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单词 sole
释义
sole
(sl )
Word forms: soles
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The sole thing or person of a particular type is the only one of that type.
Their sole aim is to destabilize the Indian government.
Synonyms: only, one, single, individual  
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you have sole charge or ownership of something, you are the only person in charge of it or who owns it.
Many women are left as the sole providers in families after their husband has died.
Chief Hart had sole control over that fund.
3. countable noun
The sole of your foot or of a shoe or sock is the underneath surface of it.
...shoes with rubber soles.
He had burned the sole of his foot.
4. countable noun
A sole is a kind of flat fish that you can eat.
Sole is this fish eaten as food.
Vocabulary Builder
FOOT FOOT big toe toe toenail sole heel ankle
Collocations:
flat sole
Velvet, suede, glitter and metallics are back this season; they just come on a flat sole.
Times,Sunday Times
The third type had a flat sole made from stacked layers of leather.
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A typical flat consists of just a nearly flat sole, and a minimal upper to hold it onto the foot.
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The flat soles leave your feet unsupported, causing pain in the feet, shins and knees.
The Sun
A study found that for those whose lower-back pain occurs when they walk, wearing rocker-style soles tended to lead to a worse outcome than wearing flat soles after a year.
Times, Sunday Times
flexible sole
They also have a flexible sole, which still looks sleek and elegant.
Times, Sunday Times
Attributes of an athletic shoe include a flexible sole, appropriate tread for the function, and ability to absorb impact.
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Turn shoes' consisted of one thin flexible sole, which was sewed to the upper while outside in and turned over when completed.
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With modern strap bindings, the rider wears a boot which has a thick but flexible sole, and padded uppers.
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They usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of jute rope.
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sole candidate
Knight, the sole candidate, withdrew his application.
Times, Sunday Times
Goldspink was the party's sole candidate in the 1990 election, running as an independent as the party had been de-registered.
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He was the sole candidate on the ballot.
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He was the sole candidate in this election and won 99.98% of the vote.
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He was re-elected in 1983 and again in 1988, each time as sole candidate.
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sole cause
Your weight might have contributed to the tear, but it won't be the sole cause.
The Sun
He added that if this was the sole cause of the drop, approvals should recover.
Times, Sunday Times
A study found sugars in sweets and drinks are the sole cause of rotting teeth.
The Sun
The rules provided the sole cause of action and remedy against a carrier available to a claimant in respect of injuries caused by it to him.
Times, Sunday Times
While not the sole cause, it would be naive to ignore that all of these, like disclosure failings, correlate with an era of severe financial cuts.
Times, Sunday Times
sole concern
Their sole concern was his happiness, but the consensus among staff was that this was 'an extremely bright pupil with a lot of potential'.
Times, Sunday Times
Their teachers' sole concern should be what they have in it.
Times, Sunday Times
The sole concern must arise from falling interest rates.
Times, Sunday Times
Self help has been our sole concern.
The Sun
Their sole concern was that they failed to score in that period.
Times, Sunday Times
sole function
He made it plain, warmly and even somewhat graciously, that their sole function was to assist him in achieving his goals and objectives.
Christianity Today
There were even people there whose sole function seemed to be to make a lot of noise.
Times, Sunday Times
Size exaggeration remains the sole function of the extreme laryngeal descent observed in male deer.
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Its sole function was to remove the earth and rock overburden from the coal seam.
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Its sole function was to serve as a convocation of interested and interesting people who gathered to hear speakers on issues of the day.
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sole preserve
It would be foolish and even narrow to assume that such debates and frustrations are the sole preserve of ecclesiastical squabbles and disagreements.
Times, Sunday Times
Accountants are plotting a further coup on work that was once the sole preserve of lawyers.
Times, Sunday Times
Restaurants currently serving meat dishes regarded as commonplace could become the sole preserve of the very wealthy.
Times, Sunday Times
No longer were the arts the sole preserve of the southern middle classes.
Times, Sunday Times
But self-portraiture was once the sole preserve of the artist, showing how he or she saw themselves both from within and without.
Times, Sunday Times
sole supplier
The company has been named sole supplier to build a range of cargo and troop transport trucks in a programme worth $3.5 billion.
Times, Sunday Times
In practice, there are traps, notably in the need for all contracts exceeding €500,000 to be offered in chunks and not to a sole supplier.
Times, Sunday Times
Its main business then was the distribution of silver coins, of which it was the sole supplier.
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The castle, with its own sources of provisions, notably from the river, became the sole supplier for the town.
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I fail to see why schools are still allowed to nominate sole suppliers for their uniforms.
Times, Sunday Times
sole survivor
You, as the sole survivor, are charged with conquering this dark force.
The Sun
Firefighters fought for an hour to cut the sole survivor free while eight paramedics and a doctor battled to keep him alive.
The Sun
It's the sole survivor of an ancient family of plants whose ancestors were widespread around 160 million years ago.
Globe and Mail
Two hours later, he had dug himself out, the sole survivor.
Times, Sunday Times
Family members then vote each other off each week; the sole survivor receives a $1-million prize.
Globe and Mail
Translations:
Chinese: 惟一的,
Japanese: 唯一の, 足の裏
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