n.精神；心灵；幽灵；精灵
(复)spirits：精力；情绪；烈酒.
v.使精神振作；偷偷带走
He is endued with a spirit of public service. 他富有为公众服务的精神。
We need a spirit of enterprise if we are to overcome our difficulties. 如果我们要克服困难，我们就要有进取精神。
Now the rat of Panic was gnawing at Byron's spirit. 如今恐慌正象耗子一样在啃啮拜伦的心灵。
Music lifted up the listening spirit. 音乐净化升华了倾听它的心灵。
It will evaporate like a spirit. 它将来总要像幽灵一样化成云烟。
They believe that his spirit lives on after death. 他们相信他死后灵魂还活着。
She did not turn into foam. She became a spirit of the air and was happy at last. 她没有变成泡沫.
spirit的基本意思是“精神,心灵”,引申可作“灵魂”“勇气”“骨气”“活力”“纯酒精”解,是不可数名词。
spirit表示“某种精神”或“精神实质”时,与“文字(letter)”相对,是可数名词,用单数形式。
spirit还可作“人; 人物; 鬼魂; 精怪; 圣灵”解,是可数名词。
spirit作“情绪,心情”解时,多用于复数形式; 作“含酒精多的酒”解时,也多用于复数形式。
spirit偶尔可用作动词,意思是“秘密地带走”。例如:The fact is that Hubert kidnapped him and spirited him back to Russia.事实情况是,休伯特绑架了他并把他带回俄罗斯去了。The new regime's claim that the King spirited 20 billions yuan out of the country appears to be preposterous.不过,新政府声称国王出国时偷偷地带走了200亿元,这件事看来是十分荒谬的。
vt.使沮丧；使气馁
