1 hard and firm; not in the form of liquid or gas 坚固的;固体的:
It was so cold that the village pond had frozen solid.天气太冷了,村里的水塘也结了冰。
2 having no holes or empty spaces inside; not hollow 实心的;无孔的:
a solid mass of rock一大块实心的岩石
3 strong, firm and well-made 坚固的;结实的:
a solid little car牢固可靠的小汽车 (figurative 比喻)They built up a solid friendship over the years.这些年来他们建立了牢固的友谊。
4 of good enough quality; that you can trust 可靠的;充分的:
The police cannot make an arrest without solid evidence.警方没有充分的证据不能逮捕人。
5 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) made completely of one substance, both on the inside and outside 纯质的(由里至外都用同一物质制成):
a solid gold chain纯金链子
6 (spoken 口语) without a break or pause 无间断的;连续的:
I was so tired that I slept for twelve solid hours/twelve hours solid.我太累了,连续睡了十二个小时。 ➔solidity /səˈlɪdəti ||; səˈlɪdətɪ/ noun [U]
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/ˈsɒlɪd ||; ˈsɑlɪd/noun[C]
1 a substance or object that is hard; not a liquid or gas 固体:
Liquids become solids when frozen.液体冷冻便成为固体。The baby is not yet on solids (= solid food).婴儿现在还不会吃固体食物。
2 an object that has length, width and height, not a flat shape 立体:
A cube is a solid.立方体是立体图形。
solid1/ˋsɑlId; ˈsɒləd or ˈsɒlId/adj 1 hard or firm, with a fixed shape, and not hollow 坚硬的﹔固体的﹔实心的: solid rock 坚实的岩石The milk was frozen solid . 牛奶冻得结冰了。 2 strong and well-made 结实的﹐牢固的: a good, solid chair 一把材质好又结实的椅子3 solid gold/silver/oak etc completely made of gold etc [→ pure] 纯金/银/橡木等: a solid gold necklace 纯金项链4 continuous, without any spaces or pauses 无空隙的﹐连续不断的: a solid, white line 一条白色的实线She didn’t talk to me for three solid weeks. 她整整三个星期没有和我说话。5 solid information is definitely correct〔信息〕确实的﹐确凿的: We need solid evidence . 我们需要确凿的证据。6 someone who is solid is honest and can be trusted to do the right thing〔人〕忠诚可靠的: a firm with a solid reputation 信誉可靠的公司7 a solid achievement or performance is very good〔成绩或表演〕相当好的﹐很出色的: It was a solid performance . 那是一次精彩的表演。8 on solid ground not likely to be criticized, damaged, or upset 稳固可靠的: Legally the company is on solid ground. 从法律上看这家公司没有问题。 —solidly adv
solid2n [C] 1 an object or substance that has a firm shape 固体: Water is a liquid and wood is a solid. 水是液体﹐木头是固体。2 solids [plural 复数] food that is not liquid 固体食物: He's still too ill to eat solids. 他仍病得很重﹐不能吃固体食物。3 technical a shape that has length, width, and height【术语】立体(图形)
solidsolidsolidssolidersolidest2nounnot a liquid or gas: Milk is a liquid and cheese is a solid.solidsolidsolidersolidest1adjective1hard, not like a liquid or a gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes.2with no empty space inside; made of the same material inside and outside: a solid rubber ball This ring is solid gold.