spirit

noun

/ˈspɪrɪt/

Idioms

mind/feelings/character思想；感情；性格

[uncountable, countable] the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body精神；心灵

You are underestimating the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties.你低估了人类克服困难的精神力量。
Yoga is meant to unite the body, mind and spirit.瑜伽是为了统一身体、思想和精神。

It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit.它是人类精神胜利的见证。
She exudes a warmth and generosity of spirit.她的态度热情慷慨。
healing for body, mind and spirit生理、心理、精神全方位的康复

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

human

preposition

in spirit

spirits

[plural] a person’s feelings or state of mind情绪；心境

to be in high/low spirits情绪高涨／低落
They were all in good spirits as they set out.他们出发时情绪都很好。
You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful).你必须设法保持高昂的情绪。
a song that never fails to lift my spirits一首总能振奋我精神的歌曲
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。

We sang songs to keep our spirits up.我们唱歌以保持高昂的情绪。
She isn't in the best of spirits today.她今天心绪不佳。
My mother was in excellent spirits.我妈妈情绪极好。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

flagging

verb + spirits

keep up
lift
raise
…

spirits + verb

lift
rise

phrases

in good, high, low, poor, etc. spirits

[countable] (always with an adjective总是与形容词连用) a person of the type mentioned（某种类型的）人

a brave spirit勇敢的人
kindred spirits (= people who like the same things as you)志趣相投的人

courage/energy

[uncountable] courage, energy or purpose勇气；志气；意志；活力

Peter had a good game and showed his true spirit.彼得打了一场精彩的比赛，展示了他真正的精神。
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。
with spirit Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.尽管输了，但队员表现得极为勇猛。

He sang with great spirit.他满怀豪情地唱着歌。
She has plenty of fighting spirit.她斗志昂扬。
They tortured him until he was broken in spirit.他们折磨他，直到他的意志垮掉。

Topics Personal qualitiesb2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

great
tremendous
adventurous
…

verb + spirit

be full of
have
display
…

preposition

with spirit

phrases

broken in spirit

feelings of support

[uncountable, singular] feelings of support towards a group, team or society（对团体、队伍、社会的）忠心

There's not much community spirit around here.这里集体精神比较薄弱。
spirit of something Officials have praised the cooperative spirit of the joint task force.官员们赞扬了联合特遣部队的合作精神。

typical quality根本属性

[singular] the typical or most important quality or mood of something本质；精髓；基本精神

spirit of something The exhibition captures the spirit of the age/times.这个展览会抓住了时代精神。

It seemed to fit in with the spirit of the festival.这似乎符合节日的精神。
His poetry summed up the spirit of the age.他的诗歌浓缩了时代的精神。
The exhibition captures the spirit of the Swinging Sixties.这个展览会抓住了上世纪六十年代活跃时髦的时代精神。
That song really captures the spirit of the times.那首歌真正体现了时代的精神。
They brought the spirit of carnival to their concerts.他们给演唱会带来狂欢的气氛。
She embodies the spirit of revolution.她体现了革命的精神。
the indomitable American spirit不屈不挠的美国精神

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

right
essential
genuine
…

verb + spirit

have
enter into
get into
…

preposition

in a spirit of
spirit of

phrases

be closer in spirit to something
be similar in spirit to something
be faithful to the spirit of something
…

attitude态度

[singular] a state of mind or mood; an attitude心态；态度

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。
I'm trying to get into the spirit of the holiday season.我正在努力融入节日的气氛。

real meaning真实意义

[uncountable] the real or intended meaning or purpose of something真实意义；实质

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。

The movie is true to the spirit of the book.影片忠实于原着精神。
The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.仲裁者不但要尽力遵循法律条文，还要竭力按照法律的精神行事。
an edict that violates the spirit of the Geneva Convention违背《日内瓦公约》精神的法令

Collocations Dictionaryverb + spirit

obey
be against
be contrary to
…

phrases

the spirit of the law

soul灵魂

[countable] the soul thought of as separate from the body and believed to live on after death; a ghost灵魂；鬼魂；幽灵

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.从前，人们相信人有可能被恶魔缠身。
a message from the spirit world来自精神世界的信息

imaginary creature想象中的生灵

[countable] (old-fashioned) an imaginary creature with magic powers, for example, a fairy or an elf仙子；小精灵；小妖精

alcohol酒精

[countable, usually plural] (especially British English) a strong alcoholic drink烈酒

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。

A standard measure of spirits is 25ml.一份标准量的烈酒是25毫升。
a single measure of spirits一份烈酒

Topics Drinksb2

Collocations Dictionary… of spirits

bottle
measure

verb + spirits

drink

[uncountable] a special type of alcohol used in industry or medicine工业酒精；医用酒精 see also methylated spirit, surgical spirit, white spirit

词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin spiritus ‘breath, spirit’, from spirare ‘breathe’.

Idioms

as/when/if the spirit moves you

as/when/if you feel like it要是愿意的话
- I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me.今晚要是有兴致的话，我要去跑步。
- Make a donation to the charity if the spirit moves you.如果灵魂感动了你，请向慈善捐款吧。

fighting spirit

a feeling that you are ready to fight very hard for something or to try something difficult斗志；战斗精神

in spirit

in your thoughts在心里；在精神上
- I shall be with you in spirit (= thinking about you though not with you physically).我的心将和你在一起。

raise somebody’s spirits

to make somebody feel more cheerful or brave使振奋；使鼓起勇气 synonym cheer up
- The sunny weather raised my spirits a little.晴朗的天气让我心情略微愉悦一些。

the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak)

(humorous, saying) you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them心灵固然愿意，肉体却软弱；心有余而力不足；力不从心

spirit

mind/feelings/character思想；感情；性格

courage/energy

feelings of support

typical quality根本属性

attitude态度

real meaning真实意义

soul灵魂

imaginary creature想象中的生灵

alcohol酒精

spirit

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