Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2291
soul
灵魂；精神；心灵
核心释义
the spiritual or immaterial part of a person, believed to live on after death
- 1.
人的精神或本质,通常由思想和个性构成,常被认为死后继续存在。
The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
- 2.
人的非物质部分；个体生命的驱动原因
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
- 3.
任何事物的精神或本质。
The spirit or essence of anything.
- 4.
一个人
a human being
- 5.
生命、精力、活力。
Life, energy, vigor.
- 6.
深刻的感情或情感
deep feeling or emotion
- 7.
非裔美国人文化遗产中的文化自觉与自豪。
Cultural consciousness and pride among people of African American heritage.
- 8.
尤指非裔美国表演者传达的强烈敏感与情感热情。
A strong positive feeling of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor conveyed especially by African American performers.
- 9.
灵魂乐。
Soul music.
- 10.
人,尤指众多中的一员。
A person, especially as one among many.
- 11.
个体生命。
An individual life.
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黎曼几何中灵魂定理涉及的一种子流形。
A kind of submanifold involved in the soul theorem of Riemannian geometry.
精髓；本质；核心；人；（一个）人；活力；生气；精神；深情；激情；情感深度；黑人文化自觉；黑人文化自豪感
用法In use
The soul of the house is the kitchen, where everyone gathers.
用法提示：名词 soul 在此意为“精髓/核心”，说明厨房是房子最重要的部分。
She felt in her soul that she had made the right decision.
用法提示：名词 soul 在此指“内心深处/灵魂”，表达强烈的内在直觉。
Many people believe the soul lives on after death.
用法提示：名词 soul 在此指“灵魂”，即人死后仍存续的精神本体。
with all one's soul
表示竭尽全力或全心全意。
She loves him with all her soul.
她全身心地爱他。
the soul of sth
喻指某事物的核心特质或典范。
He is the soul of discretion.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- soul music
- 灵魂乐
- Aretha Franklin is known as the Queen of Soul Music.艾瑞莎·弗兰克林被誉为灵魂乐女王。
- soul mate
- 灵魂伴侣
- They believe they are soul mates destined to be together.他们相信他们是注定要在一起的灵魂伴侣。
- heart and soul
- 全心全意
- She put her heart and soul into the project.她全心全意投入到这个项目中。
- body and soul
- 全身心地
- He dedicated himself body and soul to the cause.他全身心地投入到这项事业中。
- bare one's soul
- 敞开心扉
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将'soul'中的'o'看作太阳，'ul'看作两个人，太阳照耀万物灵魂。
语境与语域Context & Register
混合语域。该词多义，常见于文学、哲学、宗教、音乐及日常表达中，具体含义取决于语境：可指‘灵魂’、‘精神’、‘情感’或‘精髓’。在正式或抽象讨论中较为常见，而在口语中常用引申义（如‘真心’、‘精髓’）。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，但在固定短语中也可作不可数名词使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with 'oul' pronounced /əʊl/: goal, pole, roll, coal, bowl all rhyme with soul. Note: foul is spelled with 'oul' but pronounced /faʊl/, so it does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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