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spir·it

I

 \\ˈspir-ət\\ noun1. an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms
2. a supernatural being or essence: as
  a. capitalized : 
  b. 

soul

 2a
  c. an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible; specifically : 

ghost

 2
  d. a malevolent being that enters and possesses a human being
3. temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated
    in high spirits
4. the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person
5.
  a. the activating or essential principle influencing a person
      acted in a spirit of helpfulness
  b. an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind : 

mood

6.
  a. a special attitude or frame of mind
      the money-making spirit was for a time driven back — J. A. Froude
  b. the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something
      undertaken in a spirit of fun
7. a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions
8. a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature
9. a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness
    denied the charge with spirit
10.
  a. 

distillate

 1: as
    (1) the liquid containing ethyl alcohol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash — often used in plural
    (2) any of various volatile liquids obtained by distillation or cracking (as of petroleum, shale, or wood) — often used in plural
  b. a usually volatile organic solvent (as an alcohol, ester, or hydrocarbon)
11.
  a. prevailing tone or tendency
      spirit of the age
  b. general intent or real meaning
      spirit of the law
12. an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance
    spirit of camphor
13. enthusiastic loyalty
    school spirit
14. capitalized, Christian Science :  1b
Synonyms: see 

II

transitive verb1. to infuse with spirit; especially : 

animate

    hope and apprehension of feasibleness spirits all industry — John Goodman
2. to carry off usually secretly or mysteriously
    was hustled into a…motorcar and spirited off to the country — W. L. Shirer

spirit
 1.
  spirit (n.) c.1250, "animating or vital principle in man and animals," from O.Fr. espirit, from L. spiritus "soul, courage, vigor, breath," related to spirare "to breathe," from PIE *(s)peis- "to blow" (cf. O.C.S. pisto "to play on the flute"). Original usage in Eng. mainly from passages in Vulgate, where the L. word translates Gk. pneuma and Heb. ruah. Distinction between "soul" and "spirit" (as "seat of emotions") became current in Christian terminology (e.g. Gk. psykhe vs. pneuma, L. anima vs. spiritus) but "is without significance for earlier periods" [Buck]. L. spiritus, usually in classical L. "breath," replaces animus in the sense "spirit" in the imperial period and appears in Christian writings as the usual equivalent of Gk. pneuma. Meaning "supernatural being" is attested from c.1300 (see ghost); that of "essential principle of something" (in a non-theological sense, e.g. Spirit of St. Louis) is attested from 1690, common after 1800. Plural form spirits "volatile substance" is an alchemical idea, first attested 1610; sense narrowed to "strong alcoholic liquor" by 1678. This also is the sense in spirit level (1768).
 2.
  spirit (v.) 1599, "to make more active or energetic" (of blood, alcohol, etc.), from spirit (n.). The verb meaning "carry off or away secretly (as though by supernatural agency)" is first recorded 1666. Spirited "lively, energetic" is from 1599.

☞ spirit
spirit / 5spirit /nounMIND / FEELINGS / CHARACTER 思想；感情；性格
1. [U, C] the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body
   精神；心灵:
   the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties
   人类克服困难的精神力量
2. spirits [pl.] a person's feelings or state of mind
   情绪；心境:
   to be in high / low spirits
   情绪高/低
   You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful).
   你必须设法保持高昂的情绪。
   My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again.
   想到一切都得从头再来,我的情绪一下子低落了。
3. [C] (always with an adjective 总是与形容词连用) a person of the type mentioned
   (某种类型的)人:
   a brave spirit
   勇敢的人
    kindred spirits (= people who like the same things as you)
   志趣相投的人
⇨ see also 

free spirit

COURAGE / DETERMINATION 勇气；决心
4. [U] courage, determination or energy
   勇气；志气；意志；活力:
   Show a little fighting spirit.
   要表现出一点斗志。
   Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
   尽管输了,但队员表现得极为勇猛。
   They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.
   他们夺去了他的自由,摧垮了他的意志。
LOYAL FEELINGS 忠心
5. [U, sing.] loyal feelings towards a group, team or society
   (对团体、队伍、社会的)忠心:
   There's not much community spirit around here.
   这里集体精神比较薄弱。
⇨ see also 

