solitaire

Related topics: Jewellery, Cards

sol·i·taire /ˌsɒləˈteə $ ˌsɑːləˈter/ noun

[uncountableU]DGD a game played by one person with small wooden or plastic pieces on a board 单人跳棋

2 [countableC]DCJ a single jewel, or a piece of jewellery with a single jewel in it, especially a large diamond 独粒宝石〔尤指大粒钻石〕；镶有独粒宝石的饰物

a diamond solitaire

独粒钻石

→5 see picture at 见图 jewellery

3. [uncountableU] American EnglishAmEDGC a game of cards for one person 单人纸牌戏 SYN British English patience

Examples from the Corpus

solitaire• So I play patience, and solitaire.• Another solitaire! the only one I know.• Peg's with a few books, playing cards, solitaire board, jar of caramels.• They taught me darning, knitting, embroidering, mending, solitaire, palm-reading, whatever they knew.• I ate and then watched Jack playing solitaire and losing.• The old man sat playing solitaire at a card table in front of the stone fireplace.• Solving solitaire centres I have always envied John and Barbara's solitaire board.

Origin solitaire

(1700-1800) French Latin solitarius; → SOLITARY1

单词	solitaire
释义	solitaire Related topics: Jewellery, Cards sol·i·taire /ˌsɒləˈteə $ ˌsɑːləˈter/ noun 1. [uncountableU]DGD a game played by one person with small wooden or plastic pieces on a board 单人跳棋 2 [countableC]DCJ a single jewel, or a piece of jewellery with a single jewel in it, especially a large diamond 独粒宝石〔尤指大粒钻石〕；镶有独粒宝石的饰物 a diamond solitaire 独粒钻石 →5 see picture at 见图 jewellery 3. [uncountableU] American EnglishAmEDGC a game of cards for one person 单人纸牌戏 SYN British English patience Examples from the Corpus solitaire• So I play patience, and solitaire.• Another solitaire! the only one I know.• Peg's with a few books, playing cards, solitaire board, jar of caramels.• They taught me darning, knitting, embroidering, mending, solitaire, palm-reading, whatever they knew.• I ate and then watched Jack playing solitaire and losing.• The old man sat playing solitaire at a card table in front of the stone fireplace.• Solving solitaire centres I have always envied John and Barbara's solitaire board. Origin solitaire (1700-1800) French Latin solitarius; → SOLITARY1
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