spirit

['spirit]

n.精神, 心灵, 幽灵, 精灵
(复)spirits:精力,情绪, 烈酒
v.使精神振作,偷偷带走

例句与用法:

We need a spirit of enterprise if we are to overcome our difficulties.

如果我们要克服困难,我们就要有进取精神。

The priest says that the human spirit never dies.

牧师说,人的灵魂永远不死。

He is in low spirit.

他意气消沉。

词形变化:

动词过去式: spirited | 动词过去分词: spirited | 动词现在分词: spiriting | 动词第三人称单数: spirits |

详细释义:

n.

1. 精神, 心灵[U]

Fulfilment must be sought through the spirit, not the body or the mind.

人要寻求满足必须通过心灵, 而不是通过身体或是脑子。

2. 灵魂, 精灵; 幽灵; 妖精[C]

They believe that his spirit lives on after death.

他们相信他死后灵魂还活着。

3. 【宗】圣灵[the S]

4. (时代等的)潮流, 精神, 风气[U]

He embodied the American spirit of optimistic materialism.

他体现了美国人乐观的实利主义精神。

5. (法律等的)精神, 本意[the S]

The spirit of a law is more important than its words.

法律的精神比它的具体条文更重要。

6. 情绪, 心情; 兴致[P]

Smith finished his tea in very low spirits.

史密斯没精打采地喝完了茶。

7. 气魄, 气概; 志气; 勇气[U]

He is a man of spirit.

他是一个有勇气的人。

8. 心意; 念头[S]

He said it in a spirit of enmity.

他是怀着敌意说这话的。

9. 带有……特质的人[C]

He was one of the leading spirits of the revolution.

他是这场革命的领袖之一。

He is a proud spirit.

他是个骄傲的人。

10. 烈酒[P]

He drinks beer and wine but no spirits.

他喝啤酒和葡萄酒但不喝烈性酒。

11. 醇, 酒精[U]

vt.

1. 使精神振作; 鼓励, 鼓舞[(+up)]

2. 迅速而神秘地带走; 拐走; 偷走[O][(+away/off)]

The child had been spirited away during the night.

那孩子在夜里被偷偷地带走了。


短语词组:

in spirit

1. 在心里; 在精神上

I can't come to your wedding, but I'll be there in spirit.

我无法亲自参加你的婚礼, 但精神上我会和你在一起。