team spirit

ATTITUDE 态度
6. [sing.] a state of mind or mood; an attitude
   心态；态度:
   We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
   我们以前对待局势的心态不对。
   'OK, I'll try.' ' That's the spirit (= the right attitude).'
   "好吧,我来试试。" "这就对了。"
   The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things.
   晚会很成功,因为每个人都很投入。
⇨ see also 

party spirit

TYPICAL QUALITY 根本属性
7. [sing.] the typical or most important quality or mood of sth
   本质；精髓；基本精神:
   The exhibition captures the spirit of the age / times.
   这个展览会抓住了时代精神。
REAL MEANING 真实意义
8. [U] the real or intended meaning or purpose of sth
   真实意义；实质:
   Obey the spirit, not the letter (= the narrow meaning of the words) of the law.
   要依照法律的精神实质,而不是字面意思。
SOUL 灵魂
9. [C] the soul thought of as separate from the body and believed to live on after death; a 

ghost

   灵魂；鬼魂；幽灵:
   He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
   他死了,但他的灵魂将永存。
   It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
   以前,人们相信人有可能被恶魔缠身。
⇨ see also 

Holy Spirit

IMAGINARY CREATURE 想像中的生灵
10. [C] (old-fashioned) an imaginary creature with magic powers, for example, a 

fairy

 or an 

elf

   仙子；小精灵；小妖精
ALCOHOL 酒精
11. [C, usually pl.] (especially BrE) a strong alcoholic drink
   烈酒:
   I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
   我不喝威士忌和白兰地,也不喝其他烈性酒。
12. [U] a special type of alcohol used in industry or medicine
   工业酒精；医用酒精
⇨ see also 

methylated spirit

 , 

surgical spirit

 , 

white spirit

 IDIOMS 
▪ in 'spirit
   in your thoughts
   在心里；在精神上:
   I shall be with you in spirit (= thinking about you though not with you physically).
   我的心将和你在一起。
▪ the 7spirit is 'willing (but the 7flesh is 'weak)    (humorous, saying) you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them
   心灵固然愿意,肉体却软弱；心有余而力不足；力不从心
▪ as / when / if the 7spirit 'moves you
   as / when / if you feel like it
   要是愿意的话:
   I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me.
   晚上要是有兴致的话,我要去跑步。
⇨ more at 

fight

 v., 

raise

 v.verb[VN +adv. / prep.]
   to take sb / sth away in a quick, secret or mysterious way
   偷偷带走；让人不可思议地弄走:
   After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
   音乐会结束后,乐队没等歌迷靠近就神秘地消失了。

