solo

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solo2 adjective [only before noun] 1 ALONEdone alone without anyone else helping you 独自的，单独的solo flight/voyage/ascent Ridgeway’s solo voyage across the Atlantic 里奇韦独自横渡大西洋的航行 the first solo ascent of Everest 首次单独登上珠穆朗玛峰 a solo effort 独自的努力2 APMrelating to a record or piece of music that is performed by a single musician, not a group 独奏的；独唱的 a solo album 独唱专辑 a solo passage for viola 中提琴的独奏段落 —solo adverb When did you first fly solo? 你第一次单独飞行是什么时候？ Amos quit the company, determined to go solo (=work for himself). 阿莫斯离开了公司，决定自己干。

Examples from the Corpus

solo• Computer bridge programs will let you play solo.• Winans released her solo album at age 31.• And I really do dread Morrissey's solo career, once they have split.• Matt now lives in Los Angeles, where he is trying to launch a solo career.• The final ethereal prayer and solo duet were beautifully sung.• LeRoy took his first solo flight that weekend.• The result is that we encounter unsuspected shades of gray, with solo flute and bassoon weaving ironic commentaries.• Trevor McDonald was made solo frontman.• A musical prodigy, he played solo recitals by age 12.• Albert wants to take a solo sailing trip around the world.• However, U2 will have sorely disappointed fans who rely on the music press as their solo source of information.• What local people are listening to is not solo throat-singers, but tradition-based pop or tradition-based rock.solo effort• Eventually, Murphy ran at the Otters defence and scored the equaliser with a brilliant solo effort.• Though supported by the Cheltenham Group, this is an entirely solo effort, and all types of subject are covered.go solo• Gary says: I was the first person to go solo.• There Charles went solo again, unveiling a plaque - which bore both their names - as Diana stood meekly behind him.• After an inauspicious début as part of a band, Amos went solo and relocated to London.• Tucson glassmaker Alfredo Rivera goes solo at Davis Dominguez.• That Hayes got his chance to go solo during this hectic period was obviously good.• But since Osbourne went solo in 1980, a variety of hotshots have taken the guitar spot.• Long before going solo the student should have learned the mnemonic by heart.• Then she and Jimmy sang the song together, Jimmy going solo when required and she likewise.solo3 verb [intransitive] 1 to perform a solo in a piece of music 独奏；独唱 Brokaw solos brilliantly on this album. 布罗考在这张专辑中的独唱非常出色。2. to fly an aircraft alone 单独飞行，单飞→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

solo• Then, Williams received uproarious acclaim for a leaping celebration as spectacular as a Sadler's Wells solo.• We waited expectantly for the first of our classmates to solo.• In 1990 - the period covered - only one climber was killed following a slip soloing a mixed climb.• She had never soloed, but when she finished, she took the Canuck up for a trial spin.• Use this scale when soloing over a blues, over a m7 chord or over a dominant chord.Origin solo2 (1600-1700) Italian solo “alone”, from Latin solus; → SOLE1

so·lo1 nounsolo2 adjectivesolo3 verbChineseSyllable

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solo

so‧lo¹ /ˈsəʊləʊ $ ˈsoʊloʊ/

adjective [only before noun]
1. done alone without anyone else helping you
solo flight/voyage/ascent

Ridgeway’s solo voyage across the Atlantic

the first solo ascent of Everest

a solo effort
2. relating to a record or piece of music that is performed by a single musician, not a group:

a solo album

a solo passage for viola
—solo adverb:

When did you first fly solo?

Amos quit the company, determined to go solo (=work for himself).

THESAURUS

   ▪ on your own/by yourself without help from anyone else: I can’t move the bed on my own. | See if you can work out the answer by yourself. | all on your own/all by yourself (=used when you feel impressed or feel sympathy for someone): Did you paint this picture all on your own? | It’s not fair that she does everything all by herself.
   ▪ alone without any help from anyone else. Alone is more formal and less common than on your own or by yourself: Police believe the killer acted alone.
   ▪ independently without asking for help or advice from anyone: Students are taught to work independently. | One day she will have to live independently without the support of her family.
   ▪ unaided without the help of anyone or anything – used especially about people who are very weak, ill etc: He is unable to breathe unaided. | After treatment, he was able to go up and down stairs unaided.
   ▪ single-handedly doing something difficult or impressive without help from anyone else: She single-handedly reformed the entire system.
   ▪ solo by one person, not a group: Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean | She is planning to release a solo album. | He sang and played the song solo.
   ▪ lone adjective [only before noun] doing something alone. Used especially in the following phrases: a lone gunman: Police say the attack was carried out by a lone gunman. | The government should do more to help lone parents (=who raise a child alone).
   ▪ self-made adjective someone who has become very rich or successful without help from anyone else: a self-made man/millionaire/businessman etc: Like most self-made men, he was extremely self-confident.

solo²

noun (plural solos) [countable]