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spirit/ˈspirit/ n. & v.●n. 1a the vital animating essence of a person or animal 精神 was sadly broken in spirit 垂头丧气的 b the intelligent non-physical part of a person; the soul 心灵 2a a rational or intelligent being without a material body 灵魂 b a supernatural being such as a ghost, fairy, etc. 鬼魂，幽灵 haunted by spirits 被鬼魂困扰 3 a prevailing mental or moral condition or attitude; a mood; a tendency 态度；心境；情绪；脾性 public spirit 公益心； took it in the wrong spirit 误会这件事了 4 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) esp. Brit. strong distilled liquor, e.g. brandy, whisky, gin, rum [尤英]烈性酒(如白兰地、威士忌、杜松子酒、朗姆酒) 5 (US [美] esp. in pl. 尤用复数)a a distilled liquid essence 精 spirit of hartshorn 鹿角精 b a distilled alcohol 蒸馏酒精 methylated spirit 甲基化酒精 c a solution of a volatile principle in alcohol; a tincture 醑剂 spirit of ammonia 氨醑 6a a person's mental or moral nature or qualities, usu. specified (通常为特定的)品质，本质 has an unbending spirit 具有不屈不挠的品质 b a person viewed as possessing these 具有某种特定品质的人 is an ardent spirit 是个热心人 c (in full 全称 high spirit) courage, energy, vivacity, dash 勇气，活力，朝气，干劲 played with spirit 充满活力地演奏； infused him with spirit 使他充满了朝气 7 the real meaning as opposed to lip-service or verbal expression 真实意义，实质 the spirit of the law 法律的真实意义 8 archaic an immaterial principle thought to govern vital phenomena [古义]本能，直觉 animal spirits 动物本能 ●v. tr. (spirited, spiriting) (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 away, off, etc.) convey rapidly and secretly by or as if by spirits 神秘地带走；拐带，诱拐 □ in (or in the) spirit inwardly; sensed psychologically as giving support though not present physically 在心中，在精神上 shall be with you in spirit 精神上与你同在 □ the spirit moves a person he or she feels inclined (to do something) (originally in Quaker use) (原为贵格会教徒使用)受到鼓舞想要(做…) □ spirit up animate or cheer (a person) 鼓励，激励(某人)[Middle English via Anglo-French(e)spirit, Old French esp(e)rit from Latin spiritus ‘breath, spirit’, from spirare ‘breathe’] |