soul
n
1 [C] spiritual or non-material part of a person, believed to exist after death 靈魂
commend one's soul to God 將靈魂付托給上帝
Do you believe in the immortality of the soul? 你相信靈魂不朽嗎?
Christians believe that a person's soul survives the death of his body. 基督徒相信人的靈魂在軀體死後依然存在.
2 [C, U] decency and honesty of feeling; emotional, moral and intellectual energy, eg as revealed in works of art 高 尚的情操; 精神; 精力; 魄力; 道義; 智力
He is a man without a soul. 他是個無情無義的人.
a very polished performance, but without soul 技巧精湛的表演, 但沒有內(nèi)涵
This music has no soul. 這音樂沒有氣魄.
3 [sing] the ~ of sth perfect example or pattern (of some virtue or quality) (某種美德或品質(zhì)的)完美典型, 化身
He is the soul of honour/discretion. 他是榮譽的化身[為人極為謹慎].
4 [C] spirit of a dead person 鬼魂; 亡靈; 幽魂
lost souls still walking the earth 仍在大地上行走的迷惘的幽靈
All Souls' Day, ie 2 November 萬靈節(jié)(11月2日).
5 [C]
(a) person 人: There wasn't a soul to be seen, ie No one was in sight. 一個人影兒都看不見.
Don't tell a soul, ie Don't tell anybody. 誰也別告訴.
(b) (with adjs, indicating familiarity, pity, etc 與形容詞連用, 表示親密、 憐憫等) person, child, etc 人; 家伙
a dear old soul 可愛的人兒
She's a cheery little soul, ie a cheerful girl, etc. 她是個活潑開朗的孩子.
She's lost all her money, poor soul. 她的錢全沒了, 真可憐.
6 [U] (also soul music) type of popular modern Black American music, derived from gospel, blues and jazz, that expresses strong emotion 靈樂(美國現(xiàn)代黑人通俗音樂, 源自福音音樂、 布魯斯音樂和爵士樂, 表達濃烈的情感)
the sound of soul 靈樂之韻
[attrib 作定語]
a soul singer 靈樂歌手.
7 [U] (US infml 口) Black American culture and racial identity; qualities enabling a person to be in harmony with himself and others 美國黑人文化及其種族特性; 開朗隨和的性格特點.
8 (idm 習(xí)語) bare one's heart/soul => bare2. body and soul => body. heart and soul => heart. keep body and soul together => body. the life and soul of sth => life. sell one's soul => sell. upon my soul! (dated 舊) (used as an exclamation of shock or surprise 用以表示震驚或驚奇).
?? 考研助記
搜(sou)尋 靈魂的拐杖(l象形) 網(wǎng)友:yqy 補充:瘦(諧音)的人有精神
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?ul]n. 靈魂, 心靈, 精神, 精髓, 人, 化身, 典型, 鬼魂a. 黑人的相關(guān)詞組: for the soul of me upon my soul keep body and soul together
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
bondn. 紐帶;聯(lián)系;債券;保釋金;
v. 使結(jié)合;建立互信關(guān)系;與…緊密聯(lián)系;與…黏合;