sole

US: /ˈsoʊɫ/
UK: /sˈə‍ʊl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


sole /soul/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) cá bơn
    • bàn chân
    • đế giày
    • nền, bệ, đế
    • ngoại động từ
      • đóng đế (giày)
      • tính từ
        • duy nhất, độc nhất
          • the sole representative: người đại diện duy nhất
          • his sole reason is this: cái lý do độc nhất của anh ta là thế này
        • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) một mình; cô độc, cô đơn

      Advanced English dictionary


      adjective, noun, verb
      + adjective [only before noun]
      1 only; single: the sole surviving member of the family + My sole reason for coming here was to see you. + This is the sole means of access to the building.
      2 belonging to one person or group; not shared: She has sole responsibility for the project. + the sole owner
      + noun
      1 [C] the bottom surface of the foot: The hot sand burned the soles of their feet.
      2 [C] the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel: leather / rubber soles
      Compare: HEEL n. (3)
      3 (-soled) (in adjectives) having the type of soles mentioned: rubber-soled shoes
      4 [U, C] (plural sole) a flat sea fish that is used for food
      + verb [VN] [usually passive] to repair a shoe by replacing the sole

      Thesaurus dictionary


      adj.
      lone, only, singular, unique, solitary; particular, exclusive, individual, personal:
      As Susan is the sole surviving heir, she has the right to sell the house if she wishes.

      Collocation dictionary


      ADJ.

      thick, thin | leather, rubber | inner

      PHRASES

      the sole of your boot/shoe
      I've got a hole in the sole of my shoe.
      | the soles of your feet
      The sand was so hot I got blisters on the soles of my feet.


      Concise English dictionary


      soles|sol|soled|solingsəʊl
      noun
      +the underside of footwear or a golf club
      +lean flesh of any of several flatfish
      +the underside of the foot
      +right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
      verb
      +put a new sole on
      adj.
      +not divided or shared with others
      +being the only one; single and isolated from others