sole
n
(pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作 soles) [C, U]
flat sea-fish that is eaten as food 鳎; 鳎目鱼
sole cooked in white sauce 奶油沙司鳎目鱼
Would you like some more sole? 再来点鳎目鱼好吗? sole n
1 bottom surface of the human foot, the part on which one walks and stands 脚掌. =>illus at foot 见 foot 插图.
2 part of a sock, shoe, etc covering this (usu not including the heel) 袜子、 鞋等的底部(通常不包括後跟); 袜底; 鞋底
holes in the soles of his socks 他袜子底部的洞
leather soles 皮制的鞋底
The soles of his boots needed repairing. 他那双靴子的底该补了. =>illus at shoe 见 shoe 插图. sole, v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
put a sole on (a shoe, etc) 给(鞋等)上底
have a pair of shoes soled and heeled 给一双鞋换底及打後掌.
sole adj [attrib 作定语]
1 one and only; single 唯一的; 单独的
the sole cause of the accident 事故的唯一原因
the sole survivor of the crash 那次车祸的唯一幸存者.
2 belonging to or restricted to one person or group; not shared 属於或限於一人或一组人的; 专有的; 独用的
have sole responsibility 单独负责
We have the sole right to sell this range of goods. 我们有独家经销这类货物的权利.
Settlers made agreements with Native American cheifs but always broke them afterwards.
殖民者同美洲土著人的首领达成了协议,但是这些协议随后总是被撕毁。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
The clouds had come down so suddenly we had no warning.