spirit
英 [ˈspɪrɪt]
美 [ˈspɪrɪt]
n. 精神; 心灵; 情绪; 心境; (某种类型的)人
v. 偷偷带走; 让人不可思议地弄走
复数:spirits 过去分词:spirited 过去式:spirited 现在分词:spiriting 第三人称单数:spirits
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1189 / COCA.1180
习惯用语
n.
- in spirit
- 在心里;在精神上
in your thoughts - I shall be with you in spirit (= thinking about you though not with you physically) .
我的心将和你在一起。 the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak) - 心灵固然愿意,肉体却软弱;心有余而力不足;力不从心
you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them as/when/if the spirit moves you - 要是愿意的话
as/when/if you feel like it - I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me.
晚上要是有兴致的话,我要去跑步。 fighting spirit - 斗志;战斗精神
a feeling that you are ready to fight very hard for sth or to try sth difficult raise sb's spirits - 使振奋;使鼓起勇气
to make sb feel more cheerful or brave
牛津词典
noun
- 思想;感情;性格 mind/feelings/character
- 精神;心灵
the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body- the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties
人类克服困难的精神力量
- the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties
- 情绪;心境
a person's feelings or state of mind- to be in high/low spirits
情绪高 / 低 - You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful) .
你必须设法保持高昂的情绪。 - My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again.
想到一切都得从头再来,我的情绪一下子低落了。
- to be in high/low spirits
- (某种类型的)人
a person of the type mentioned- a brave spirit
勇敢的人 - kindred spirits (= people who like the same things as you)
志趣相投的人
勇气;决心 courage/determination - a brave spirit
- 勇气;志气;意志;活力
courage, determination or energy- Show a little fighting spirit .
要表现出一点斗志。 - Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
尽管输了,但队员表现得极为勇猛。 - They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.
他们夺去了他的自由,摧垮了他的意志。
忠心 loyal feelings - Show a little fighting spirit .
- (对团体、队伍、社会的)忠心
loyal feelings towards a group, team or society- There's not much community spirit around here.
这里集体精神比较薄弱。
态度 attitude - There's not much community spirit around here.
- 心态;态度
a state of mind or mood; an attitude- We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
我们以前对待局势的心态不对。 - ‘OK, I'll try.’ ‘ That's the spirit (= the right attitude) .’
“好吧,我来试试。”“这就对了。” - The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things .
晚会很成功,因为每个人都很投入。
根本属性 typical quality - We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
- 本质;精髓;基本精神
the typical or most important quality or mood of sth- The exhibition captures the spirit of the age/times .
这个展览会抓住了时代精神。
真实意义 real meaning - The exhibition captures the spirit of the age/times .
- 真实意义;实质
the real or intended meaning or purpose of sth- Obey the spirit, not the letter (= the narrow meaning of the words) of the law.
要依照法律的精神实质,而不是字面意思。
灵魂 soul - Obey the spirit, not the letter (= the narrow meaning of the words) of the law.
- 灵魂;鬼魂;幽灵
the soul thought of as separate from the body and believed to live on after death; a ghost- He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
他死了,但他的灵魂将永存。 - It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
以前,人们相信人有可能被恶魔缠身。
想象中的生灵 imaginary creature - He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
- 仙子;小精灵;小妖精
an imaginary creature with magic powers, for example, a fairy or an elf 酒精 alcohol - 烈酒
a strong alcoholic drink- I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
我不喝威士忌和白兰地,也不喝其他烈性酒。
- I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
- 工业酒精;医用酒精
a special type of alcohol used in industry or medicine
verb
- 偷偷带走;让人不可思议地弄走
to take sb/sth away in a quick, secret or mysterious way- After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
音乐会结束后,乐队没等歌迷靠近就神秘地消失了。
- After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
柯林斯词典
- See also:The human spirit is virtually indestructible...Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons.kindred spirit
- N-COUNT 灵魂
A person'sspiritis the non-physical part of them that is believed to remain alive after their death.- His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body.
他已灵魂出窍,剩下的只是他的躯壳。
- His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body.
- See also:...protection against evil spirits.Holy Spirit
- N-UNCOUNT 勇气;意志
Spiritis the courage and determination that helps people to survive in difficult times and to keep their way of life and their beliefs.- She was a very brave girl and everyone who knew her admired her spirit.
她是个非常勇敢的女孩,认识她的人都敬佩她的勇气。
- She was a very brave girl and everyone who knew her admired her spirit.
- N-UNCOUNT 生命力;精力;活力
Spiritis the liveliness and energy that someone shows in what they do.- They played with spirit.
他们打得生龙活虎。
- They played with spirit.
- N-SING (对待事物的)态度
Thespiritin which you do something is the attitude you have when you are doing it.- Their problem can only be solved in a spirit of compromise...
