soul

[səul]

n.灵魂, 心灵, 精神
n.人, 精髓, 鬼魂, 黑人灵歌
adj.美国黑人文化的,黑人的

n.

1. 灵魂, 心灵[C]

Christians believe that the soul lives forever.

基督徒相信灵魂永生。

2. 精神; 精力[U]

She puts her whole soul into work.

她把全部精力投入工作。

3. 气魄; 热情[U]

It's quite an attractive building, but somehow it hasn't got much soul.

那是一幢相当漂亮的建筑, 但不知怎的它没有多少生气。

4. 鬼魂[C]

He feared the soul of his deceased wife would haunt him.

他害怕亡妻的鬼魂会来缠扰他。

5. 人[C]

You saw hardly a soul in the village.

在村子里, 你几乎看不到什么人。

6. 精华, 精髓; 要素, 核心[C][(+of)]

Brevity is the soul of wit.

言贵简洁。

7. 主脑; 中心人物; 推动力[the S][(+of)]

Philip is the life and soul of any party.

菲利浦是所有宴会的灵魂人物。

He was the soul of the enterprise.

他是这家企业的主脑。

8. 化身, 典范[the S][(+of)]

He is the soul of honor.

他是正直的化身。

9. 【美】【口】黑人灵歌[U]

a.

美国黑人的; 美国黑人文化的[B]

He is a soul singer.

他是一位美国黑人歌手。

词形变化

动词过去式: soughed | 动词过去分词: soughed | 动词现在分词: soughing | 动词第三人称单数: soughs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.精神, 意识, 自我

spirit  principle  breath of life  anima  life  consciousness  entity  mind

n.鬼, 鬼魂, 幽灵

ghost  wraith  spirit  presence  shade  spectre  apparition  phantom

n.心灵, 情感

heart  centre of emotion

n.人, 人类, 生命, 生物, 个性

human being  human  being  person  mortal  life  creature  Adamite  individual  personage  personality  persona  living  soul  spirit  self  ego  psyche  conscience  man  woman

n.本质, 精髓, 核心, 基础

essential part  essence  quiddity  substance  marrow  pith  crux  gist  nub  meat  core  heart  center  nucleus  kernel  base  root  vital part  quintessence

n.肉体, 化身, 体现

embodiment  incarnation  personification

n.热情, 感情

emotional fervor  feeling  warmth of emotion  spirit

a.黑人的, 热情的, 感伤的

Black  Negro  intense  soulful  

同义参见:

music  flavor  breath  breast  

反义:

n.灵魂, 心灵; 精神

body  flesh  

英英释义

名词 soul:

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

同义词：psyche

a human being

同义词：person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal

deep feeling or emotion

同义词：soulfulness

the human embodiment of something

a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s

补充

soulsoul英:[səul] 美:[sol]n.1.灵魂Teachers are engineers of human soul.教师是人类灵魂的工程师。2.高尚情操; 热情; 感情; 精神She has a soul above material pleasures.她有一种不追求物质享受的精神。3.人The ship sank with 200 souls.那艘载着二百人的船沉没了。4.精髓, 精华; 中心人物Brevity is the soul of English.简洁是英语的精华。5.典型, 化身Your secret's safe with him, and he's the soul of discretion.他会严守你的秘密, 他是谨慎的化身。

例句

1. She went to pray for the soul of her late husband.她去为亡故丈夫的灵祈祷。 2. I've never harmed a soul in my life.我一生中从未伤害过任何人。 3. She was a kind and generous soul.她是个善良慷慨的人。 4. He's a jolly soul.他是个乐天派。 5. I didn't see a soul我一个人影也没看到。 6. The poor soul had nowhere to sleep.这个可怜的家伙没有地方睡觉。 7. a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party为实现共和党基本宗旨而进行的奋斗 8. Music is good for the soul.音乐有助于净化心灵。 9. He was the soul of the movement.他是这场运动的灵魂人物。 10. 'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises.“我会全身心投入这项工作。”他说。 11. politicians who would sell their soul for the sake of office为得到职位出卖灵魂的政客们 12. American soul singer Anita Baker美国黑人歌手安妮塔•贝克 13. in the depths of her soul, she knew he would betray her.在她心灵深处，她知道他会背叛她的。 14. their interpretation lacked soul.他们的表演缺乏激情。 15. he was the soul of discretion.他就是谨慎的化身。 16. I'll never tell a soul.我绝不会告诉任何一个人。 17. she's a nice old soul.她是个可爱的老人。 18. [in combination]she was a great-souled character.她是一个心灵高尚的人。 19. There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.她内心深处有一种不安定的感觉。 20. She's a kind soul.她是个心地善良的人。 21. There wasn't a soul in sight (= there was nobody).一个人影也没有。 22. Promise me you won't tell a soul.你要向我保证不告诉任何人。 23. a soul singer一个灵乐歌手 24. salvation of the human soul [=spirit]人类灵魂的救赎 25. the souls of the dead亡者之灵 26. He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul.他无法摆脱内心深处的愧疚。 27. She has no soul.她没有高尚情操。 28. a brave/gentle/kind soul勇敢/温柔/善良的人 29. Some poor soul was asking for handouts on the street.有个可怜人在街上乞讨。 30. There wasn't a soul in sight. [=there wasn't anyone in sight]一个人影儿都没有。 31. He didn't tell a soul [=anyone] that he was leaving.他没告诉任何人他要离开。 32. a village of barely a hundred souls区区百人的村庄 33. "He's a skillful performer, but his music lacks soul."他是个技巧娴熟的表演者，但他的音乐缺乏感染力。 34. My favorite types of music are jazz and soul.我最喜欢的音乐是爵士乐和灵乐。 35. He is the soul of integrity. [=he is a very honest person]他是诚实的化身。 36. I promise I'll be the soul of discretion. [=I'll be very discreet]我保证我会格外谨慎。 37. Honesty is the very soul of any good relationship.以诚相待是良好关系的精髓。 38. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company.员工是我们公司的灵魂。