1. dissolution /ˌdɪsəˈlu:ʃən/

-- act of "loosening" or breaking up into component parts; disintegration; ruin; destruction

When President Lincoln took office, the Union faced imminent dissolution.

当林肯总统就职时，北军就面临着迫切的解散问题。

 

 

2. dissolve /diˈzɔlv/

-- (literally, "loosen apart") 1. break up; disintegrate

2. cause to disappear; end

Since the members lack mutual interests, the club will probably dissolve.

由于成员们缺乏共同的兴趣，那个俱乐部很可能会解散。

 

 

3. resolution /ˌrezəˈlu:ʃən/

-- (literally, "act of unloosening") solving; solution; answer

The resolution of our air and water pollution will be difficult and costly.

要解决我们空气和水源的污染问题，困难很多而且耗资很大。

 

 

4. resolve /riˈzɔlv/

-- (literally, "unloosen") break up; solve; explain; unravel

A witness provided the clue that resolved the mystery.

一名目击者提供线索揭开了那个秘密。

 

 

5. absolute /ˈæbsəlju:t/

-- free ("loosened") from control or restriction; autocratic; despotic

A dictator has absolute power.

独裁者拥有无限的权力。

 

 

6. soluble /ˈsɔljubl/

-- (literally, "able to be loosed") 1. capable of being dissolved or made into a liquid

2. solvable

Sugar is soluble in water.

糖溶于水。

Someone would have found the answer by now if the problem were soluble.

如果那个问题是可以解决的，到现在应该有人已经找到了那个答案。

 

 

7. solvent /ˈsɔlvənt/

-- 1. substance, usually liquid, able to dissolve ("loosen") another substance, known as the solute

2. able to pay all one's legal debts

In a salt water solution, the water is the solvent and the salt is the solute.

在食盐溶液中，水是溶剂，盐是溶质。

The examiners found the bank solvent, much to the relief of its depositors.

审查员判定那个银行有偿付能力，使得存款人大大地松了一口气。