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sole

🇬🇧 UK/səul/🇺🇸 US/sәul/
IELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

adj.

Being the only one; single and exclusive.

唯一的;单独的;仅有的

n.

The bottom surface of a foot or shoe; a type of edible flatfish.

脚底;鞋底;鳎鱼(一种可食用的比目鱼)

v.

To attach a new sole to a shoe or boot.

给(鞋)换底

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
solalone, single; sun
+
esuffix
=sole

Common Collocations

  • 1.sole responsibility全权责任
  • 2.sole purpose唯一目的
  • 3.sole survivor唯一幸存者
  • 4.sole proprietor独资经营者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She is the sole heir to the family fortune.

  • 2.

    She is the sole survivor of the plane crash.

  • 3.

    The manager has sole responsibility for all hiring decisions.

  • 4.

    He became the sole heir to his grandfather's vast estate.

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