sol·id1 /ˈsɒlɪd $ ˈsɑː-/ ●●● S3 W3 adjectiveadj 1 firm/hard 坚实的/坚硬的HARD hard or firm, with a fixed shape, and not a liquid or gas 固体的;坚硬的 The lake was frozen solid. 湖水冻得结结实实。
It was good to be back on solid ground again. 又能踏上坚实的土地感觉真好。
Is the baby eating solid food (=bread, meat etc) yet? 宝宝吃固体食物了吗?
The ship’s sonar can detect the presence of solid objects in the water. 船上的声呐能够探测出水中的固体物。
► see thesaurus at hard 2 only one material 纯质的PURE consisting completely of one type of material 纯质的solid wood/pine/oak etc a chest made of solid oak 纯橡木做的箱子
3 not hollow 非空心的TOGETHER having no holes or spaces inside 无孔的,实心的 OPP hollow a shrine carved out of solid rock 用实心岩石凿成的神龛
4 without spaces 无空隙的 continuous, without any spaces or breaks 无空隙的,连续不断的 It’s not safe to pass when the lines in the middle of the road are solid. 路中间如果是实线的话,超车就不安全。
5 strongly made 做得坚固的STRONG OBJECT strong and well made 结实的,牢固的 OPP flimsy a solid piece of furniture 一件结实的家具
The frame is as solid as a rock (=extremely solid). 这个框架十分坚固。
6 good and long-lasting 实用而耐久的GOOD/EXCELLENT a solid achievement or solid work is of real, practical, and continuing value 〔成就或工作〕相当好的,经得起时间考验的 five years of solid achievement 五年实实在在的成绩
The first two years provide a solid foundation in the basics of computing. 头两年为电脑应用的基础方面打下坚实的根基。
7 dependable 可靠的 someone or something that is solid can be depended on or trusted 可靠的,靠得住的 SYN sound The prosecution in this case has no solid evidence. 此案的原告缺乏可靠的证据。
You can rely on Wylie for good solid advice. 你可以放心地从怀利那里得到可靠的建议。
a solid Labour stronghold (=where people always vote for this party) 工党的一个坚固据点
8 continuing without interruption 不间断的 informalCONTINUOUS used to emphasize that something continues for a long time without any pauses 连续的,不间断的 The lecture lasted two solid hours. 这堂课上了整整两个小时。
five hours/two weeks etc solid On Saturday I went to bed and slept fourteen hours solid. 星期六我上床整整睡了14个小时。
9. packed solid informal if shops, trains, buses etc are packed solid, they are full of people 〔商店、火车、公共汽车等〕挤得水泄不通的 10 on solid ground confident because you are dealing with a subject you are sure about, or because you are in a safe situation 有十分的把握,完全放心 To make sure that he was on solid ground, he confirmed his findings with others. 为了确保有十分的把握,他把自己的研究结果向其他人作了核实。
11. good 好的 British EnglishBrE informal good 好的
12 difficult 困难的 British EnglishBrE informal very difficult 很难的 I couldn’t do any of the maths last night – it was solid. 昨晚那些数学题我一道也做不出,太难了。
13 shape 形状 technicalHM having length, width, and height 立体的,立方的 SYN three-dimensional A sphere is a solid figure. 球体是立体图形。
14 IN AGREEMENT 一致be solid British EnglishBrEAGREE to be in complete agreement 完全一致 The workers are 100% solid on this issue. 工人们在这个问题上是百分之百地一致。
be solid• From London to Canterbury the traffic was solid and the fumes that built up in the car made her head ache.• The barriers were solid, but only until the mid-fifties.• Many of them are solid citizens.• Yet the cushioned seat was solid enough, and the pain in her hand was almost too real.• The pressures to spend are solid enough.• This inner sphere would be solid iron in the midst of the molten metal.• But there are solid reasons for doing mass actions.• The ground was solid with rubble. —solidness noun [uncountableU]