Resolve



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 解决;下决心
• ［英］ v. 解决 ( find a satisfactory way) ; 下决心 ( decide firmly)
• ［类］ 反义词: vacillate ( 犹豫) -resolve firmly ( 果断地决定)
• ［记］ re（再）+solve（松开） -> 再松开 -> 解决

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (resolved; resolving)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin resolvere to unloose, dissolve, from re- + solvere to loosen, release — more at solve
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. obsolete dissolve, melt
  • 2.
    • a. break up, separate <the prism resolved the light into a play of color>; also to change by disintegration
    • b. to reduce by analysis <resolve the problem into simple elements>
    • c. to distinguish between or make independently visible adjacent parts of
    • d. to separate (a racemic compound or mixture) into the two components
  • 3. to cause resolution of (a pathological state)
  • 4.
    • a. to deal with successfully ; clear up <resolve doubts><resolve a dispute>
    • b. to find an answer to
    • c. to make clear or understandable
    • d. to find a mathematical solution of
    • e. to split up (as a vector) into two or more components especially in assigned directions
  • 5. to reach a firm decision about <resolve to get more sleep><resolve disputed points in a text>
  • 6.
    • a. to declare or decide by a formal resolution and vote
    • b. to change by resolution or formal vote <the house resolved itself into a committee>
  • 7. to make (as voice parts) progress from dissonance to consonance
  • 8. to work out the resolution of (as a play)
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become separated into component parts; also to become reduced by dissolving or analysis
  • 2. to form a resolution ; determine
  • 3. consult, deliberate
  • 4. to progress from dissonance to consonance
• Synonyms: see decide
• ? resolvable adjective
• ? resolver noun

II. noun

• Date: 1591
• 1. fixity of purpose ; resoluteness
• 2. something that is resolved
• 3. a legal or official determination; especially a formal resolution

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