Solo



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 单独的; n.独唱
• ［英］ adj. 单独的 ( without companion) ;
• ［类］ 反义词: ensemble ( 合唱)
• ［记］ sol ( 单独) ＋o -> 独唱

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural solos)

• Etymology: Italian, from solo alone, from Latin solus
• Date: 1695
• 1. or plural soli
  • a. a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment
  • b. the featured part of a concerto or similar work
• 2. a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate ; something undertaken or done alone <a student pilot's first solo>
• 3. any of several card games in which a player elects to play without a partner against the other players

II. adverb

• Date: 1712
• without a companion ; alone <fly solo>

III. adjective

• Date: 1774
• 1. accommodating one person <a solo canoe>
• 2. of, relating to, or being a solo <a solo performance><a solo flight>
• 3. hit with no runners on base <a solo home run>

IV. verb (soloed; soloing)

• Date: 1886
• intransitive verb
  • to perform by oneself: as
    • a. to perform a musical solo
    • b. to fly an airplane without one's instructor on board
• transitive verb
  • 1. to fly (as an airplane) alone
  • 2. to climb (as a mountain) alone

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