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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- spirit
['spɪrɪt]
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1.
noun
[c]
(soul) 精神
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2.
noun
[c]
(ghost) 幽灵
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3.
noun
[u]
(energy，courage) 勇气
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4.
noun
[of law]
[ agreement]
精神实质
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5.
noun
[s]
(frame of mind) 心态
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6.
vt.
to be spirited away 被迅速而神秘地带走
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7.
n pl
[BRIT]
(whisky etc) 烈酒[美 = liquor]
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8.
n pl
(frame of mind) 情绪
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community spirit
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社区精神
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in good spirits
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心境好的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- spirit
[ˈspɪrɪt]
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1.
n.[c]
[Singular]
灵魂，精神
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2.
n.[c]
[Singular]
气氛，氛围
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3.
n.[u]
脾气，性格
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4.
n.[c]
超自然存在
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5.
n.[c]
[Plural]
心境，情绪
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He was in good spirits.
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他精神头很足。
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6.
n.[c/u]
实质，宗旨，要旨
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7.
n.[u]
活力，生气，志气
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8.
n.[c]
心意，心态
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9.
n.[u]
[Chemistry]
[Plural]
乙醇，酒精
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10.
n.[c]
[Plural]
烈酒
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11.
n.[c]
具有某种特质的人
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12.
vt.
激励，鼓舞；使振作
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The company spirited him up.
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同伴们使她打起了精神。
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13.
vt.
秘密带走；拐走
Collins English-English Dictionary
- spirit
['spɪrɪt]
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1.
n
the force or principle of life that animates the body of living things
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2.
n
temperament or disposition
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truculent in spirit
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3.
n
liveliness; mettle
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they set to it with spirit
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4.
n
the fundamental, emotional, and activating principle of a person; will
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the experience broke his spirit
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5.
n
a sense of loyalty or dedication
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team spirit
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6.
n
the prevailing element; feeling
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a spirit of joy pervaded the atmosphere
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7.
n
state of mind or mood; attitude
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he did it in the wrong spirit
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8.
n
[plural]
an emotional state, esp with regard to exaltation or dejection
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in high spirits
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9.
n
a person characterized by some activity, quality, or disposition
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a leading spirit of the movement
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10.
n
the deeper more significant meaning as opposed to a pedantic interpretation
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the spirit of the law
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11.
n
that which constitutes a person's intangible being as contrasted with his physical presence
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I shall be with you in spirit
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12.
n
an incorporeal being, esp the soul of a dead person
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13.
n
(as modifier)
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spirit world
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14.
vt.
[tr]
[usually foll by away or off]
to carry off mysteriously or secretly
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15.
vt.
[often foll by up]
to impart animation or determination to
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16.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French esperit, from Latin spiritus breath, spirit; related to spirare to breathe
- spirit
['spɪrɪt]
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1.
n
[often plural]
any distilled alcoholic liquor such as brandy, rum, whisky, or gin
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2.
n
[chem]
an aqueous solution of ethanol, esp one obtained by distillation
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3.
n
the active principle or essence of a substance, extracted as a liquid, esp by distillation
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4.
n
[pharmacol]
a solution of a volatile substance, esp a volatile oil, in alcohol
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5.
n
(as modifier)
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a spirit burner
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6.
n
[alchemy]
any of the four substances sulphur, mercury, sal ammoniac, or arsenic
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C14: special use of spirit1, name applied to alchemical substances (as in sense 4), hence extended to distilled liquids
Examples
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barren of creative spirit
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缺乏创造精神
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the holiday spirit
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节日气氛
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to incarnate the frontier spirit
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体现开拓边疆的精神
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school spirit
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忠于母校的心
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a spirit lamp
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酒精灯
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