单独监禁；单独禁闭：to. be
in solitary confinement被单独监禁
soli-tude /'sDlitjuid; NAmE 'sa:latu:d/ noun [u] the state of
being alone, especially when you find this pleasant 独处；独居 privacy ： She longed for peace and
soZitude.她渴望安宁，渴望独享清静。
solo /'saulau;
NAmE 'soulou/ adj., noun m adj. [only before noun] 1 done by one person
alone, without anyone helping them 独自的；单独的：his first soZo. /light 他的首次单飞:◊ a soZo ej^ort —人 i： ■力
2 connected with or
played as a musical solo 独唱的；
独奏的：a sok> artist (=
for example a singer who sings on their own, not as part of a group)独唱歌手.◊ a.pZece /or soZo WoZin
小提琴独奏曲► solo : She wanted to so!o across the Atkmtic.她想独自一人驾机飞越大西
_。◊ A_/iter three years
with t/ie band he decided to go soto.跟那支乐队合作三年后，他决定单飞。
• noun {pi. -os) 1 a piece of music, dance or entertainment
performed by only one person 独唱； 独奏；独
舞；单人表演：a guitar so〖o吉他独奏一compare duet
2 a
flight in which the pilot flies alone without an instructor (= teacher)单飞 'solo climbing noun [U] the sport of climbing
rocks or mountains without other people and without equip- ment单人徒手攀岩（或登山）；单人攀登
s〇l〇-ist
/'saulauist;
NAmE 'soulou-/ noun a person who plays an
instrument or performs alone 独奏者；独唱
者；单独表演者
Solo-mon
/'solaman;
NAmE 'sail-/ noun used to talk about a very
wise person 智者；聪明人：In this
job you need to .exhibit the wisdom o/SoZomon.做这份工作需要
…'表'现中M罗门主一样的才智。IM:關〇 From
Solomon in the Bible, a king of
2
(/om/fl/) (of a problem 问题）that can.be solved 可解决 的；可解的 insoluble ► solu-bil-ity /.sDlju'bilati; NAmE,sail
I noun [U]
SO-lu-ti〇n (Ht /salui/n/ noun 1. [C] ~ (to sth) a way
of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation 解决办法；处理手段 PHT!
answer ： Attempts to find a solution have failed, ^ 找到解决办法的种种努力全都失畋了。◊There’s
simple
solution to this problem.
办法。◊ Do you have a better solution?你有更好的解决 杏法吗？ 2 [C]〜（to sth) an answer to a puzzle or to a problem in mathematics 答案；解；谜底：77ie solution to 〖ast weefc’s quiz is on
page 8L i：星期测验的答案在第
81 页。3 [C，U] a liquid in which sth is dissolved 溶液： an a〖fca〖i/ie so〖utiori 碱溶液◊ saZine
solution 盐溶液 4
[U] the process of dissolving a solid or gas in a liquid 溶解 (过程）：the soZution o/g!ucose in water 葡萄糖在水+ 的溶解
S❹Ive /sdIv; sa:lv/
ver/? [VN]
1 to find a way of dealing with a problem
or difficult situation 解决；处理：Attempts are being made to solve the proWem 〇/ waste disposal正在想办法解决废物处理
的 I、南题。2 to
find the correct answer or explanation for sth 解答；破解：to solve an equation/a
puazZe/ a ridd/e解方程；解难题；解谜◊ to solve a
crime/ mystery破案；解开奧秘
s〇{v*ericy
/'sDlvansi;
NAmE 'sail-/ noun [U] the state of not being
in debt (= not owing money)无债务；不负债
solv-ent /'sDlvant; NAmE 'sail-/ noun, adj. mnoun [Ui C] a
substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve another substance 清剂；_媒
« adj. 1 [not usually before noun] having enough money to
pay your debts; not in debt 有偿付能力；无债务 ESS
insolvent 2 {technical able to dissolve
another
substance, or be dissolved in
another substance 有溶解
:力的；可溶解的：iead is more so〖ve/if in addfc water. _铅
在酸性水中更易溶解。
