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soul /səʊl/ n. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 灵魂；心灵
immortality of the soul 灵魂的不朽
from the bottom of one's soul 由衷地(或从心灵深处)
Do animals have souls? 动物有灵魂吗?
What good does it do a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? 一个人如果丧失了灵魂，即使获得了整个世界，对他又何益之有?
2. 精神；精力
with all one's soul 全神贯注地(或真心诚意地)
She threw (或 put) her whole soul into her work. 她把全部精力都扑在工作上。
3. 热情；气魄；道义；高尚情操
a cold painting without soul 一幅毫无生气的冷色调油画
a man of great soul and courage 有巨大魄力和勇气的人
What is lacking most in these young dancers is a feeling of soul. 这些年轻舞蹈演员最缺乏的是灵性。
He has a soul above such trivialities. 他有一种超脱这类细小琐事的高尚情操。
4. 幽灵，鬼
He feared the soul of his deceased wife would haunt him. 他害怕亡妻的鬼魂会来缠扰他。
5. [常冠以数词或带有情感色彩的形容词]人；家伙
a small village of barely 500 souls 不过500人的一座小村庄
a simple (kindly, honest, cheery) soul 头脑单纯(和蔼，诚实，快活)的人
Not a single soul in sight. 一个人影也看不到。
Don't tell a soul. 跟谁也别说。
The ship was lost off the coast with all souls. 这条船在沿海失事，船上的人全部遇难。
He's lost all his money, poor soul. 他把钱全输光了，可怜的家伙。
The poor little soul had lost her way. 那可怜的小女孩迷路了。
She was a lost soul without Davy. 没有了戴维，她就六神无主了。
6. 精华，精髓；要素；核心
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言贵简洁。
The soul of a ship is her engines. 船舶的核心部分是发动机。
7. 主脑，中心人物；推动力；主要推动者；鼓舞者：
Churchill was the soul of British resistance to Gemany in World War II. 丘吉尔是第二次世界大战中英国抗德的领袖人物。
He was the soul of the enterprise. 他是企业的主心骨。
the soul of the reform movement 改革运动的主要推动者
8. 具体表现，化身；范例
the soul of generosity 慷慨大度的具体表现
the very soul of tact 老练机智的典型体现
He is the soul of integrity. 他是正直的化身。
9. [S-](基督教科学派用语)上帝
10. 〈美俚〉激情(尤指美国黑人演员等对黑人文化传统以及种族团结等所表现的激情与自豪)
I feel that his performance lacks soul. 我觉得他的表演缺乏激情。
11. = negritude
12. = soul music
13. = soul food
14. = soul brother
15. = soul sister
II a.
1. 美国黑人的；美国黑人文化的；美国黑人爵士灵歌的
a soul singer 美国黑人歌手
Los Angeles offered only a modest soul vote — at most 15 per cent. 洛杉矶只提供了为数不多的黑人选票——至多15%。
2. 黑人设计(或管理、拥有)的
soul radio stations 黑人电台
soul banks 黑人经营的银行
3. 通晓(或同情)黑人(或黑人文化、黑人情感等)的
4. 引起亲切感的；(尤指在黑人文化方面)引起共同兴趣的
sing with a soul appeal 以亲切的感染力歌唱
[< OE sāwol; 与 OFris sēle, OS sēola, OHG sēula soul 有关] phr. Bless my soul! 见 bless
cannot (或 not be able to) call one's soul one's own 〈口〉受人控制；不能自己支配自己
keep body and soul together 〈口〉维持生命，活命，生存
He eats hardly enough to keep body and soul together. 他吃得很少，几乎不够维持生命。
Tom doesn't like his job, but he has to keep body and soul together somehow. 汤姆并不喜欢自己这份工作，可是他总得设法活下去。
sell one's soul (for) (为…)出卖灵魂，(为…)作违背良心的事；(为得到…而)作出任何牺牲
He'd have sold his soul for the money. 他为这笔钱是会出卖灵魂的。
He tried to live on as a writer, but in the end he had to sell his soul and work for an advertising company. 他想以写作为生，但结果不得不有违初衷为一家广告公司干活。
the life and soul 〈口〉中心人物；最活跃有趣的人
After he's had a few drinks, he's the life and soul of the party. 几杯酒下肚，他便会成为宴会中最活跃的中心人物。
Mr. Black was the life and soul of any place he happened to be in. 布莱克先生无论到哪儿总是最活跃而又最风趣的人物。
upon (或 'pon) my soul 〈旧〉[表示震惊或断言]天哪；凭良心说；真的，的的确确
Upon my soul, I had no idea how obstinate you are! 的确，过去我一点也不知道你竟如此固执! |