【突破英文词汇】sol, soli -- single 单一

1. soliloquy /səˈlɪləkwi:/

-- speech made to oneself when alone

What an actor says in a soliloquy is heard by no one except the audience.

演员的独白只有观众听得到。

 

 

2. solitude¹ /ˈsɔlitju:d/

-- condition of being alone; loneliness; seclusion²

Though I like company, there are times when I prefer solitude.

虽然我喜欢有人相伴，但有时我更喜欢孤独。

 

 

3. solo /ˈsəuləu/

-- musical composition (or anything) performed by a single person

Instead of singing a solo, Brenda would prefer to join with me in a duet.

布伦达比较喜欢和我一起二重唱，而不太喜欢独唱。

 

 

4. desolate³ /ˈdesəlit/ 

-- 1. make lonely; deprive of inhabitants; lay waste

2. left alone; deserted⁴; forlorn

After the war, the villagers hope to return to their desolated⁵ homes.

战后，村民们期望能够回到他们荒芜的家园。

At 5:30 a.m. the normally crowded intersections⁶ looks desolate.

清晨5：30，平时拥挤的十字路口看起来很冷清。

 

 

5. sole /səul/

-- one and only; single

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the sole candidate to be elected President for a forth⁷ term.

富兰克林·D·罗斯福是唯一一位四次连任总统的竞选人。

 

 

6. solitary⁸ /ˈsɔlitəri/

-- being or living alone; without companions

A hermit⁹ leads a solitary existence.

隐士过着孤独的生活。

1 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

2 seclusion   

n.隐遁，隔离

参考例句：

• She liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden.她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。
• I live very much in seclusion these days.这些天我过着几乎与世隔绝的生活。

3 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

4 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

5 desolated   

adj.荒凉的，荒废的

参考例句：

• Her death desolated him. 她的死使他很痛苦。
• War has desolated that city. 战争毁坏了那个城市。

6 intersections   

n.横断( intersection的名词复数 )；交叉；交叉点；交集

参考例句：

• Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections. 所有重要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。
• Intersections are of the greatest importance in highway design. 在道路设计中，交叉口占有最重要的地位。 来自辞典例句

7 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

8 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

9 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。