单词 | resolution |
释义 | resolution —resolution /ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/ noun (DECISION) C2 [C] an official decision that is made after a group or organization have voted: » to approve/adopt a resolution» [+ to infinitive] The United Nations passed (= voted to support) a resolution to increase aid to the Third World.Thesaurus+: ↑Decisions and decidingC2 [C] a promise to yourself to do or to not do something: » [+ to infinitive] I made a resolution to give up chocolate.Thesaurus+: ↑Making and breaking promises and commitments• • • Extra Examples:» The resolution calls for a durable peace settlement.» The resolution was carried by 210 votes to 160.» "Have you made any New Year's resolutions?" "Yes, I'm going to eat more healthily and give up smoking."» I've made a resolution to exercise three times a week.» What happened to your resolution to be nice to Barbara?noun [S or U] FORMAL (SOLVING) ► C2 the act of solving or ending a problem or difficulty: » a successful resolution to the crisisThesaurus+: ↑Solving and solutionsnoun [U] (ALSO resoluteness) FORMAL APPROVING (DETERMINATION) ► F0 determination: » He showed great resolution in facing the robbers.Thesaurus+: ↑Strength of will and determinationnoun [U] SPECIALIZED (DETAIL) ► F0 the ability of a microscope, or a television or computer screen, to show things clearly and with a lot of detail: » a high/low resolution imageThesaurus+: ↑Optics, microscopy and lasers , ↑Eyesight, glasses and lensesnoun [U] SPECIALIZED (SEPARATION) ► F0 the act of separating or being separated into clearly different parts: » the resolution of oil into bitumen and tarThesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividing |
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