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| /ˈspɪrɪt/ |
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| 1 | C/U your attitude to life or to other people 态度；心态；精神 |
| Compassion is only one aspect of the human spirit. 同情只是人心理的一个方面。 |
| an adventurous/creative/independent spirit 冒险/创造/独立精神 |
| | 1a | plural your mood or attitude 心境；心态；情绪 | | She tried singing to keep her spirits up. 她试图用唱歌来振作自己的精神。 | | lift/raise sb’ s spirits The bad weather did nothing to lift her spirits. 坏天气无益于她振作精神。 | | high/good spirits Dad’ s in high spirits today, isn’ t he? 爸爸今天心情很好，不是吗？ | |
| | 1b | singular the attitude of people in a group （群体中的）态度，精神 | | a spirit of cooperation 合作精神 | | You become aware of a powerful community spirit. 你感受到了强大的社区精神。 | |
| | 1c | U an enthusiastic or determined attitude 热情；决心 | | She was admired for her spirit and passion. 人们佩服她的决心和激情。 | |
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| 2 | U the general or real meaning of something 总体意义；实质 |
| Each country should honour the spirit of the treaty. 每个国家都应尊重该条约的精神。 |
| the spirit behind the words the author has written 作者所写文字的言外之意 |
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| 3 | C the part of a person that many people believe continues to exist after death 灵魂；鬼魂 |
| His spirit will always be with us. 他的灵魂会永远和我们在一起。 |
| | 3a | a dead person who comes back into the world 鬼；鬼魂 | |
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| 4 | C an imaginary creature with special powers 妖精；精灵 |
| evil spirits 妖怪 |
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| 5 | C usually plural a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky or brandy 烈酒 |
| | 5a | U alcohol used as a fuel or used by doctors for making things very clean 酒精；乙醇 | |
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| - | enter/get into the spirit of sth
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| to take part in something with enthusiasm |
| 热情地参与到某事物中 |
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| - | if/when/as the spirit moves you
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| used for saying that someone does something when they want to , rather than when they think they should |
| 自动；自觉 |
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| At these meetings, people stand up and speak as the spirit moves them. 在这些会议上人们主动站起来发言。 |
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| - | in spirit
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| not physically in a place or situation but thinking about the people who are there and wishing you were there |
| 如身临其境一般 |
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| - | that’ s the spirit spoken
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| used for telling someone they are doing something well , or they are doing the right thing |
| 那样才对；那才算是好样的 |
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| - | the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak) mainly spoken
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| used for telling someone that you would like to do something but do not have the energy or strength to do it |
| 心有余（而力不足） |
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| - | the spirit of the law
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| the real meaning or intention of a law , even if the way it is written does not express this |
| 法律的精神 |
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| The lawyers have violated the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. 律师们就算没有违背法律的字面意思，也已经违背了法律的精神。 |
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| - | the spirit of the times/age
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| the ideas, beliefs, and style of a particular period of time |
| 时代精神 |
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