soul
n
1 [C] spiritual or non-material part of a person, believed to exist after death 灵魂
commend one's soul to God 将灵魂付托给上帝
Do you believe in the immortality of the soul? 你相信灵魂不朽吗?
Christians believe that a person's soul survives the death of his body. 基督徒相信人的灵魂在躯体死後依然存在.
2 [C, U] decency and honesty of feeling; emotional, moral and intellectual energy, eg as revealed in works of art 高 尚的情操; 精神; 精力; 魄力; 道义; 智力
He is a man without a soul. 他是个无情无义的人.
a very polished performance, but without soul 技巧精湛的表演, 但没有内涵
This music has no soul. 这音乐没有气魄.
3 [sing] the ~ of sth perfect example or pattern (of some virtue or quality) (某种美德或品质的)完美典型, 化身
He is the soul of honour/discretion. 他是荣誉的化身[为人极为谨慎].
4 [C] spirit of a dead person 鬼魂; 亡灵; 幽魂
lost souls still walking the earth 仍在大地上行走的迷惘的幽灵
All Souls' Day, ie 2 November 万灵节(11月2日).
5 [C]
(a) person 人: There wasn't a soul to be seen, ie No one was in sight. 一个人影儿都看不见.
Don't tell a soul, ie Don't tell anybody. 谁也别告诉.
(b) (with adjs, indicating familiarity, pity, etc 与形容词连用, 表示亲密、 怜悯等) person, child, etc 人; 家伙
a dear old soul 可爱的人儿
She's a cheery little soul, ie a cheerful girl, etc. 她是个活泼开朗的孩子.
She's lost all her money, poor soul. 她的钱全没了, 真可怜.
6 [U] (also soul music) type of popular modern Black American music, derived from gospel, blues and jazz, that expresses strong emotion 灵乐(美国现代黑人通俗音乐, 源自福音音乐、 布鲁斯音乐和爵士乐, 表达浓烈的情感)
the sound of soul 灵乐之韵
[attrib 作定语]
a soul singer 灵乐歌手.
7 [U] (US infml 口) Black American culture and racial identity; qualities enabling a person to be in harmony with himself and others 美国黑人文化及其种族特性; 开朗随和的性格特点.
8 (idm 习语) bare one's heart/soul => bare2. body and soul => body. heart and soul => heart. keep body and soul together => body. the life and soul of sth => life. sell one's soul => sell. upon my soul! (dated 旧) (used as an exclamation of shock or surprise 用以表示震惊或惊奇).
🎯 考研助记
搜(sou)寻 灵魂的拐杖(l象形) 网友:yqy 补充:瘦(谐音)的人有精神
🔁 扩展释义
*[sәul]n. 灵魂, 心灵, 精神, 精髓, 人, 化身, 典型, 鬼魂a. 黑人的相关词组: for the soul of me upon my soul keep body and soul together
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
The team started work on a new section inside the ship near the front.
工作队在靠近船头的船舱里的一段新区开始工作。
We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.