| 单词 | soul |
| 释义 | soul (soʊl ) Word forms: souls 1. countable noun B2 Your soul is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead. She went to pray for the soul of her late husband. 'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises. 2. singular noun [with poss] The soul of a nation or a political movement is its basic nature and beliefs. ...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party. 3. countable noun [adjective NOUN] B2 You can refer to someone as a particular kind of soul when you are describing their character or condition. He's a jolly soul. 4. singular noun B2 You use soul in negative statements like not a soul to mean nobody at all. I've never harmed a soul in my life. There was not a soul there. 5. uncountable noun A2 Soul or soul music is a type of pop music performed mainly by Black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions. He is regarded by critics as the greatest soul singer of his generation. 6. plural noun [num NOUN] You can refer to the number of people who live in a particular place as souls. [literary] ...a tiny village of only 100 souls. Synonyms: person, being, human, individual 7. sell one's soul phrase If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles. [disapproval] ...a man who would sell his soul for political viability. 8. to bare one's soul phrase [VERB inflects, oft PHRASE to noun] If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings. 9. body and soul phrase [PHRASE after verb] You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions. He dedicated himself body and soul to the education of young men. She was now committed to the band, body and soul. Synonyms: completely, wholeheartedly, totally, perfectly 10. to keep body and soul together phrase [VERB inflects] If you keep body and soul together, you have enough money to provide what you need to live. He at first kept body and soul together by selling cartoons to the humorous papers. 11. the life and soul of the party phrase If you refer to someone as the life and soul of the party, you mean that they are very lively and entertaining on social occasions, and are good at mixing with people. In American English, you usually say that they are the life of the party. [approval] Idioms: the life and soul of the party [British] or the life of the party someone who is very lively and entertaining on social occasions, and is good at mixing with people She was having a very enjoyable time and was clearly the life and soul of the party. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep body and soul together to earn enough money to buy the basic things that you need to live 20-year-old Rafael says he's selling firewood to keep body and soul together. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers body and soul with all your energy or skill They worked body and soul to make this day a success. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bare your soul to someone to tell someone all the thoughts and feelings that are most important to you We all need someone we can bare our souls to, someone we can confide in. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sell your soul for something to do whatever you need to in order to get what you want, even if it involves abandoning your principles or doing something you consider wrong They have sold their soul to the devil; they do anything for money. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: human soul He has a way with an airy, upbeat tune but his lyrics can venture into the deep, dark recesses of the human soul. The Sun (2008) The repair of human souls often requires more sensitivity than the repair of human bodies. Christianity Today (2000) Good writing is a great joy that can bring untold riches to the human soul. Christianity Today (2000) He was concussed, poor soul. The Glasgow Girls (1994) These poor souls have suffered enough after losing their father. The Sun (2009) One poor soul pays a hefty price for a minor slight. Times, Sunday Times (2015) For all the bile and bitterness in the stands, some football songs still stir the soul. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Dogma, dialectic, collective and the like are hardly sounds to sing with or symbols you can use to touch the heart and stir the soul. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2002) And the induction roar was a noise that stirred the soul. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It was here, among the 'heavies', that the event stirred the soul. Times, Sunday Times (2006) More timid souls often found her manner waspish and daunting. Times, Sunday Times Then there are the more timid souls who are battling various changes with fear-fuelled ferocity. Times, Sunday Times But, alas, not everybody has your strong ego, and the unsettling developments of the past weeks have upset certain timid souls. Times, Sunday Times If certain timid souls disagree, thank them — then ignore them. Times, Sunday Times Here, only a few timid souls enter the gates of heaven. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You have to try to improve the human being, possibly even touch his soul. ST It will either leave you cold ... or touch your soul. The Sun The lyrics speak to me and touch my soul. The Sun Pop music doesn't touch my soul. Times, Sunday Times It can not touch my mind, it can not touch my heart, and it can not touch my soul. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Behind the building works stands one of many local churches, a placard at its door recommending its sermons for those troubled souls who cannot sleep. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The list of troubled souls in bright shirts seems endless. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The troubled souls merely drifted through in their search for a couch. Christianity Today (2000) Those staff who are less than scrupulous will be aware when a new 'clock' or other spy device appears, and transfer poor care to another unfortunate soul. Times, Sunday Times And very often these poor unfortunate souls are eaten by the big cats. Times, Sunday Times These unfortunate souls were always described as being 'allergic to the 20th century'. Times, Sunday Times Then there are the unfortunate souls who are locked in with an ex. Times,Sunday Times There are going to come into your life some circumstances that will try your very soul. Christianity Today But be warned — those sickly sweet tunes will bury themselves into your very soul and will never, ever leave. The Sun As a party we have had to dig deep and examine the very soul of our organisation and admit our mistakes. Times, Sunday Times There was something destructive in its very soul. Times, Sunday Times Because, of course, it's not your loyalty these companies want; it's a sliver of your very soul. Times, Sunday Times That aside, there was precious little else to excite or warm the soul. The Sun The homemade ginger tea and sake warm the soul. Times, Sunday Times So sit back, pour a cup of coffee, and let us sit with you and warm your soul. Christianity Today From then until now the trumpet has reigned here uninterrupted while woodwind instruments, in keeping with the customs, warm the soul of its population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Warming the soul on one day out of 365 just doesn't cut it. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 灵魂 Japanese: 魂 |
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