| 释义 |
spir·it /ˈspɪrɪt/ n. | vt. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. (与肉体相对而言的)精神；心，心灵
I shall be with you in (the) spirit. 精神上我将和你们在一起。
He is here in body, but not in spirit. 他人是在这儿，心却不在这儿。
be vexed in spirit 内心感到烦恼
2. 灵魂
the abode of spirits 冥府
3. 幽灵天使；鬼怪，妖精；魔鬼
good (evil) spirits 福(邪)神
4. [常作 S-] 神灵； [the S-] 圣灵；神，上帝
the Holy Spirit (基督教)圣灵
5. (具有特定品质的)人物
a bold spirit 大胆的人
6. 态度
He took the criticism in the right spirit, without offence. 他以正确的态度对待批评，一点也不生气。
He has a kindly spirit. 他态度和蔼。
7. [常作 spirits] 心境，情绪
in excellent (或 top, high, great) spirits 心境极佳
in poor (或 low) spirits 情绪低落
His spirits improved (或 He was in better spirits). 他的情绪变得好些了。
keep one's spirits up 保持高涨的情绪
lose one's spirits 垂头丧气
Nothing raised his spirits. 什么都不能提高他的情绪。
8. 勇气；锐气；活力；志气
It takes a lot of spirit for an invalid like him to remain cheerful. 他这样的病人需要很大勇气才能保持愉快乐观。
break sb.'s spirit 挫某人锐气
Her spirit was emerging now. 她这会儿活跃起来了。
9. 脾气；性格
be meek in spirit 个性温顺
10. (对集体、学校等的)忠心
school (team) spirit 爱校(队)心
11. (特定时代的)主要倾向
the spirit of the age (或 times) 时代精神
12. [the spirit] (法律等的)真实意义，实质
consider the spirit of the law, not the letter of it 考虑法律的精神而不死抠文字
He has followed out the spirit of my instructions. 他全面贯彻了我的指示精神。
13. [spirits] 烈酒(如威士忌、白兰地等)
a glass of spirits 一杯烈酒
14. [常作 spirits] 【化】精(指任何馏出的液体)；〈主英〉酒精，乙醇
She put some (surgical)spirit on the spot on her face. 她在脸部的粉刺处涂了一些酒精。
specimens preserved in spirits 保存在酒精里的标本
15. 【纺】用作媒染剂的溶液(尤指锡盐溶液)
16. 【药】醑(剂)
spirit(s) of camphor 樟脑醑
II vt.
1. 偷偷地(或神秘地)带走；拐走；绑架 (away, off)
spirit the defence and other secrets out of the country 将有关国防等的秘密偷偷地带出国外
To avoid angry demonstrators, the minister was spirited through the back entrance. 为了躲避愤怒的示威群众，这位部长被偷偷地从后门送走。
Someone spirited her away during the night. 有人在夜间将她秘密地绑架走了。
2. 〈古〉鼓励；使精神振作 (up)
spirit sb. on for an attempt 鼓励某人去试一下
spirit sb. with whisky 用威士忌酒给某人提神
spirit the people up into rebellion 鼓动人民起来造反
3. 如用魔法般地使出现
III a.
1. 幽灵的；招魂术的
the spirit world 幽灵的世界
2. 用酒精燃烧的
a spirit lamp 酒精灯
[< OFr esperit < L spiritus breath <spīrāre to breathe] phr. enter into the spirit of 进入…的精神境界；把自己想象成为…的一个组成部分；热烈地参加 enter into the spirit of the play 吃透剧本的精神进入角色 give up the spirit 死去 out of spirits 意气消沉，没精打采 Whenever it rains you will find her out of spirits. 天一下雨，你就会发现她变得没精打采。That's the spirit! [用以鼓励他人的勇气、决心等]那样才对，那才算是好样的 A: I'm absolutely certain I'll be completely vindicated. B: That's the spirit! 甲：我百分之百地确信我将获得彻底的昭雪。乙：那样想才对! Keep it up! That's the spirit! 坚持到底!那样做才是好样的! The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 〈谚〉心灵愿意，肉体却软弱了。 (源出《圣经·马太福音》；习语的上半句和下半句常被分开单独使用) when the spirit moves sb. 当某人想做某事时 |