resolve
verb (formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they resolve | |
| he / she / it resolves | |
| past simple resolved | |
| past participle resolved | |
| -ing form resolving |
- [transitive]
to find an acceptable solution to a problem or difficulty 解决（问题或困难） - resolve something
to resolve an issue/a dispute/a conflict/a crisis 解决问题／争端／冲突／危机 Attempts are being made to resolve the problem of security in schools. 正在努力解决学校的安全问题。 Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. 双方会晤以努力解决分歧。 We hope to resolve the matter as soon as possible. 我们希望尽快解决此事。 Everything is being done to resolve the situation. 正在尽一切努力解决这个问题。 The dispute has not been fully resolved. 争议尚未完全解决。 - resolve itself
Be patient and the situation may resolve itself. 耐心点，情况可能会自行解决。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2The crisis was finally resolved through high-level negotiations. 危机最终通过高层谈判得以消除。 The family feuding could resolve itself. 家族恩怨可以自行化解。 The matter is not yet fully resolved. 这件事还没有完全解决。 The two countries have failed to resolve their differences on this. 两国未能化解在此事上的分歧。 They met in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences. 他们的会晤是为化解分歧所作的最后努力。 We hope that the dispute can be resolved peacefully. 我们希望能够和平地解决争端。 Fortunately, the issue has now been amicably resolved. 幸运的是，这个问题现在已经友好地解决了。 The UN was supposed to be a forum for resolving disputes by peaceful means. 联合国应该是一个通过和平手段解决争端的论坛。 The matter has never really been satisfactorily resolved. 这个问题从未真正圆满解决。 The prime minister flew home immediately to try to resolve the crisis. 首相立即飞回家试图解决危机。 Where can ordinary people get help with resolving family problems? 普通人在哪儿能得到解决家庭问题的帮助？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- partially
- …
- attempt to
- take steps to
- try to
- …
- by
- through
- an attempt to resolve something
- an effort to resolve something
- a means of resolving something
- …
- resolve something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make a definite decision to do something 决心；决定 - resolve to do something
He resolved not to tell her the truth. 他决定不告诉她真相。 He resolved to do something to help the children he had met. 他决心做点什么来帮助他遇到的孩子们。 - resolve (that)…
She resolved that she would never see him again. 她决心再也不见他了。 - resolve on doing something
We had resolved on making an early start. 我们已经决定早点动身。
- resolve to do something
- [transitive]
(of a committee, meeting, etc. 委员会、会议等 to reach a decision by means of a formal vote （经正式投票）作出决定，作出决议；表决 - it is resolved that…
It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority. 经过表决，决定把这件事提交给上级主管部门。 - resolve that…
They resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority. 他们经过表决，决定把这件事提交给上级主管部门。 The committee unanimously resolved that the party chairman should step down. 委员会一致决定该党主席应该下台。 - resolve to do something
The Supreme Council resolved to resume control over the national press. 最高委员会作出决议恢复对国家新闻机构的控制。 - resolve on something
The board of directors has called a meeting to resolve on the merger. 董事会已经召开会议来解决合并问题。
- it is resolved that…
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘dissolve, disintegrate’ and ‘solve (a problem)’): from Latin resolvere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + solvere ‘loosen’.