solve
Definitions
To find the answer to or deal successfully with a problem
解决，解答（问题、难题）
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishStraight from Latin solvere, 'to loosen, untie.' A hard problem is imagined as a tangled knot; to solve it is to undo the tangle so the answer comes loose. The physical 'loosening' became the mental act of working something out.
Root solv still carries 42 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.solve a problem解决问题
- 2.solve a mystery解开谜团
- 3.solve a crime破案
- 4.solve an equation解方程
Example Sentences
- 1.
It took the team three days to solve the technical problem.
- 2.
Detectives worked around the clock to solve the murder case.
- 3.
No single policy will solve the housing crisis overnight.
Synonym Comparison
- solve — find a definite answer to a problem or puzzle (solve an equation)
- resolve — settle a dispute or doubt, or firmly decide; less about a single right answer
- settle — bring an argument or matter to a final, agreed end
- work out — informal; figure out a solution through effort
- crack — informal; solve something difficult or coded (crack a case, crack the code)