soul
英 [səʊl]
美 [soʊl]
n. 灵魂; 心性; 内心; 心灵; (人类整体的)精神状况,道德品质
复数:souls
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2291 / COCA.1604
习惯用语
n.
- good for the soul
- 其实有好处
good for you, even if it seems unpleasant - ‘Want a ride?’ ‘No thanks. Walking is good for the soul.’
“搭车吗?”“不,谢谢。步行有步行的好处。” bare your soul (to sb) - (向某人)打开心扉,倾诉衷肠
to tell sb your deepest and most private feelings body and soul - 竭尽全力;全心全意
with all your energy - She committed herself body and soul to fighting for the cause.
她全心全意为这一事业而奋斗。 God rest his/her soulGod rest him/her - 魂归天国;安息主怀
used to show respect when you are talking about sb who is dead heart and soul - 满腔热忱干劲十足;全心全意
with a lot of energy and enthusiasm - They threw themselves heart and soul into the project.
他们全心全意地投入了这个项目。 the life and soul of the party, etc. - (聚会等场合)最活跃风趣的人
the most amusing and interesting person at a party, etc. sell your soul (to the devil) - 出卖灵魂(或良心)
to do anything, even sth bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power
牛津词典
noun
- 人的灵魂 spirit of person
- 灵魂
the spiritual part of a person, believed to exist after death- He believed his immortal soul was in peril.
他认为他不死的灵魂有堕入地狱的危险。 - The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven) .
怒吼的风如同堕入地狱的灵魂在哀声恸哭。
内在个性 inner character - He believed his immortal soul was in peril.
- 心性;内心;心灵
a person's inner character, containing their true thoughts and feelings- There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.
她内心深处感到焦躁不安。
精神 / 道德 / 艺术品质 spiritual/moral/artistic qualities - There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.
- (人类整体的)精神状况,道德品质
the spiritual and moral qualities of humans in general- the dark side of the human soul
人类精神世界中阴暗的一面
- the dark side of the human soul
- 真挚情感;高尚情操;气魄
strong and good human feeling, especially that gives a work of art its quality or enables sb to recognize and enjoy that quality- It was a very polished performance, but it lacked soul.
这场演出技艺很精湛,但缺少真挚的情感。
- It was a very polished performance, but it lacked soul.
- 典范;化身
a perfect example of a good quality- He is the soul of discretion.
他是谨慎的典范。
人 person - He is the soul of discretion.
- 某种人
a person of a particular type- She's lost all her money, poor soul.
可怜的人,她的钱全没了。 - You're a brave soul.
你真勇敢。
- She's lost all her money, poor soul.
- 人
a person- There wasn't a soul in sight (= nobody was in sight) .
连个人影都不见。 - Don't tell a soul (= do not tell anyone) .
谁也别告诉。 - a village of 300 souls (= with 300 people living there)
一个300人的村子
音乐 music - There wasn't a soul in sight (= nobody was in sight) .
- 灵乐,灵歌(感情强烈,源于非洲裔美国人的音乐)
a type of music that expresses strong emotions, made popular by African American musicians- a soul singer
灵乐歌手
- a soul singer
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 灵魂
Yoursoulis 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.- 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。
- She went to pray for the soul of her late husband...
- N-SING (民族或政治运动的)精神,精髓
Thesoulof a nation or a political movement is its basic nature and beliefs.- ...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
- ...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party.
- N-COUNT (某种类型的)人
You can refer to someone as a particular kind ofsoulwhen you are describing their character or condition.- 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。
- He's a jolly soul...
- N-SING (用于否定句中)一个人(也没有)
You usesoulin negative statements likenot a soulto mean nobody at all.- 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。
- I've never harmed a soul in my life...
- N-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)
Soulorsoul musicis a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.- ...American soul singer Anita Baker.
美国灵乐歌手安妮塔·贝克
- ...American soul singer Anita Baker.
- N-PLURAL (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 assouls.- ...a tiny village of only 100 souls.
一个只有 100 位居民的小村庄
- ...a tiny village of only 100 souls.
- PHRASE 出卖灵魂;做违背良心的事
If you say that someonesellstheirsoul, you mean that they do something immoral or bad in order to get something they want such as success or money.- ...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
- ...politicians who would sell their soul for the sake of office.
- tobareone'ssoul→ see:bare
英英释义
noun
- a human being
- there was too much for one person to do
- the human embodiment of something
- the soul of honor
- a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s
- soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement
- deep feeling or emotion
- the immaterial part of a person
双语例句
- I waited a long time, but not a soul turned up.
我等了半天连个影子也没见到。 - The group perform variations on soul and gospel music.
这个乐队演奏灵歌和福音音乐的变奏曲。 - She was now committed to the band, body and soul.
现在,她把全部心思都放到了乐队上面。 - Steve and I became soul mates, near-constant companions.
我和史蒂夫成了知己,几乎时刻相伴。 - They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound
他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。 - He stood helplessly, like a lost soul.
他束手无策地站着,活像丢魂失魄似的。 - I've never harmed a soul in my life
我这一生从未伤害过任何人。 - Few men would have bared their soul to a woman as he had.
很少有男人能像他一样对一个女人敞开心扉。 - The associative guilt was ingrained in his soul
由此产生的内疚感在他灵魂深处挥之不去。 - He ignores the traditional Christian dualism between body and soul.
他无视传统基督教的肉体与灵魂的二元论。