- with obj. settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter)解决（问题、争端、争论等）：
the firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days.
公司打算30天内解决问题。
- with obj. Medicine cause (a symptom or condition) to disperse, subside, or heal【医】使（症状、病情）消散, 消退, 治愈：
endoscopic biliary drainage can rapidly resolve jaundice.
内窥镜胆汁引流能使黄疸症快速消退。
- no obj.(of a symptom or condition) disperse, subside, or heal（症状, 病情）消散, 消退, 痊愈：
symptoms resolved after a median of four weeks.
四个星期左右以后症状消退了。
- no obj. Music (of a discord) lead into a concord during the course of harmonic change【乐】（不协和音）转向协和。
- with obj. Music cause (a discord) to pass into a concord【乐】使（不协和音）转向协和音。
- no obj. decide firmly on a course of action决定, 决心：
with infinitive she resolved to ring Dana as soon as she got home.她决定一到家就给达纳去个电话。
- with clause(of a legislative body, committee, or other formal meeting) make a decision by a formal vote（立法机构、委员会等通过表决）正式决定, 决定：
the government resolved that the retail prices of a list of non-essential goods would be freed
政府正式决定一系列非生活必需品的零售价格将被放开
with infinitive the conference resolved to support an alliance.会议决定支持结盟。
- chiefly Chemistry separate or cause to be separated into constituent parts or components.【主化】解析, 分解, 解离。
- with obj.
resolve something into
reduce a subject, statement, etc. by mental analysis into (separate elements or a more elementary form)将（问题、陈述等）分解为（各个不同因素或更基础的形式）, 分析： the ability to resolve facts into their legal categories.
把不同事实分解纳入各自法律范畴的能力。
- no obj.(of something seen at a distance) turn into a different form when seen more clearly（当远处物体看得更清楚时）变成：
the orange light resolved itself into four roadwork lanterns.
桔黄色的亮光变成了四盏道路施工灯。
- with obj.(of optical or photographic equipment) separate or distinguish between (closely adjacent objects)（光学仪器, 摄影器材）分辨（紧密相邻的物体）, 辨析：
Hubble was able to resolve six variable stars in M31.
哈勃望远镜能分辨梅西叶星云星团表31中的六颗变星。
- with obj. separately distinguish (peaks in a graph or spectrum)辨析（图表或光谱峰值）。
- with obj. Physics analyse (a force or velocity) into components acting in particular directions【物理】分解（力或矢量）。
- firm determination to do something决心, 决定：
she received information that strengthened her resolve
她收到消息后决心更坚定了
count noun she intended to stick to her initial resolve.她打算坚持她最初的决定。
- count noun US a formal resolution by a legislative body or public meeting〈美〉（立法机构或公众大会的）正式决定, 决议。