单词 | soul |
释义 | soulsoul /soʊl/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 1somebody'S SPIRIT [countable] the part of a person that is not physical and contains someone's thoughts, feelings, character, etc., that many people believe continues to exist after death: the souls of the dead → see also spirit12INNER CHARACTER [uncountable] the part of a person that contains someone's true character, where the deepest thoughts and feelings come from: He felt a restlessness deep in his soul. Meditation is good for the soul (=makes you feel better inside). Ed thinks that anyone who doesn’t like poetry has no soul.3PERSON [countable] literary a person: a sensitive/brave/simple etc. soul Only a few brave souls ventured out in the storm. Tina swore she would not tell a soul (=no one).4MUSIC [uncountable] eng. lang. arts soul music5STRONG EMOTIONS [uncountable] a special quality of a painting, piece of music, performance, etc. that makes people feel strong emotions: Her performance was technically perfect, but it lacked soul.6SPECIAL QUALITY [uncountable] the special quality or part that gives something its true character: A lot of local residents say the downtown area is losing its soul.7be the soul of discretion/politeness/honesty humorous to have and show a lot of a particular positive quality[Origin: Old English sawol] → see also bare your soul at bare2 (2), bless my soul! at bless (8), keep body and soul together at body (11), God rest his/her soul at god (16), the heart and soul of something at heart1 (30), sell your soul (to the devil) at sell1 (8), soul music |
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