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TOEFL BNC: 2291 COCA: 1604

soul

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Related topics: Religion, Music
soul /səʊl $ soʊl/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun   → sole
1  SB’s spirit 某人的灵魂 [countableC]RR the part of a person that is not physical, and that contains their character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that a person’s soul continues to exist after they have died. 灵魂 → spirit
 the immortality of the soul
灵魂的不灭
 It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul.
仿佛那双灰眼睛能看到她的灵魂深处。
in somebody’s soul
 the restlessness deep in his soul
他灵魂深处的躁动不安
 the souls of the dead
亡灵
2  person 人 [countableC]PERSON/PEOPLE used in particular phrases to mean a person （一个）人
happy/sensitive/brave/simple etc soul
 He is really quite a sensitive soul.
他是个非常敏感的人。
not a (living) soul (=no one) 一个人也不，谁也不
 I promise I won’t tell a soul.
我保证不告诉任何人。
not a soul in sight/not a soul to be seen
 The night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight.
夜又黑又静，不见一个人影。
poor (old) soul (=used to show pity for someone) 可怜的人
 The poor old soul had fallen and broken her hip.
这位可怜的老太太跌了一跤，摔断了髋骨。
3  music 音乐 (also soul music) [uncountableU]APM a type of popular music that often expresses deep emotions, usually performed by black singers and musicians 灵乐
 He listens to a lot of soul.
他经常听灵乐。
 a soul band
灵乐乐队
4  sense of beauty 审美观 [uncountableU]
a) EMOTIONALthe ability to be emotionally affected by art, music, literature etc 〔对艺术、音乐、文学等的〕审美能力
 My brother thinks that anyone who doesn’t like poetry has no soul.
我哥哥认为，不喜欢诗的人都缺乏审美能力。
b) EMOTIONALthe quality that affects people emotionally, that a painting, piece of music etc can have 〔绘画、音乐作品等的〕灵魂，真情实感，内涵
 Her performance was technically perfect, but it lacked soul.
她的表演在技巧上无懈可击，但缺乏真挚的情感。
5  special quality 特质 [uncountableU]CHARACTER OF something the special quality or part that gives something its true character 精神，精髓
soul of
 Basho’s poems capture the true soul of old Japan.
松尾芭蕉的诗歌抓住了古代日本的神髓。
6  be the soul of discretion TELL A SECRETto always be extremely careful to keep secrets 是谨守秘密的典范
 Leon is the very soul of discretion.
利昂正是个谨守秘密的人。
7  be good for the soul GOOD/MORALif something is good for the soul, it is good for you and you should do it, even though it may seem unpleasant – often used humorously 对人有好处 [有益]〔常为幽默用法〕
 They say that hardship is good for the soul.
都说艰难困苦对人有好处。
Examples from the Corpus
be good for the soul• Confession is good for the soul, particularly when it comes from journalists, who have a notoriously difficult time admitting error.• What happened Saturday night was good for the soul.• Perhaps some teachers and others believe that, nevertheless, such practice is good for the soul!• Heat lightning was breaking outside and there was a breeze from the ocean that was good for the soul.• Which was good for the soul, but bad for knees and dignity.
8  God rest his/her soul MXDEADused when you mention the name of someone who is dead 愿上帝保佑他/她的灵魂安息〔在提到已故者的名字时说的话〕
 My father, God rest his soul, died here at Vernison Hall.
我的父亲，愿上帝保佑他的灵魂安息，就是在这里——韦尔尼森庄园去世的。
9  PEOPLE IN A PLACE 某地的人们souls [plural] literary the number of souls in a place is the number of people who live there 〔某地的〕人们，人口
 a village of two or three hundred souls
一个两三百人的村庄
10. bless my soul/upon my soul old-fashioned spokenSURPRISED used to express surprise 天哪/哎呀〔用于表示惊讶〕
→ bare your soul at bare2(2), → be the life and soul of the party at life(16), → keep body and soul together at body(11), → heart and soul at heart1(2), → sell your soul (to the devil) at sell1
Examples from the Corpus
soul• In fact, there is not a soul on the streets.• Only a few brave souls ventured outdoors in Monday's storm.• Second-hand soul, funky horns, wandering blues-style vocals, all derivative life is here.• Mabel felt sure that her soul would be saved.• He knew in his soul that Linda was never going to change.• A housewife soul must metamorphose into a full-blown housewife.• A lot of local residents say the downtown area is losing its soul.• Early pub gigs garnered a devoted following, but also a reputation for privileging musicianship over soul.• In an ironically tender twist, the boorish facade turns out to conceal the soul of an artist.• The older documents tell almost nothing about concern for the souls of these Negroes.• How can one cultivate and cherish this rare fruit of the soul?• Anticipated in December and enjoyed in January, February citrus can torture the souls of tree owners.
depths of ... soul• Meanwhile, Mark Hollis is happy to take Talk Talk ever further into the depths of his soul.• But the word backside outraged him to the depths of his soul.• An extremely bright young woman who cared about other people to the depths of her soul.• The current advert for the Washburn Mercury guitar revolts me to the very depths of my soul.
poor (old) soul• Melody is a poor soul and I feel very sorry for her.• King Robert himself hardly counted, poor soul.• There seemed to be a cop for every fan, and only one poor soul tried to make it happen for himself.• She's just like Sarah, in Liverpool, and that poor soul Betty.• Sure, he wouldn't be killed for anything he had on him, the poor soul.• Indeed it is a testimony to the value of computers that these poor souls still continue the struggle with the machine.• Voters, poor souls, are likely to be confused.• My sister, she was an invalid, died last week, poor soul.
Origin soul
Old English sawol
soul noun
Chinese
Corpus
TOEFL BNC: 2291 COCA: 1604
soul

