spirit

英[ˈspɪrɪt]
美[ˈspɪrɪt]

基本释义

n.
精神,心灵; 勇气,意志; 灵魂; 态度; 忠诚度; 情绪; (某种类型的)人; 酒精
v.
偷偷带走

词性变化

实用例句

the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties

人类克服困难的精神力量

牛津词典

to be in high/low spirits

情绪高 / 低

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You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful) .

你必须设法保持高昂的情绪。

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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。

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a brave spirit

勇敢的人

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kindred spirits (= people who like the same things as you)

志趣相投的人

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Show a little fighting spirit .

要表现出一点斗志。

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Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.

尽管输了,但队员表现得极为勇猛。

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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。

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The human spirit is virtually indestructible...

人的精神实际上是不可摧毁的。

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。

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。

...protection against evil spirits.

避邪

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。

They played with spirit.

他们打得生龙活虎。

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。

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。

...the real spirit of the Labour movement.

劳工运动的精髓

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。

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。

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。

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。

In spirit I was with you here.

我在精神上支持你。

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。

真题例句

Companies, marketers and teachers have long looked for fun ways to engage people's reward-seeking or competitive spirits.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

With Mr Jobs gone, Apple is just one of many technology firms trying to arouse his uncontrollable spirit in new products.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

It helps to create team spirit

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

teaching can be designed to promote boys'eam spirit

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

They help develop people's community spirit.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

How much is today's spirit of harmony a change from our more turbulent past? A mere generation ago, parentchild relations were described as the generation gap.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It symbolized the American spirit.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

He was happy to see the return of the do-it-yourself spirit in America.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

But such a Darwinian spirit is beginning to give way as at least a few colleges face up to the graduation gap.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

A spirit of openness is gaining acceptance in the science community, and is the only way,say advocates,to address a ‘crisis' in science whereby too few findings are successfully reproduced.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

How much is today's spirit of harmony a change from our more turbulent past?

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

If I'm right, we should foster a creative spirit because a dose of illogical creativity will complement the rationality of the machine.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

with the proceeds pooled, can help to extend opportunities and fuel community spirit.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

After all, "patty poem" gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of "understanding" that can be dug out of a book.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

However, they still did not know how to cope with mean-spirited jokes, or the sense of incompetence they might feel if they compared themselves to celebrities or more brilliant friends online.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

We regarded this as a chance to prove the human spirit.

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

When we are deprived of green, of plants, of trees, most of us give into a demoralization of spirit which we usually blame on some psychological conditions, until one day we find ourselves in garden and feel the expression vanish as if by magic.

出自-2013年考研翻译原文

Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing “progressive,” or left- liberal propaganda.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

When public opinion is particularly polarised, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing "progressive, " or left- liberal propaganda.

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

When public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above "mere" politics and "embody" a spirit of national unity.

2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

While it probably wasn't apparent at the time, much of this work is permeated by a spirit of romantic escapism that the likes of Wordsworth would have readily understood.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. the vital principle or animating force within living things

  • 2. 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"

  • 3. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

  • 4. any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

  • 5. 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"

  • 6. the intended meaning of a communication

  • 7. animation and energy in action or expression;

    "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

  • 8. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind;

    "he had a change of heart"

Verb
  • 1. infuse with spirit;

    "The company spirited him up"

同义词辨析

soul, ghost, spirit

这些名词均含"灵魂,心灵"之意。

  • soul: 指超越身体之外,永远存在的无形的东西,即所谓灵魂,亦可作人解。
  • ghost: 普通用词,主要指死者的灵魂。
  • spirit: 当指与body相对而言的所谓灵魂时,可与soul互换使用,但强调人的精神素质,也指神仙、精灵等。

反义词

n.精神;灵魂

bodyflesh

其他释义

bodymatter