n.精神；心靈；幽靈；精靈

(復(fù))spirits：精力；情緒；烈酒.

v.使精神振作；偷偷帶走

He is endued with a spirit of public service. 他富有為公眾服務(wù)的精神。

We need a spirit of enterprise if we are to overcome our difficulties. 如果我們要克服困難，我們就要有進(jìn)取精神。

Now the rat of Panic was gnawing at Byron's spirit. 如今恐慌正象耗子一樣在啃嚙拜倫的心靈。

Music lifted up the listening spirit. 音樂凈化升華了傾聽它的心靈。

It will evaporate like a spirit. 它將來總要像幽靈一樣化成云煙。

They believe that his spirit lives on after death. 他們相信他死后靈魂還活著。

She did not turn into foam. She became a spirit of the air and was happy at last. 她沒有變成泡沫.

spirit的基本意思是“精神,心靈”,引申可作“靈魂”“勇氣”“骨氣”“活力”“純酒精”解,是不可數(shù)名詞。

spirit表示“某種精神”或“精神實質(zhì)”時,與“文字(letter)”相對,是可數(shù)名詞,用單數(shù)形式。

spirit還可作“人; 人物; 鬼魂; 精怪; 圣靈”解,是可數(shù)名詞。

spirit作“情緒,心情”解時,多用于復(fù)數(shù)形式; 作“含酒精多的酒”解時,也多用于復(fù)數(shù)形式。

spirit偶爾可用作動詞,意思是“秘密地帶走”。例如:The fact is that Hubert kidnapped him and spirited him back to Russia.事實情況是,休伯特綁架了他并把他帶回俄羅斯去了。The new regime's claim that the King spirited 20 billions yuan out of the country appears to be preposterous.不過,新政府聲稱國王出國時偷偷地帶走了200億元,這件事看來是十分荒謬的。

vt.使沮喪；使氣餒