spirit

n.

1. 精神，心灵[U]
   Fulfilment must be sought through the spirit, not the body or the mind.

   人要寻求满足必须通过心灵，而不是通过身体或是脑子。

2. 灵魂，精灵；幽灵；妖精[C]
   They believe that his spirit lives on after death.

   他们相信他死后灵魂还活着。

3. 【宗】圣灵[the S]
4. （时代等的）潮流，精神，风气[U]
   He embodied the American spirit of optimistic materialism.

   他体现了美国人乐观的实利主义精神。

5. （法律等的）精神，本意[the S]
   The spirit of a law is more important than its words.

   法律的精神比它的具体条文更重要。

6. 情绪，心情；兴致[P]
   Smith finished his tea in very low spirits.

   史密斯没精打采地喝完了茶。

7. 气魄，气概；志气；勇气[U]
   He is a man of spirit.

   他是一个有勇气的人。

8. 心意；念头[S]
   He said it in a spirit of enmity.

   他是怀着敌意说这话的。

9. 带有……特质的人[C]
   He was one of the leading spirits of the revolution.

   他是这场革命的领袖之一。

   He is a proud spirit.

   他是个骄傲的人。

10. 烈酒[P]
    He drinks beer and wine but no spirits.

    他喝啤酒和葡萄酒但不喝烈性酒。

11. 醇，酒精[U]