solve

英 [sɒlv] 美[sɔlv]
  • vt. 解决;解答;溶解
  • vi. 作解答

CET4TEM4考研CET6中频词核心词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: solves;过去式: solved;过去分词: solved;现在分词: solving;

中文词源


solve 溶解,解决

来自拉丁语 solvere,松开,解开,分开,溶解,来自 se-,分开,各自,luo,松开,失去,词源 同 lose,loose,analyze.引申词义解决,解答。

英英释意


1. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of;
"did you solve the problem?"
"Work out your problems with the boss"
"this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"
"did you get it?"
"Did you get my meaning?"
"He could not work the math problem"
2. find the solution;
"solve an equation"
"solve for x"
3. settle, as of a debt;
"clear a debt"
"solve an old debt"

英文词源


solve
solve: [15] Etymologically, solve means ‘release’, particularly by the payment of debt. It was borrowed from Latin solvere ‘release, unbind, pay’, which was descended from an earlier *seluere. This was a compound verb based on luere ‘loosen, release, pay’, a descendant of the same Indo-European base that produced English analyse, loose, lose, etc.

The notion of ‘payment of debts’ survives in English solvent [17], and a metaphorical extension of ‘loosening’ to ‘turning a solid into a liquid’ can be seen in soluble [14] and the derivative dissolve [14]. The use of solve for ‘explain’, now the major English sense, emerged in Latin, but it was not a major feature of the Latin verb. Other related forms include absolute, absolve, and resolve [14].

=> absolute, absolve, analyse, dissolve, loose, lose, resolve, solution
solve (v.)
late 14c., "to disperse, dissipate, loosen," from Latin solvere "to loosen, dissolve; untie, release, detach; depart; unlock; scatter; dismiss; accomplish, fulfill; explain; remove," from PIE *se-lu-, from reflexive pronoun *s(w)e- (see idiom) + root *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart" (see lose). The meaning "explain, answer" is attested from 1530s; for sense evolution, see solution. Mathematical use is attested from 1737. Related: Solved; solving.

同义词辨析


solve, resolve

这两个动词均含"解决"之意。

solve: 普通用词,含义广,指为有一定难度的问题找到满意的解法或答复。

resolve: 主要指对问题或情况进行细微的分析或思索,以得出结论或解决途径。

考试真题


may be better at solving puzzlescan memorize things with more easemay have greater facility in abstract reasoningcan put what they have learnt into more effective usefind ways to slow down our mental declinefind ways to boost our memoriesunderstand the complex process of mental functioningunderstand the relation between physical and mental healthThe most important thing in the news last week was the rising discussion in Nashville about the educational needs of children.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Their functioning is still a puzzle to be solved.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The tests are designed to detect subtle ( ' , 细微的) changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Environmental problems must be solved to ease the current global food shortage.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

There is no hurry in finding ways to solve the obesity problem.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to solve problems— real or imagined.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In the author's experiment, students with a growth mind-set showed greater perseverance in solving difficult math problems.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

I'm talking about a ‘simulation(' 模 拟), I'm talking about ‘being able to solve this problem.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Another group of helpless children who were simply rewarded for their success on easier problems did not improve their ability to solve hard math problems.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Instead of trying to get children to work hard, why not focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful, productive activity, like making things, working with others, exploring ideas, and solving problems? These focuses are not so different from the things in which they delight.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight—picked up from science, arts, and technology—to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Those who are good at solving practical problems.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Bishop describes the problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals and plans in place of time spent online.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Jonathan Bishop believes that the Internet overuse problem can be solved if people try to improve the Internet environment

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

He has solved the mystery of language.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Analytical skills are our ability to understand and solve problems using Information we have available.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to "solve" problems—real or imagined.

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

It's a hobby that I've stuck with and it continues to help me cope with stress at work, provide a sense of order in hectic days, and allow my brain time to solve problems.

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

New research has found deep water reserves under the state which could help solve their drought crisis.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The general consensus is that the best ones avoid mindless violence, and instead focus on strategy and challenge us to solve problems and achieve broad goals.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

When they have a problem, it isn't the teacher necessarily coming in to solve it.