他们的问题只能通过妥协来解决。 - They approached the talks in a conciliatory spirit.
他们抱一种和解的态度去参加谈判。
- Their problem can only be solved in a spirit of compromise...
- N-UNCOUNT (团体成员对团体的)忠诚度
A particular kind ofspiritis the feeling of loyalty to a group that is shared by the people who belong to the group.- There is a great sense of team spirit among the British Olympic squad...
在英国的奥运代表团中有一种强烈的团队精神。 - The president has appealed to the Brazilian people for patriotism and community spirit.
总统已经呼吁巴西人民要有爱国情怀和集体主义精神。
- There is a great sense of team spirit among the British Olympic squad...
- N-SING 精神(指某一群体特有的思想、信念、目标)
A particular kind ofspiritis the set of ideas, beliefs, and aims that are held by a group of people.- ...the real spirit of the Labour movement.
劳工运动的精髓
- ...the real spirit of the Labour movement.
- N-SING (法律、协议等的)原意,实质,精神
The spirit ofsomething such as a law or an agreement is the way that it was intended to be interpreted or applied.- The requirement for work permits violates the spirit of the 1950 treaty.
对工作许可证的要求违反了 1950 年条约的精神。
- The requirement for work permits violates the spirit of the 1950 treaty.
- N-COUNT (具有特定品质的)人
You can refer to a person as a particular kind ofspiritif they show a certain characteristic or if they show a lot of enthusiasm in what they are doing.- I like to think of myself as a free spirit...
我愿意把自己看成是个无拘无束的人。 - He was the founder and guiding spirit of New York's Shakespeare Festival.
他是纽约莎士比亚戏剧节的创始人及领导者。
- I like to think of myself as a free spirit...
- N-PLURAL 情绪;心情;兴致
Yourspiritsare your feelings at a particular time, especially feelings of happiness or unhappiness.- At supper, everyone was in high spirits...
晚餐时,每个人都兴致勃勃。 - A bit of exercise will help lift his spirits.
进行一点儿体育锻炼能帮助他改善情绪。
- At supper, everyone was in high spirits...
- VERB 把…迅速而秘密地带走
If someone or somethingis spirited away, or if theyare spirited out ofsomewhere, they are taken from a place quickly and secretly without anyone noticing.- He was spirited away and probably murdered...
他被秘密带走,可能被杀害了。 - His parents had spirited him away to the country...
他的父母偷偷地将他带到了该国。 - It is possible that he has been spirited out of the country.
可能他已经被偷偷带出了国。
- He was spirited away and probably murdered...
- (威士忌、杜松子酒等)烈性酒
Spiritsare strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky and gin. - See also:methylated spiritssurgical spirit
- 热情地参加
If youenter into the spirit ofsomething, you take part in it in an enthusiastic way. - PHRASE 精神上(在某地或和某人在一起,但实际上本人并不在场)
If you say you are somewherein spiritor with someonein spirit, you mean that although you are not with them, you feel as though you are with them because you are thinking about them a lot.- In spirit I was with you here.
我在精神上支持你。
- In spirit I was with you here.
- PHRASE 本质上
You usein spiritwhen you are talking about someone's true nature.- They seemed close in spirit to those first independent-minded Turkish women who took professions...
她们在本质上似乎和那些最早出去工作的具有独立思想的土耳其女性很相似。 - It is independent in spirit.
它本质上是独立的。
- They seemed close in spirit to those first independent-minded Turkish women who took professions...
- 时代精神
The spirit of the ageorthe spirit of the timesis the set of ideas, beliefs, and aims that is typical of people in a particular period in history.
英英释义
noun
- a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- he had a change of heart
- animation and energy in action or expression
- it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
- the intended meaning of a communication
- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
- the vital principle or animating force within living things
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
- his emotional state depended on her opinion
- he was in good spirits
- his spirit rose
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
verb
双语例句
- He was the founder and guiding spirit of New York's Shakespeare Festival.
他是纽约莎士比亚戏剧节的创始人及领导者。 - They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world.
他们进入出神状态与灵界交流。 - I think this is an evil spirit at work
我认为这是恶魔在作祟。 - Is it really the Holy Spirit moving me, or is it some evil force?
真的是圣灵使我移动了,抑或是什么邪恶力量作祟? - His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body.
他已灵魂出窍,剩下的只是他的躯壳。 - Everyone admires his spirit of doing boldly what is righteous.
人人都赞美他这种见义勇为的精神。 - I like to think of myself as a free spirit
我愿意把自己看成是个无拘无束的人。 - There is a great sense of team spirit among the British Olympic squad
在英国的奥运代表团中有一种强烈的团队精神。 - He was spirited away and probably murdered
他被秘密带走,可能被杀害了。 - Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons.
玛丽安怀着一颗年轻、不断进取的心去寻求新的天地。