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| /səʊl/ |
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| 1 | C the part of a person that is capable of thinking and feeling 心灵；精神 |
| | 1a | the spiritual part of a person that most religions believe continues to exist after their body dies 灵魂 | |
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| 2 | C usually singular a person 人 |
| I promise I won’ t tell a soul. 我保证不会告诉任何人。 |
| not a soul There wasn’ t a soul to be seen. 一个人都看不见。 |
| | 2a | C a particular type of person 某种人 | | Her husband was killed in the war, poor soul. 她的丈夫在战争中阵亡了，可怜的人。 | |
| | 2b | plural people 人 | | a village of only 170 souls 只有170人的村庄 | |
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| 3 | U a quality in a piece of art , music , or writing that expresses strong feelings and affects people’ s emotions （艺术、音乐作品或文章中的）热情，气魄，内涵 |
| His poetry contains many beautiful images, but it lacks soul. 他的诗歌有很多美丽的意象，但缺少内涵。 |
| | 3a | the ability to feel strong emotions such as happiness and sadness 感受强烈感情的能力 | | If you’ re not touched by this film, you’ ve no soul. 如果这部电影没有打动你，你简直是冷血动物。 | |
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| 4 | U the qualities that are typical of something and make it special 精华；核心；精髓 |
| the soul of the city/university/community etc The loss of local shops has destroyed the soul of the community. 失去了本地的小店整个社区就失去了精髓。 |
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| 5 | U soul music |
| PHRASES |
| - | be the soul of sth
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| to be the perfect example of a particular quality |
| 是某物的完美典型；是某物的化身 |
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| She’ s the soul of discretion. 她是谨慎的化身。 |
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| - | blesshis/hersoul
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| used for showing love or respect when you talk about someone who is dead |
| 祝福他/她的灵魂，上帝让他/她的灵魂安息吧（用于谈及已故的人时） |
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| - | bless my soul old-fashioned
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| used for expressing surprise |
| 哎呀；我的天哪 |
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| - | good for the soul
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| good for you |
| 有益的 |
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| Laughter is good for the soul. 笑对人有益。 |
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| - | sell your soul (to the devil)
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| to do whatever is necessary to get something you want , even if it involves doing something dishonest or immoral |
| （向恶魔）出卖灵魂 |
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| He would sell his soul for a seat in the cabinet. 为求得内阁的一个席位他甚至会出卖自己的灵魂。 |
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