spirit sb/sth away
away 是固定搭配;宾语为代词时须放在中间:spirit them away。
The guards spirited the witness away before dawn.
守卫在黎明前把证人秘密带走了。
迅速带走;秘密带走
spiriting — present participle of spirit
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
To carry someone or something off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
常与 away/off 连用
匆忙、秘密或神秘地带走。
To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
(有时接 up)使充满活力;激励;鼓舞。
Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
一般现在时
She spirits away the documents before anyone notices.
她在任何人注意到之前悄悄拿走了文件。
一般过去时
The magician spirited the rabbit out of the hat.
魔术师从帽子里变出了兔子。
现在进行时
They are spiriting the injured hiker to safety.
他们正悄悄地把受伤的徒步者转移到安全的地方。
作动词时意为「诱拐;偷偷带走」,常与 away, off 连用。
The cat spirited the fish off the kitchen counter while the cook was turned away.
猫趁厨师转过身去的时候,迅速把鱼从厨房操作台上偷走了。
用法提示:spirited 是动词 spirit 的过去式,表示秘密或迅速地拿走某物。
The tour guide spirits the group away before the museum closes.
导游在博物馆关门之前迅速把团队带离。
用法提示:spirits 是动词 spirit 的第三人称单数形式,表示迅速把人带离某处。
The hostess is spiriting the guests out of the dining room for a surprise.
女主人正悄悄地把客人们带出餐厅,准备给他们一个惊喜。
用法提示:is spiriting 是动词 spirit 的现在进行时,表示正在秘密而快速地带走。
away 是固定搭配;宾语为代词时须放在中间:spirit them away。
The guards spirited the witness away before dawn.
守卫在黎明前把证人秘密带走了。
up 是固定搭配;宾语为代词时须放在中间:spirit him up。
A cup of tea spirited her up.
一杯茶让她精神一振。
被动语态强调动作承受者,away 保留。
The files were spirited away overnight.
文件在一夜之间被秘密带走。
grammar · medium
易错句子The thieves spirited away it before the police arrived.
正确表达The thieves spirited it away before the police arrived.
在 spirit away/off 这类“动词+副词小品词”结构中,宾语若是代词(it、them、him 等),必须放在动词与 away/off 之间,即 spirit it away;把代词放在小品词之后(spirited away it)不符合英语语序。名词宾语则两种位置都可以,如 spirited the money away 或 spirited away the money。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spiritted the letter out of the room before anyone noticed.
正确表达He spirited the letter out of the room before anyone noticed.
spirit 的重音在第一个音节 /ˈspɪrɪt/,词尾 -t 前是单个元音字母且重音不在最后一个音节,所以加 -ed 时不需要双写 t,直接变成 spirited。只有在“单个元音字母+单个辅音字母、且重音落在最后一个音节”的动词中才双写末尾辅音,如 permit→permitted、admit→admitted。
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。
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。
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。
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。
spirit away 表示秘密快速带走,结果常是某人或某物突然消失。
该动词的核心语义是秘密地做某事,secret 指这种隐蔽性。
神秘感常伴随秘密或神秘地带走的行为。
带走的目的常是使对象不被发现,与 hide 的概念相通。
心有余而力不足
I meant to finish the report, but the spirit is willing and the flesh is weak.
我本想完成报告,但心有余而力不足。
情绪高涨;兴高采烈
The children were in high spirits at the party.
孩子们在聚会上兴高采烈。
悄悄带走;神秘地带走
The witness was spirited away to a safe location.
目击者被秘密带到了一个安全的地方。
千与千寻
In the film, Chihiro is spirited away to a world of spirits.
在电影《千与千寻》中,千寻被神秘地带到了一个神灵的世界。
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