Word · Frequency #2291
souls
灵魂；精神；心灵
souls is the plural of soul.
the spiritual or immaterial part of a person, believed to live on after death
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
人的非物质部分；个体生命的驱动原因
- 3.
The spirit or essence of anything.
任何事物的精神或本质。
- 4.
a human being
一个人
- 5.
Life, energy, vigor.
生命、精力、活力。
- 6.
deep feeling or emotion
深刻的感情或情感
- 7.
Cultural consciousness and pride among people of African American heritage.
非裔美国人文化遗产中的文化自觉与自豪。
- 8.
A strong positive feeling of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor conveyed especially by African American performers.
尤指非裔美国表演者传达的强烈敏感与情感热情。
- 9.
Soul music.
灵魂乐。
- 10.
A person, especially as one among many.
人,尤指众多中的一员。
- 11.
An individual life.
个体生命。
- 12.
A kind of submanifold involved in the soul theorem of Riemannian geometry.
黎曼几何中灵魂定理涉及的一种子流形。
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
In use
The soul of the house is the kitchen, where everyone gathers.
She felt in her soul that she had made the right decision.
Many people believe the soul lives on after death.
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.
他是谨慎的化身。
body and soul
固定短语，表示完全地、全部地。
They dedicated themselves body and soul to the cause.
他们全身心地投入这项事业。
Connections
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
- In the poem, the author bares his soul about love and loss.在这首诗里，作者敞开心扉讲述爱与失落。
- soul food
Learner notes
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。
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’）。
Grammar Note
可数名词，但在固定短语中也可作不可数名词使用。
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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