单词 | resolve |
释义 | Word Frequency resolve(rɪˈzɒlv) verb (mainly tr) 1. (takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or determine firmly 2. to express (an opinion) formally, esp (of a public meeting) one agreed by a vote 3. (also intr; usually foll by into) to separate or cause to separate (into) (constituent parts or elements) 4. (usually reflexive) to change, alter, or appear to change or alter the ghost resolved itself into a tree 5. to make up the mind of; cause to decide the tempest resolved him to stay at home 6. to find the answer or solution to; solve to resolve a problem 7. to explain away or dispel to resolve a doubt 8. to bring to an end; conclude to resolve an argument 9. medicine to cause (a swelling or inflammation) to subside, esp without the formation of pus 10. (also intr) to follow (a dissonant note or chord) or (of a dissonant note or chord) to be followed by one producing a consonance 11. chemistry to separate (a racemic mixture) into its optically active constituents 12. physics a. to distinguish between (separate parts) of (an image) as in a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument b. to separate (two adjacent peaks) in a spectrum by means of a spectrometer 13. mathematics to split (a vector) into its components in specified directions 14. an obsolete word for dissolve noun 15. something determined or decided; resolution he had made a resolve to work all day 16. firmness of purpose; determination nothing can break her resolve Derived forms resolver (reˈsolver) noun Word origin C14: from Latin resolvere to unfasten, reveal, from re- + solvere to loosen; see solve |
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