1. soliloquy /səˈlɪləkwi:/

-- speech made to oneself when alone

What an actor says in a soliloquy is heard by no one except the audience.

演员的独白只有观众听得到。

 

 

2. solitude /ˈsɔlitju:d/

-- condition of being alone; loneliness; seclusion

Though I like company, there are times when I prefer solitude.

虽然我喜欢有人相伴，但有时我更喜欢孤独。

 

 

3. solo /ˈsəuləu/

-- musical composition (or anything) performed by a single person

Instead of singing a solo, Brenda would prefer to join with me in a duet.

布伦达比较喜欢和我一起二重唱，而不太喜欢独唱。

 

 

4. desolate /ˈdesəlit/ 

-- 1. make lonely; deprive of inhabitants; lay waste

2. left alone; deserted; forlorn

After the war, the villagers hope to return to their desolated homes.

战后，村民们期望能够回到他们荒芜的家园。

At 5:30 a.m. the normally crowded intersections looks desolate.

清晨5：30，平时拥挤的十字路口看起来很冷清。

 

 

5. sole /səul/

-- one and only; single

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the sole candidate to be elected President for a forth term.

富兰克林·D·罗斯福是唯一一位四次连任总统的竞选人。

 

 

6. solitary /ˈsɔlitəri/

-- being or living alone; without companions

A hermit leads a solitary existence.

隐士过着孤独的生活。