1916
separate
cell #- 34 j£ 34 $£ Pfl : to be in solitary
confinement
soli tude /'snlitjuid; NAmE 'sailaturd/ noun
[u] the state of being
alone, especially when you find this pleasant 34 &b; 34 Hr BOH privacy: She longed for peace and solitude,
solo /'saulau; NAmE 'soulou/ adj., noun madj. [only before noun] 1 done by one person
alone, without anyone helping them 34 iMHJ; A34&A his first solo flight it
34#$J:
a solo artist (= for example a singer who sings on their own, not as
part of a group) 34N|ffcM- 0 a piece for solo violin /MH#34Hffi ► solo adv.: She wanted to
fly solo across the
#
0 o After three years with the band he decided to go
soio.mmz&vA&ft^fs,
a noun [pi -os) 1 a piece of music,
dance or entertainment performed by only one person 34 pi; 34 U; 34
H; : a guitar
solo A1434 H — compare duet
2
a flight in which the pilot flies alone without an instructor (= teacher) j£"V
.
'solo climbing noun [u] the sport of climbing
rocks or mountains without other people and without equipment i£A) ;
Solo mon /'solaman; /MmE 'sail-/ noun used
to talk about a very wise person ^ #; f[£ Bf] A: In this job you need to
exhibit the wisdom of Solomon,
From
Solomon in
the
Bible, a king of
sol stice /'snlstis; MmE 'sail-/
noun either of the two times of the year at which the sun reaches its
highest or lowest point in the sky at midday, marked by the longest and
shortest days ]£(,&); ( ) M: the
summer/winter solstice KM; #M sol uble /'sDljabl; NAmE 'sail-/ adj. 1 ~ (in sth) that can be dissolved
in a liquid : soluble aspirin
P4
SHZ5# o Glucose is soluble in water.
2 (formal) (of a problem |n]M)
that can be solved nJM#i ; oj $ (ft PET5I insoluble ► solu-bility /.sDlju'bilati; NAmE ,sa:l-/ noun [U]
So lu tion 0-w/sa'luijn/ noun 1 [C] r (to sth) a
way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation & A '/A ;
&L IS M lx ETffl answer : Attempts to find a
solution have failed, lit if]
O There’s no
simple solution to this problem. jAMfBl M )A
ifrl&o o Do you have a better solution?
A A- ? 2 [C]
~ (to sth) an answer to a puzzle
or to a problem in mathematics tUH: The solution
to last week’s quiz is on page 81. Al£
81 Ko 3 [C, U] a liquid in which sth is dissolved an alkaline solution
QfcMW.
0 saline solution 4 [U]
the process of dissolving a solid or gas in a liquid
f§M (
ill! ) : the solution of glucose in water fj^ffA&A1
Solve /sdIv; NAmE sa:lv/ verb
[VN]
1 to find a way of dealing with a problem or
difficult situation &L3: Attempts
are being made to solve
the problem of waste disposal.
ftfj
H H o 2 to find the correct answer or explanation for sth $$ A; M : to
solve an equation/a puzzle/ a riddle H;
MM O to solve a crime/
mystery MffMffl'
solv-ericy /'snlvansi; NAmE 'sail-/ noun [U] the state of not being
in debt (= not owing money) MM#; AlftM solvent /'sDlvant; NAmE 'sail-/ noun, adj. nnoun [U, C] a substance,
especially a liquid, that can dissolve another substance ; MM madj. 1 [not usually before
noun] having
enough money to
pay
your debts; not in debt A141® A; AM# EH2 insolvent 2 (technical Ain) able to dissolve
another
substance,
or be dissolved in another substance A M ffi
’
MAJ; Lead is more solvent in
acidic water.
'solvent
abuse noun [U] the practice of breathing
in gases from glue or similar substances in order to produce a state of
excitement M M ffl , W A 'ft M JRI Mffi ( ) — see also GLUE
SNIFFING
solver
/‘snlva(r);
NAmE 'sari-/ noun a person who finds an
answer to a problem or a difficult situation ( |n] Jg§
She’s a good
problem solver. £ty!$<A fnl££
sombre
{BrE)
{US somber) /'snmba(r); NAmE
'sarm-/ adj. 1 dark in colour; dull
H&fAl; PU tH W; Bf M (HJ BuE3 drab : dressed in sombre shades of grey and black 1$ If 2 sad and serious
BUf&lft; U HTH melancholy:
Paul
was in a sombre mood. ttlPo o The year ended on a sombre
note. M -- ¥ ^ U (523 A ^ ^
T o ►
sombre-ly (BrE)
{US
som
berly) adv. sombre ness (BrE) {US som-berness) noun [U]
som
brero /sran'brearau;
NAmE sarm'brerou/ noun {pi. -os) a Mexican hat for men
that is tall with a very wide brim, turned up at the edges
( HI® If ) l^iAil
Some
0"w det., pron.,
adv.
mdet. Isam; strong form SAtn/ 1
used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns to mean ‘an amount of’ or
‘a number of’, when the amount or number is not given ( ) -S,
There’s still some wine in the bottle.
#
U c- 0 Have some more
vegetables. # PA W. M
P£0
ISIalHiJl in negative sentences
and questions any is usually used instead of ‘some’: I don’t want any more
vegetables, o Is there any wine left? However, some is used in
questions that expect a positive reply: Would you like some milk in your
coffee? 0 Didn’t you borrow some books of mine? ‘M1, any,
MAffl
some: I don’t want any more vegetables. 0 Is there any wine left?
some:
Would you like some milk in your coffee? o Didn’t you borrow some books of
mine? 2 /sAm/ used to refer to certain members of a group or certain types of a
thing, but not all of them (
oi3#, Some people find this
more difficult than others. #.Iff ^ A ^ ^
A M t#
A)#'o
o I like some modern music (= but not all of it).
3
I SAtn/ a large number or amount of sth #jF ^;
^/>&[|; ^ : It was with
some surprise that I heard the news, u/f AMo 0 We’ve known
each other for some years now.
0
We ’re going to be working together for some time (= a long
time). ISCll?#- ^ ■
lx
Bt |h] o 4 /sAm/ a small amount
or number of sth M
#
; A ^ :
There is some hope that things will
improve. 5
used with singular
nouns
to refer to a person, place, thing or time that is not known or not identified
( AiA
Ml There must be
some mistake. 0 He’s in some
kind of trouble. fikiSI’] Tft A 0 She won a competition in some
newspaper or other. M A: A (KJ jk; 'M
A
T 0/71 see you again some time, I’m sure.
#,
ff A H4 ^ Ml 21 £ # JE ffi W o 6 /SAm/ {informal, sometimes ironic) used to express a
positive or negative opinion about sb/sth ( %
A
± : That was some party! M
Xt! 0 Some
expert you are! You know even less than me. # til % A
»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 ( IS: it A fit )
A
®
A, ASA#]: Some disapprove of the idea. A S A A 0 You’ll find some in
the drawer.
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® M #c III ~' ® o o Here are some of our suggestions. & RBI3 In negative sentences
and questions any is usually used instead of ‘some’: / 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