2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

They can be solved with better management.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Students use forums to chat, play games, and solve problems together at no cost, or they can pay a few hundred dollars to take courses with trained teachers.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Students may take advantage of online resources to learn to solve math problems.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Middle school is an important age because students have enough math capability to solve advanced problems, but they haven't really decided what they want to do with their lives, said Loh.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Another influential feeder for advanced-math students is an online school called Art of Problem Solving, which began about 13 years ago and now has 15,000 users.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

After the high-pressure Countdown round at this year's national MathCounts competition, in which the top 12 students went head to head solving complex problems in rapid fire, the finalists for the Math Video Challenge took the stage to show their videos.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

They need to know if reform will help solve the problem.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Some Chicago teachers seem to think that they shouldn't be held accountable until poverty is solved.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Our problems are structural, and will take many years to solve.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Although a team may be composed of knowledgeable people, they must learn new ways of relating and working together to solve cross-functional problems.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

"middle school is an important age because students have enough math capability to solve advanced problems, but they haven't really decided what they want to do with their lives," said Loh.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

But Ruel says scientific consensus alone will not solve the problem.

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Our problems are "structural", and will take many years to solve.

2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

We have the ability to connect seemingly different threads to solve problems we've never seen before.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Hannah started to think about how she could help, but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve the problem of homelessness.

2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

However, technology is also the application of scientific knowledge to solve a problem, touching lives in countless ways.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

However, this is not enough to solve our problem.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 完形填空 原文

I talk to them about how the law helps people solve their problems.

2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

It will be solved but with difficulty.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

We need to get to the root of the problem before we can solve it.

2015年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

That should create more collaborative endeavors and help to develop projects aimed directly at solving global problems.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

Mental health is the source of creativity for solving problems, resolving conflict, making our surroundings more beautiful,managing our home life, or coming up with a creative business idea or invention to make our lives easier.

出自-2016年考研翻译原文

Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teac

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
正在想办法解决废物处理的问题。

牛津词典

to solve an equation/a puzzle/a riddle
解方程;解难题;解谜

牛津词典

to solve a crime/mystery
破案;解开奥秘

牛津词典

Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment...
他们的国内改革未能解决失业问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.
现在,我们也许能够更加清楚地了解宇宙生成的年代,并且解答关于人类起源最为深奥的问题之一。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Let's think this out together — there must be a way to solve this.
让我们一起好好考虑一下吧,一定有办法能解决这件事情的.

《简明英汉词典》

He assured us of his ability to solve the problem.
他向我们保证他有能力解决这个问题.

《简明英汉词典》

Once this difficulty is overcome, other problems will be easy to solve.
攻下这一关, 其他问题就好办了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Such comments are inane because they don't help us solve our problem.
这种评论纯属空洞之词,不能帮助我们解决问题.

《简明英汉词典》

After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.
学了微积分之后,你们就能够解这些数学题了.

《简明英汉词典》

I think that I've managed to solve the question of what to buy my mother for her birthday.
我认为我自己解决了给妈妈买什么东西来作生日礼物的问题.

《简明英汉词典》

We'll have to think of a way to solve the problem.
我们得想个法子解决这个问题.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

We can solve the problem no matter how complicated it is.
任凭问题多复杂,我们也能弄清楚.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
就这样, 他终于解开了这个秘密.

《用法词典》

The problem will not be difficult to solve, if properly handled.
如处理得当, 问题不难解决.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Only when a reservoir is built here can we solve our irrigation problem.
除非在这里修个水库,才能解决灌溉问题.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The problem looks simple enough, but when you come to try and solve it you'll find it's a real teaser.
这道题看起来很简单, 但当你要解它时你就会发现它确实是一道难题.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

This problem is too hard for me to solve.
这个问题太难,我解决不了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

'Alcohol doesn't solve problems,'she stated flatly.
“ 酒精解决不了问题. ” 她直言不讳地说道.

《简明英汉词典》

Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
跟同龄人及朋友在一起并不一定能消除这种孤独感.

《简明英汉词典》

In an intelligence test we take a sample of an individul's ability to solve puzzles and problems of various kinds ….
在智力测验中,我们取样于个人解决各种难题和各种问题的能力.

《用法词典》

We should develop the students'ability to analyse and solve problems.
我们应该培养学生分析问题和解决问题的能力.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He was clever so much so that he can solve it in a few minutes.
他聪明到可以在几分钟内解决它的地步.

《简明英汉词典》

There are various ways to solve the problem.
解决这个问题有许多种方法.

《简明英汉词典》

Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
正在想办法解决废物处理的问题。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

It is unrealistic to expect them to be able to solve the problem immediately.
指望他们能够立即解决问题是不现实的。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

I'm sorry to barge in like this, but I have a problem I hope you can solve.
很抱歉这样打扰您,但是我有个问题希望您能解决。

柯林斯例句

I dreamed up a plan to solve both problems at once.
我想出了一个方案,可以同时解决两个问题。

柯林斯例句