'solvent abuse noun [li] the practice of breathing in gases from glue or
similar substances in order to produce a state of excitement溶媒滥用，挥发性溶剂
使用（如嗅吸胶毒以产生兴奋感）一see alsoGLUE- SNIFFING
solv-er /'sDlva(r); NAmE 'sari-/ noun a person who finds an
answer to a problem or a difficult situation (_ |、弓题 的）解决者；（困难局面的）处理者：She’s d good jjroWem
solver.她是解决问题的髙手。
sombre (Br£) {
sorivbrero /sran'brearau;
sa:m_breroo/ /70W/7 (p/. -os) a Mexican hat for men
that is tall with a very wide brim, turned
up at the edges (墨西哥）阔边帽
S〇me tH*
•
det. /sem; strong form sahi/ 1 used with uncountable
nouns or plural countable nouns to mean 4an amount of’ or ‘a number
of’，when the amount or
number is not given (与木可数名词或复数可数名词连用）一些，
若，干:；iTiere’s sriM some
wine in the bottZe•瓶子皇还有 些葡萄酒。◊ Have some more
vegefaWes•再吃点蔬菜 吧。I:丨讲J In negative sentences
and questions any is usually used instead of ‘some’ ： I donY want any more
vegetables. 0 Is there any wine left? However, some is used in questions
that expect a positive reply： Would
you like some milk in your coffee? o DidrCt you borrow
some boofcs 〇/mine?在否定句和疑问句中，通常用any, 而不用 some:
I don’t want any more vegetables. ◊ Is there any wine left?伹在瑪料会得到肯定回答的疑问句中仍用 some： Would you like some milk in your coffee?
0 Didn't you borrow some books of mine? 2
/saitl/ used to refer to certain members of a group or certain types
of a thing, but not all of them (指一編体中的某些成员或一事物的
某些类型）某些，部奋，有的：SomepeopZe/indthis
more di：厅icuk them others.这件事有人觉得难，有人觉得
不难。◊ / Hke some
modern music (= but not all of it). ★些现代音乐我喜欢。3 /sAm/ a large number
or amount of sth好些；不.少的；相当多的：Jt was wfth some
su/prise that J heard the news.听到这个消息我吃惊
0
WeVe known each other for some years now.
fie 们_认识有年头了。We’re going to be
working together /or some time a long time).我们要在一起工作相当一
段时间。4 /sAm/ a small amount
or number of sth 少 量的；不多的：There is some hope
that things wiH improve•情况命转还是有希望的。5 used with singular nouns
to refer to a person, place, thing or time that is not known or not identified (与■数名词连用，i 表示未 知或未确指的人、地、事物或时间）某个：7Viere must be some mistake. — 定是出 了什么差错。◊ He’s in some fcind 〇/ trouWe.他遇到了存么成烦。◊ She won a
competition fn some newspaper or other. 她在某 报举办 的竞赛 中得了奖。◊ see you again some time, J’m sure•我敢 肯定，什么时候我们还会再见面的。6 /sAm/ (/n/orma/， sometimes ironic) used to express a
positive or negative opinion about sb/sth (表达褒贬意见时用）真可谓，算 禾上：77iat was some party/ 那才叫派对！ ◊
Some expert you are/ Ybu fcnow even Zess than me.你也算专 家！你懂的还不如我多呢。
pron. /sAm/ ~ (of
sb/sth) 1 used to refer to an amount of sth or a
number of people or things when the amount or number is not given (数量不确切时用）有
些人，有些事物：Some disapprove oj7
the idea.看些人示
赞成这个主;^。◊ y〇u7Z_/iind some in the drawer.你会左 抽屉里找到一些。◊ Here are some 〇/ our
suggestions.这 是我们“一些建议。In negative sentences
and questions any is usually used instead of ‘some’： J don’t want any. o Do
you have any of the larger ones? However, some is used in questions
that expect a positive reply： Would
you like some? o Weren't you looking