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单词 resolution
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resolutionnoun

uk/ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/

resolution noun (DECISION)

C2 [ C ] an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted:

to approve/adopt a resolution
[ + to infinitive ] The United Nations passed (= voted to support) a resolution to increase aid to developing nations.

C2 [ C ] a promise to yourself to do or to not do something:

[ + to infinitive ] I made a resolution to give up chocolate.

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  • The resolution calls for a durable peace settlement.
  • The resolution was carried by 210 votes to 160.
  • "Have you made any New Year's resolutions?" "Yes, I'm going to eat more healthily and give up smoking."
  • I've made a resolution to exercise three times a week.
  • What happened to your resolution to be nice to Barbara?

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Decisions and deciding

  • be make or break for sb/sth idiom
  • be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
  • clinch
  • clincher
  • come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
  • come to sth
  • decider
  • fight
  • hammer sth out
  • head
  • it's a date idiom
  • judgment call
  • lot
  • make or break sth idiom
  • make up your mind idiom
  • mind
  • nail sth down
  • name
  • name the day idiom
  • spin a coin idiom

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Making & breaking promises & commitments

resolution noun (DETERMINATION)

[ U ] formal approving also resoluteness, determination:

He showed great resolution in facing the robbers.

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Strength of will and determination

  • alpha male
  • bitter
  • bloody-minded
  • character
  • determination
  • dogged
  • earnest
  • fibre
  • fight
  • mettle
  • militant
  • obstinate
  • perseverance
  • pigheaded
  • resolve
  • single-minded
  • stamina
  • staying power
  • stick-to-it-iveness
  • wilful

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resolution noun (SOLVING)

C2 [ S or U ] formal the act of solving or ending a problem or difficulty:

a successful resolution to the crisis

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Solving and solutions

  • answer
  • antidote
  • band-aid solution
  • be at the bottom of sth idiom
  • clear (sth) up
  • clue
  • conquer
  • conquerable
  • fall
  • iron sth out
  • kill or cure idiom
  • lateral thinking
  • magic wand
  • modus vivendi
  • result
  • round
  • solution
  • talk sth out
  • work through sth
  • workaround

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resolution noun (DETAIL)

[ U ] specialized physics, computing the ability of a microscope, or a television or computer screen, to show things clearly and with a lot of detail:

a high/low resolution image

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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers

  • binoculars
  • chromatic aberration
  • converging lens
  • diffuse reflection
  • electron microscope
  • field glasses
  • focus
  • laser
  • laser-guided
  • magnification
  • magnifier
  • magnify
  • magnifying glass
  • microscopy
  • opera glasses
  • power
  • powerful
  • reflective
  • slide
  • transparency

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resolution noun (SEPARATION)

[ U ] specialized chemistry the act of separating or being separated into clearly different parts:

the resolution of oil into bitumen and tar

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Separating and dividing

  • atomize
  • bifurcate
  • bifurcation
  • bisect
  • borderline
  • breakdown
  • disestablish
  • dismember
  • dissociate
  • dissociate yourself from sth
  • disunite
  • divide
  • drift
  • pull sth/sb apart
  • quarter
  • ravel
  • resolve
  • resolve sth into sth
  • rive
  • tear 1

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