1N-COUNT 灵魂 Your soul is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead. 灵魂
She went to pray for the soul of her late husband.
她去为亡夫的灵魂祈祷。
'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises.
“我会全身心投入到工作中去,”他保证说。
2N-SING [with poss](民族或政治运动的)精神,精髓 The soul of a nation or a political movement is its basic nature and beliefs. (民族或政治运动的)精神,精髓
...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party.
为实现共和党的基本宗旨而进行的奋斗
3N-COUNT [adjective NOUN](某种类型的)人 You can refer to someone as a particular kind of soul when you are describing their character or condition. (某种类型的)人
He's a jolly soul.
他是个乐天派。
Her mother, poor soul, came to an even worse end.
她的母亲,那个可怜的人,结局更糟糕。
4N-SING (用于否定句中)一个人(也没有) You use soul in negative statements like not a soul to mean nobody at all. (用于否定句中)一个人(也没有)
I've never harmed a soul in my life.
我这一生从未伤害过任何人。
There was not a soul there.
那里一个人也没有。
5N-UNCOUNT 灵乐(一种主要由美国黑人音乐家表演的流行音乐,源出福音唱诗及布鲁斯乐曲)Soul or soul music is a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions. 灵乐(一种主要由美国黑人音乐家表演的流行音乐,源出福音唱诗及布鲁斯乐曲)
...American soul singer Anita Baker.
美国灵乐歌手安妮塔·贝克
6N-PLURAL [num NOUN](尤指居住在某一地方的)人 You can refer to the number of people who live in a particular place as souls . (尤指居住在某一地方的)人 [literary]
7PHRASE 出卖灵魂;做违背良心的事 If you say that someone sells their soul, you mean that they do something immoral or bad in order to get something they want such as success or money. 出卖灵魂;做违背良心的事
...politicians who would sell their soul for the sake of office.
为了谋求官位而不择手段的政客
8 to bare one's soul→see: bare body and soul→see: body to keep body and soul together→see: body the life and soul of the party→see: life
1part of sb believed to exist after body is dead靈魂ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤eternal, immortal永恆的/不朽的靈魂➤dead死去的靈魂◇The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead souls into the underworld.諸神信使赫爾墨斯接引死去的靈魂進入冥界。➤damned被罰入地獄的靈魂▸➤human, individual人的靈魂;個人的靈魂➤rational理性靈魂➤pure純潔的靈魂➤great偉大的靈魂VERB + SOUL➤save拯救靈魂◇Missionaries saw it as their task to save souls.傳教士把拯救靈魂看作自己的使命。➤sell出賣靈魂◇to sell your soul to the Devil把靈魂出賣給魔鬼PHRASES➤a/the battle for sb's soul, a/the struggle for sb's soul (oftenfigurative) 某人的靈魂之戰◇a battle for the soul of the country國家的靈魂之戰➤have mercy on sb's soul憐憫某人◇May God have mercy on my soul.願上帝憐憫我。➤God rest sb's soul願上帝讓某人的靈魂安息◇God rest his soul.願上帝讓他的靈魂安息。➤the immortality of the soul靈魂不朽◇an argument for the immortality of the soul靈魂不朽的論據➤the souls of the dead死者的靈魂soul
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2part of sb/sth that shows its true nature心靈;精神ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤very心靈◇The plea touched him to his very soul.這一請求使他的心靈受到了觸動。➤whole整個心靈▸➤inner內心深處VERB + SOUL➤lose失去精神◇In the process of being made into a movie, the story seemed to have lost its soul.在拍成電影的過程中,這個故事似乎失去了原有的靈魂。➤bare剖白心事◇He bared his soul to her.他向她剖白了自己的心跡。➤search反躬自問◇I searched my soul for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.我捫心自問並無任何惡意激怒他說出這番話。➤be good for其實有好處◇Laughter is good for the soul.大笑對人有益。PREPOSITION➤in your soul在心靈深處◇Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.在她的心靈深處,她知道自己必須返回祖國。PHRASES➤body and soul全身心◇She gave herself to him body and soul.她一心一意地對他。➤from the depths of sb's soul, in the depths of sb's soul從某人的內心深處◇He let out an anguished cry from the depths of his soul.他從內心深處發出了一聲痛苦的吶喊。➤heart and soul全心全意◇He gave himself heart and soul to the cause.他全心全意地投身這一事業。➤a part of sb's soul某人的知心朋友◇She was a part of his soul.她是他的知己。soul
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3deep feeling and thought真情實感VERB + SOUL | PREPOSITIONVERB + SOUL➤have有感情▸➤lack缺少感情PREPOSITION➤with soul帶着感情◇She sang the song with passion and soul.她充滿激情地唱這首歌。soul
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4person人ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little小傢伙◇poor little soul可憐的小傢伙➤old老人▸➤good好人▸➤bad壞人➤lonely, lost, poor, unfortunate孤獨的人;迷失的人;可憐的人;不幸的人▸➤innocent, simple天真的人;單純的人➤kindred相似的人◇They recognized each other as kindred souls.他們都視對方為志同道合的人。➤dear, generous, gentle, kind, kindly可愛的人;慷慨的人;溫柔的人;善良的人;和藹的人◇a kind old soul慈祥的老人➤sensitive敏感的人▸➤brave勇敢的人➤hardy (especially BrE) 能吃苦的人◇A few hardy souls braved the icy conditions.幾個堅強的人不畏天寒地凍的惡劣條件。➤romantic浪漫的人▸➤restless, tormented, tortured, troubled焦躁不安的人;飽經磨難的人;受盡折磨的人▸➤living活着的人◇There was no other living soul to be seen.這兒其他一個人影兒都見不着。➤single一個人◇I don't know a single soul in this town.這鎮上我一個人都不認識。VERB + SOUL➤not tell不告訴人◇I will not tell a soul about this.這件事我不會告訴任何人。PHRASES➤not a soul in sight看不到人◇By midnight, there wasn't a soul in sight.到了午夜,一個人影兒也看不到。