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spi.rit NOT MATTER5spIr7Itnthe characteristics of a person that are considered as being separate from the body, and which many religions believe continue to exist after the body dies(不与肉体结合的)精神，心灵He is a man with great strength of spirit and purpose, a man of great courage. [U]他这个人有强大的精神力量，有崇高的奋斗目标，还有足够的勇气。All her long life she remained young in spirit, bubbling with interests and ideas. [U]她在漫长的一生中始终在精神上保持着年轻，充满了情趣和理想。Although he's now living in America, I feel he's with me in spirit (= I feel he is present and is influencing me, in a way that is not physical). [U]尽管现在他住在美国，但我感觉他的心与我同在。The torture failed to break their spirit (= destroy their confidence, strength of mind, loyalty, etc.). [U]酷刑并没有摧毁他们的精神力量。It's impossible to predict what he'll do--he just acts as/when the spirit moves him (= in a completely unplanned way).要预测他想做的事是不可能的----他想到什么就立刻去做什么。(humorous saying) 'The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak'means you would like to do something, but do not have the time, skills, energy, etc. to do it. [C]“心有余而力不足。”A spirit is also the form of a dead person, similar to a GHOST, or the presence of a dead person which you can feel but not see.幽灵，灵魂The spirits of long-dead warriors seemed to haunt the area. [C]死去很久的战士的幽灵似乎经常在这个地方出没。The shaman claimed to have cast out many evil spirits. [C]萨满教巫医声称他赶走了很多鬼怪。She communicates with the spirit world.她能和灵魂世界交流。
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