solid

solid
(solider, solidest)
  1. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
    固体的
    the stream was frozen solid.
    小溪结冰了。
    solid fuels.
    固体燃料。
    ■strongly built or made of strong materials; not flimsy or slender
    坚固的
    a solid door with good, secure locks.
    一扇装有质量好又牢固的锁的坚固的门。
    ■having three dimensions
    立体的;立方的
    a solid figure with six plane faces.
    一个有六个平面的立方体。
    ■[attrib.]concerned with objects having three dimensions
    立体的
    solid geometry.
    立体几何。
  2. not hollow or containing spaces or gaps
    实心的;没有空隙的
    a sculpture made out of solid rock.
    由实心的岩石雕刻的塑像。
    a solid mass of flowers.
    密密实实的一堆花。
    the shops were packed solid.
    商店里被挤得水泄不通。
    ■consisting of the same substance throughout
    纯质的
    solid silver cutlery.
    纯银的餐具。
    ■(of typesetting) without extra space between the lines of characters
    (排版)密排的
    ■(of a line or surface) without spaces; unbroken
    (线)实心的,(表面)紧密相连的;不间断的
    the solid outline encloses the area within which we measured.
    不间断的轮廓线将我们所测量的地区围了起来。
    ■(of time) uninterrupted; continuous
    (时间)没有间断的;连续的
    a solid day of meetings.
    一整天的会议。
    [postpositive]it poured for two hours solid.
    已经连续下了两个小时的大雨了。
  3. dependable; reliable
    可靠的;可信赖的
    the defence is solid.
    防守很严密。
    there is solid evidence of lower inflation.
    这有通货膨胀降低的可信证据。
    ■sound but without any special qualities or flair
    普通的;扎实的
    the rest of the acting is solid.
    剩下的演出很普通了。
    ■unanimous or undivided
    一致的;专一的
    they received solid support from their teammates.
    他们从队友那里获得了一致的支持。
    ■[predic.](solid with)(US informal)on good terms with
    (美,非正式)关系融洽的
    he thought he could put himself in solid with you by criticizing her.
    他认为通过批评她,可以与你保持良好的关系。
  4. (Austral./NZ)(informal)severe; unfair
    (澳/新西兰,非正式)严厉的;不公平的
    they'll be solid on him for that mistake.
    他们会因为那个错误而对他非常严厉。
noun
  1. a substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid
    固体
    ■(solids)food that is not liquid
    固体食物
    she drinks only milk and rarely eats solids.
    她只喝牛奶,很少吃固体食物。
    ■(Geometry)a body or geometric figure having three dimensions
    (几何)立方体
the solid South
  1. (chiefly historical)the politically united Southern states of America, traditionally regarded as giving unwavering electoral support to the Democratic Party
派生
solidly
adverb
solidness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin solidus; related to salvus 'safe' and sollus 'entire'
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