Word · Frequency #1189
spirit
迅速带走；秘密带走
To carry someone or something off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
常与 away/off 连用
- 1.
To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
匆忙、秘密或神秘地带走。
- 2.
Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
(有时接 up)使充满活力；激励；鼓舞。
鼓舞；激励；使振作；匆忙、秘密或神秘地带走。；(有时接 up)使充满活力；激励；鼓舞。；诱拐；鼓励
In use
The cat spirited the fish off the kitchen counter while the cook was turned away.
The tour guide spirits the group away before the museum closes.
The hostess is spiriting the guests out of the dining room for a surprise.
Verb forms
base spirit · third person spirits · -ing spiriting · past spirited · past participle spirited
作动词时意为「诱拐；偷偷带走」，常与 away, off 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- spirit away
- 秘密带走，偷偷拿走
- The documents were spirited away before the police arrived.文件在警察到达之前被悄悄拿走了。
- spirit into
- 秘密带入，偷偷带进
- They managed to spirit food into the besieged city.他们设法把食物偷偷带进了被围困的城市。
- spirit out of
- 秘密带出，偷偷弄出
- The guide spirited the tourists out of the danger zone.导游悄悄地把游客带出了危险区域。
- spirit up
- 使振作，鼓舞
- A good joke will always spirit up a tired team.一个好笑话总能鼓舞疲惫的团队。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- 心有余而力不足I meant to finish the report, but the spirit is willing and the flesh is weak.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把spirit想成“精神”：给某人注入精神就是鼓舞；又像幽灵般神秘地把东西悄悄带走。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narratives、news reports 作动词时，spirit 多用于正式或书面语境，常见的搭配是 spirit away，表示“秘密或神秘地带走”；spirit up（使振作）比较少见，多带文学或古旧色彩。日常口语中通常不直接用 spirit 作动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 spirit 同形近音的常见词很少。拼写以 spir 开头的词中，spirit、spirited、spiritual 中的 spir 读 /spɪr/；但 spiral、spire、inspire 中的 spir 读 /spaɪr/。没有常见词与 spirit 完全押韵。
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 4，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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