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sole

adjective
 
🔊/səʊl/
🔊/səʊl/
[only before noun]
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  1.  
    only; single仅有的；唯一的
    • the sole surviving member of the family那一家唯一在世的成员
    • My sole reason for coming here was to see you.我到这儿唯一的原因就是来看你。🔊🔊
    • This is the sole means of access to the building.这是这栋建筑物唯一的入口。🔊🔊
    Homophones sole | soulsole   soul
    🔊/səʊl/
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    • sole adjective
      • John Dashwood is the sole male heir, so inherits the entire estate.约翰·达什伍德（John Dashwood）是唯一的男性继承人，因此继承了整个家族。
    • sole noun
      • Many jazz shoes come with a rubber sole.许多爵士鞋都配有橡胶底。
    • soul noun
      • Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.在她的心灵深处，她知道自己必须返回祖国。
  2.  
    belonging to one person or group; not shared独占的；专有的；全权处理的
    • She has sole responsibility for the project.那个项目由她一人负责。🔊🔊
    • the sole owner拥有全部产权的物主
    • We may have the opportunity to take over sole ownership of the company.我们可能有机会接管这家公司的全部产权。
    3. Word Originadjective late Middle English (also in the senses ‘secluded’ and ‘unrivalled’): from Old French soule, from Latin sola, feminine of solus ‘alone’.

sole

noun
🔊/səʊl/
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  1. [countable] the bottom surface of the foot脚掌；脚底（板）
    • The hot sand burned the soles of their feet.灼热的沙地使他们的脚掌感到火辣辣的。🔊🔊
    Topics Bodyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • thin
    • leather
    • …
    phrases
    • the sole of your boot
    • the sole of your shoe
    • the soles of your feet
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [countable] the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel鞋底；袜底
    • leather soles皮质鞋底
    • I’ve got a hole in the sole of my shoe.我的鞋底上有个洞。
    compare heel
    Homophones sole | soulsole   soul
    🔊/səʊl/
    🔊/səʊl/
    • sole adjective
      • John Dashwood is the sole male heir, so inherits the entire estate.约翰·达什伍德（John Dashwood）是唯一的男性继承人，因此继承了整个家族。
    • sole noun
      • Many jazz shoes come with a rubber sole.许多爵士鞋都配有橡胶底。
    • soul noun
      • Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.在她的心灵深处，她知道自己必须返回祖国。
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • thin
    • leather
    • …
    phrases
    • the sole of your boot
    • the sole of your shoe
    • the soles of your feet
    • …
    See full entry
  3. -soled
     (in adjectives构成形容词) having the type of soles mentioned有…底的
    • rubber-soled shoes胶底鞋
  4. [uncountable, countable]
    (plural sole)
    a flat sea fish that is used for food鳎（可食用比目鱼） see also lemon soleTopics Fish and shellfishc2
    5. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’; compare with Dutch zool and German Sohle. noun sense 4 Middle English: from Old French, from Provençal sola, from Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’, named from its shape.

sole

verb
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[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sole
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he / she / it soles
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past simple soled
🔊/səʊld/
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past participle soled
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-ing form soling
🔊/ˈsəʊlɪŋ/
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  1. sole something to repair a shoe by replacing the sole给（鞋）换底
    Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’; compare with Dutch zool and German Sohle.