spirit
['spirit]
n.精神, 心灵, 幽灵, 精灵
(复)spirits：精力,情绪, 烈酒
v.使精神振作,偷偷带走
例句与用法：
We need a spirit of enterprise if we are to overcome our difficulties.
如果我们要克服困难，我们就要有进取精神。
The priest says that the human spirit never dies.
牧师说，人的灵魂永远不死。
He is in low spirit.
他意气消沉。
词形变化：
动词过去式: spirited | 动词过去分词: spirited | 动词现在分词: spiriting | 动词第三人称单数: spirits |
详细释义：
n.
1. 精神, 心灵[U]
Fulfilment must be sought through the spirit, not the body or the mind.
人要寻求满足必须通过心灵, 而不是通过身体或是脑子。
2. 灵魂, 精灵; 幽灵; 妖精[C]
They believe that his spirit lives on after death.
他们相信他死后灵魂还活着。
3. 【宗】圣灵[the S]
4. (时代等的)潮流, 精神, 风气[U]
He embodied the American spirit of optimistic materialism.
他体现了美国人乐观的实利主义精神。
5. (法律等的)精神, 本意[the S]
The spirit of a law is more important than its words.
法律的精神比它的具体条文更重要。
6. 情绪, 心情; 兴致[P]
Smith finished his tea in very low spirits.
史密斯没精打采地喝完了茶。
7. 气魄, 气概; 志气; 勇气[U]
He is a man of spirit.
他是一个有勇气的人。
8. 心意; 念头[S]
He said it in a spirit of enmity.
他是怀着敌意说这话的。
9. 带有……特质的人[C]
He was one of the leading spirits of the revolution.
他是这场革命的领袖之一。
He is a proud spirit.
他是个骄傲的人。
10. 烈酒[P]
He drinks beer and wine but no spirits.
他喝啤酒和葡萄酒但不喝烈性酒。
11. 醇, 酒精[U]
vt.
1. 使精神振作; 鼓励, 鼓舞[(+up)]
2. 迅速而神秘地带走; 拐走; 偷走[O][(+away/off)]
The child had been spirited away during the night.
那孩子在夜里被偷偷地带走了。
短语词组：
in spirit
1. 在心里; 在精神上
I can't come to your wedding, but I'll be there in spirit.
我无法亲自参加你的婚礼, 但精神上我会和你在一起。