the spirit of sth

the spirit of sth
1. (inner person) 精神；心灵
- Fulfilment must be sought through the spirit, not the body. 满足感的获取必须通过心灵, 而不是通过身体。
2. (will) 意志
- The human spirit is virtually indestructible. 人的意志实际上是坚不可摧的。
3. (soul) 灵魂
- His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body. 他已灵魂出窍, 剩下的只是他的躯壳。
4. (ghost) 幽灵；(尤指)鬼魂
- as a protection against evil spirits 作为一种避邪方式
5. (courage) 气魄；气概；勇气
- She was a very brave girl and everyone who knew her admired her spirit. 她是一个非常勇敢的女孩, 认识她的人都钦佩她的勇气。
6. (liveliness) 生命力；活力；干劲
- They played with spirit. 他们在比赛中表现得生龙活虎。
- 'Tell them that back home,' said Pamela with spirit. “回家去告诉他们。”帕梅拉兴致勃勃地说道。
7. (mood, attitude) 态度；心境
- Their problem can only be solved in a spirit of compromise. 他们的问题只有本着妥协的态度才能解决。
- They approached the talks in a conciliatory spirit. 他们抱着和解的态度去参加会谈。
- That's the spirit! 就这样干！(用于鼓励)
8. (temperament, character) 气质；品性；脾气
- Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons. 玛丽安怀着一颗年轻、不断进取的心, 去寻求新的天地。
9. (loyalty) 忠诚；忠心；奉献精神
- There is a great sense of team spirit among the British Olympic squad. 英国奥运代表团有一种强烈的团队精神。
10. (prevailing feeling) 风气；潮流；气氛
- A spirit of optimism prevailed. 弥漫着乐观的气氛。
11. the spirit of sth
(essence) [+of law, agreement, movement] 某事物的真谛(或实质)
- I think we'd be breaking the spirit of the agreement if we went ahead. 我想如果我们继续下去, 就要打破协议的基本精神了。
12. (person) (具某特定品质的)人
- He was the guiding spirit of the festival. 他是这个节庆的主导者。
13. (alcoholic liquor) 烈性酒
- Drink beer rather than spirits. 喝啤酒, 不要喝烈性酒。
14. 【化】 (ethanol solution) (尤指通过蒸馏获取的)酒精
15. 【化】 (essence) (尤指通过蒸馏获取的)精
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