| 单词 | solid |
| 释义 | solid adj. & n. --adj (solider, solidest) 1. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid food; water becomes solid at 0�C). 2. of such material throughout, not hollow or containing cavities (a solid sphere). 3. of the same substance throughout (solid silver). 4. of strong material or construction or build, not flimsy or slender etc. 5. a having three dimensions. b concerned with solids (solid geometry). 6. a sound and reliable; genuine (solid arguments). b staunch and dependable (a solid Tory). 7. sound but without any special flair etc. (a solid piece of work). 8. financially sound. 9. (of time) uninterrupted, continuous (spend four solid hours on it). 10. a unanimous, undivided (support has been pretty solid so far). b (foll. by for) united in favour of. 11. (of printing) without spaces between the lines etc. 12. (of a tyre) without a central air space. 13. (foll. by with) US colloq. on good terms. 14. Austral. & NZ colloq. severe, unreasonable. --n 1. a solid substance or body. 2. (in pl.) solid food. 3. Geom. a body or magnitude having three dimensions. Phrases and idioms solid angle an angle formed by planes etc. meeting at a point. solid colour colour covering the whole of an object, without a pattern etc. solid-drawn (of a tube etc.) pressed or drawn out from a solid bar of metal. solid solution solid material containing one substance uniformly distributed in another. solid state the state of matter that retains its boundaries without support. solid-state adj. using the electronic properties of solids (e.g. a semiconductor) to replace those of valves. Derivatives solidly adv. solidness n. Etymology: ME f. OF solide f. L solidus, rel. to salvus safe, sollus entire |
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