请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 solely
释义

Trends of
solely

View usage for:

solely

(soʊlli)
adverb [ADVERB with verb]
If something involves solely one thing, it involves only this thing and no others.
Too often we make decisions based solely upon what we see in the magazines.
She insisted that she was solely responsible for what had happened.
Synonyms: only, completely, entirely, exclusively More Synonyms of solely

solely in British English

(ˈsəʊllɪ)
adverb
1. 
only; completely; entirely
2. 
without another or others; singly; alone
3. 
for one thing only

solely in American English

(ˈsoʊlli)
adverb
1. 
without another or others; alone
to be solely to blame
2. 
only, exclusively, merely, or altogether
to read solely for pleasure

Examples of 'solely' in a sentence
solely

Those that continue to rely solely on government funding may find themselves starved of money.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Why should they be solely responsible for washing and cleaning and childcare?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Promotion is based solely upon objective qualities and standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The blame would lie solely with the perpetrator.
The Sun (2014)
They often reach verdicts by relying solely on police reports.
The Sun (2015)
The banks are not solely responsible for this.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She says that screen exposure is not solely to blame but compounds vulnerabilities in teenage minds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She wants to study for her future rather than rely solely on a husband.
The Sun (2012)
He spared one captive solely so he could go back and tell his friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It would be wrong solely to blame social workers for these ills.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
More than half the people we spoke to here rely solely on benefits.
The Sun (2014)
Decades studying transport accidents have taught us that one person is seldom solely to blame.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They were almost personally and solely responsible for maintaining the value of the savings and debts of their nations.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In the classic pyramid scheme, participants attempt to make money solely by recruiting new participants.
Christianity Today (2000)
Build a foreign policy designed solely to make America more secure and more prosperous.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The students end up with real-life experience of business planning and running an enterprise rather than something solely theoretical.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This no longer depended upon position in a military hierarchy, but solely upon the conduct of an individual leader.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
It's hoping it is from a company that exists solely to make coats for the Pope.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Britain's presence in India was founded solely upon superior force and the pursuit of profit.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And indeed it is, if looked upon as compensation solely for that 15-minute conversation.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
She had thought that the sun had singled her out, given her something solely her own,for reasons she could not guess at.
Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)

In other languages
solely

British English: solely ADVERB
If something involves solely one thing, it involves only this thing and no others.
Too often we make decisions based solely upon what we see in the magazines.
  • American English: solely
  • Brazilian Portuguese: somente
  • Chinese: 惟一地
  • European Spanish: únicamente
  • French: uniquement
  • German: ausschließlich
  • Italian: unicamente
  • Japanese: もっぱら
  • Korean: 오로지
  • European Portuguese: somente
  • Latin American Spanish: únicamente

Chinese translation of 'solely'

solely

(ˈsəullɪ)

adv

  1. 惟一地 (wéiyī de)
    I will hold you solely responsible 我要你个(個)人负(負)责(責) (wǒ yào nǐ gèrén fùzé)
(adverb) 
Definition
without others
Too often we make decisions based solely on what we see in magazines.
Synonyms
only
Computers are only for use by class members.
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
entirely
The whole episode was entirely my fault.
exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
alone
You alone should determine what is right for you.
singly
merely
He was far from being merely a furniture expert.
single-handedly

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alone
Definition
without anyone or anything else
You alone should determine what is right for you.
Synonyms
solely,
only,
individually,
singly,
exclusively,
uniquely
in the sense of completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.I have fallen completely in love with him.
Synonyms
totally,
entirely,
wholly,
utterly,
quite,
perfectly,
fully,
solidly,
absolutely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
in full,
every inch,
en masse,
heart and soul,
a hundred per cent,
one hundred per cent,
from beginning to end,
down to the ground,
root and branch,
in toto,
from A to Z,
hook, line and sinker,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of entirely
The whole episode was entirely my fault.
Synonyms
only,
exclusively,
solely

Synonyms of 'solely'

solely

Explore 'solely' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
Synonyms
solely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
wholly,
uniquely
in the sense of merely
He was far from being merely a furniture expert.
Synonyms
only,
but,
just,
simply,
entirely,
purely,
solely
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/22 15:34:35