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spir·it
I. \ˈspirə̇t, chiefly dial ˈsper-; usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French or Latin; Old French spirit, espirit, esperit, from Latin spiritus spirit, breath; akin to Old Norse fīsa to break wind, Latin spirare to breathe, and perhaps to Old Slavic piskati to play a reed instrument
1. : the breath of life : the animating or vital principle giving life to physical organisms
2.
 a. : a supernatural being (as an apparition, specter, sprite, or elf)
 b. : a supernatural, incorporeal, rational being or personality usually invisible to human beings but having the power to become visible at will; especially : one held to be troublesome, terrifying, or hostile to mankind
 c. : a supernatural being held to be able to enter into and possess a person
  < possessed by a malign spirit >
 d. : a being having an incorporeal or immaterial nature
  < God is a spirit — Jn 4:24 (Authorized Version) >
3. usually capitalized
 a. : the active essence of the Deity serving as an invisible and life-giving or inspiring power in motion
  < the Spirit of God was a silent partner in the production of many of these first Christian … sermons — H.H.Meyer >
 b. : one manifestation of the divine nature : one of the persons of the Trinity : 
  < at Pentecost the Spirit came down from heaven as cloven tongues of fire — D.C.Simpson >
4.
 a. : 
  < into thy hands I commit my spirit — Lk 23:46 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b. : a disembodied soul existing as an independent entity : the soul departed from the body of a deceased person
5.
 a. : temper or disposition of mind : ,  — usually used in plural
  < in good spirits >
  < in bad spirits >
 b. : mental vigor or animation : , , 
  < full of spirits >
6. : the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person : the vital principle in man coming as a gift from God and providing one's pesonality with its inward structure, dynamic drive, and creative response to the demands it encounters in the process of becoming
7.
 a. : the activating or essential principle of something (as an emotion or frame of mind) influencing a person
 b. : an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind
8. archaic : the emotional source of hostile or angry feeling in a person
9. often capitalized : life or consciousness having an independent type of existence
 < idealists maintain that the essential nature of the universe is spirit >
 < pantheists assert that spirit pervades the universe >
10. archaic : a movement of the air : a breath of wind : , 
 < the balmy spirit of the western gale — Alexander Pope >
11. spirits plural : bodily constitution that is the source of energy and strength : vital power : physical energy : the normal operation of the vital functions
12. : a subtle substance (as a kind of breath or vapor) formerly held to permeate the blood and the principal body organs and to animate the body as a physical organism — usually used in plural; see , , 
13. spirits plural, obsolete : mental constitution that is the source of perception and active thought : mental powers : 
 < his spirit should hunt after new fancies — Shakespeare >
14.
 a. : a special attitude or frame of mind charactertizing an individual or group : a character, disposition, or temper peculiar to and often animating a particular individual or group
 b. : the frame of mind, feeling, or disposition characterizing something (as an action, consideration, or view)
15.
 a. : a lively or brisk quality in something
 b. : stimulated or high characteristics (as liveliness, energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, or courage) in a person or his actions
16. : an individual person considered with reference to characteristics of mind or temper : one having a character or disposition of a specified nature
17. : a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness : , , 
18.
 a. archaic : a liquid produced by distillation
 b. : the flammable liquid containing ordinary alcohol and water as its main ingredients that is separated by distillation from any alcoholic liquid or mash and that is colorless and flavorless if highly rectified but that in the case of whiskey, brandy, or similar liquors derives its qualities from the nature of the source (as grain or fruit) from which it is made
  < taxable distilled spirits — U.S. Code >
  — often used in plural; compare , , 
 c. : any of various volatile liquids obtained by distillation and sometimes by cracking (as of petroleum, shale, or wood) and used chiefly as fuels and solvents
  < shale spirit >
  — often used in plural; see , , 
 d. :  3, 
 e. : any of various usually volatile organic solvents (as other alcohols, esters, ketones, or hydrocarbons) used similarly to alcohol — compare 
19. obsolete : a volatile agent or essence that is a constituent and usually life-giving element of a natural body
 < the spirits … that are in all tangible bodies are scarce known — Francis Bacon >
20.
 a. : the essential character of something : characteristic quality especially as derived from individual genius or personal character : the pervading principle of something
 b. : the prevailing tone or tendency
  < the spirit of the age >
  < the spirit of the enterprise >
 c. : the general intent or real meaning of something (as a statement or law) — opposed to letter
21. : an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance (as an essential oil)
 < spirit of peppermint >
:  2 — called also essence; compare  2, 
22. : any of various solutions especially of tin salts used as mordants in dyeing
 < aniline spirit >
 < scarlet spirit >
23. : enthusiastic loyalty
 < school spirit >
 < class spirit >
 < college spirit >
24. Hegelianism : the complex of human institutions (as family, society, state, and church) and productions in art, poetry, science, and culture
25. capitalized, Christian Science :  II b(6)
Synonyms: see , 
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II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. archaic : to make (as the blood or a liquor) more lively or active
 < our quick blood, spirited with wine — Shakespeare >
2. : to infuse with energy, ardor, or life : , , , 
 < some rum … to spirit me for what was before me — Daniel Defoe >
— sometimes used with up
 < spirit up our captives — Robert Browning >
 < inspire some … maid to spirit up her countrymen — Thomas Paine >
3. obsolete
 a. : to invest with a spirit or animating principle
  < thy high commands must spirit all our wars — Alexander Pope >
 b. : to endow with a special spirit or character
4.
 a. : to carry off, make away with, or remove rapidly and secretly or mysteriously as if by the agency of a spirit
  < seemed to spirit the things off the table without sound or effort — R.S.Surtees >
  < he spirited from the files … canceled checks and other records — H.H.Martin >
  — sometimes used with away
  < residents … spirited away the records — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
 b. : to convey to a destination in a secret or mysterious way
  < managed to spirit the proprietor out of town — American Guide Series: Nevada >
  < spirited his ensemble aboard a westbound liner — Ann M. Lingg >
  — sometimes used with away
  < was spirited away to a secret hideaway — Associated Press >
 c. : to abduct or cause to disappear mysteriously :  — usually used with away
  < women and children … spirited away to America to be sold into bondage — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
  < the man was spirited away, badly beaten, and sent back — J.A.Michener >
5. archaic : to bring about :  — usually used with up

 < determined to spirit up a cruel war — John & William Langhorne >