the undersurface of a person's foot 脚底 the soles of their feet were nearly black with dirt. 他们的脚底几乎被泥土完全染黑了。 ■the section forming the underside of a piece of footwear (typically excluding the heel when this forms a distinct part) 鞋底(不包括后跟) ■the part of the undersurface of a person's foot between the toes and the instep 脚趾和脚弓之间的部分 ■the undersurface of a tool or implement such as a plane or the head of a golf club (刨子、高尔夫球棒等工具的)底部 ■the floor of a ship's cabin or cockpit (船舱或驾驶室的)地板
verb
[with obj.](常作 be soled)put a new sole on to (a shoe) 给(鞋)换底
派生 soled adjective
[in combination]rubber-soled shoes. 橡胶底鞋。
语源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solea 'sandal, sill', from solum 'bottom, pavement, sole'; compare with Dutch zool and German Sohle
sole2 noun
a marine flatfish of almost worldwide distribution, important as a food fish 鳎科鱼。 见Dover sole, lemon sole
Several species in the families Soleidae, Pleuronectidae, and Bothidae 鳎科,鲽科和鲆科中的数种 见Dover sole, lemon sole
语源
Middle English: from Old French, from Provençal sola, from Latin solea (see sole), named from its shape
sole3 adjective
[attrib.]one and only 惟一的 my sole aim was to contribute to the national team. 我惟一的目的就是能为国家队做贡献。 ■belonging or restricted to one person or group of people (个人,集体)专有的 loans can be in sole or joint names. 贷款可以以个人或联合的名义借出。 the health club is for the sole use of our guests. 健康俱乐部是我们客人专用的。 ■(archaic)(especially of a woman) unmarried (古)(尤指女性)未婚的 ■(archaic)alone, unaccompanied (古)单独的;没人陪伴的
语源
late Middle English (also in the senses 'secluded and unrivalled'): from Old French soule, from Latin sola, feminine of solus 'alone'