| [/səul; sol/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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]. 用法:
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）. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
7 [U] (US infml) 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. 用法:
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). |