noun¹

 1part of sb believed to exist after body is dead靈魂ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤eternal, immortal永恆的／不朽的靈魂➤dead死去的靈魂◇The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead souls into the underworld.諸神信使赫爾墨斯接引死去的靈魂進入冥界。➤damned被罰入地獄的靈魂▸➤human, individual人的靈魂；個人的靈魂➤rational理性靈魂➤pure純潔的靈魂➤great偉大的靈魂VERB + SOUL➤save拯救靈魂◇Missionaries saw it as their task to save souls.傳教士把拯救靈魂看作自己的使命。➤sell出賣靈魂◇to sell your soul to the Devil把靈魂出賣給魔鬼PHRASES➤a/the battle for sb's soul, a/the struggle for sb's soul (often figurative) 某人的靈魂之戰◇a battle for the soul of the country國家的靈魂之戰➤have mercy on sb's soul憐憫某人◇May God have mercy on my soul.願上帝憐憫我。➤God rest sb's soul願上帝讓某人的靈魂安息◇God rest his soul.願上帝讓他的靈魂安息。➤the immortality of the soul靈魂不朽◇an argument for the immortality of the soul靈魂不朽的論據➤the souls of the dead死者的靈魂
soul

noun²

 2part of sb/sth that shows its true nature心靈；精神ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤very心靈◇The plea touched him to his very soul.這一請求使他的心靈受到了觸動。➤whole整個心靈▸➤inner內心深處VERB + SOUL➤lose失去精神◇In the process of being made into a movie, the story seemed to have lost its soul.在拍成電影的過程中，這個故事似乎失去了原有的靈魂。➤bare剖白心事◇He bared his soul to her.他向她剖白了自己的心跡。➤search反躬自問◇I searched my soul for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.我捫心自問並無任何惡意激怒他說出這番話。➤be good for其實有好處◇Laughter is good for the soul.大笑對人有益。PREPOSITION➤in your soul在心靈深處◇Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.在她的心靈深處，她知道自己必須返回祖國。PHRASES➤body and soul全身心◇She gave herself to him body and soul.她一心一意地對他。➤from the depths of sb's soul, in the depths of sb's soul從某人的內心深處◇He let out an anguished cry from the depths of his soul.他從內心深處發出了一聲痛苦的吶喊。➤heart and soul全心全意◇He gave himself heart and soul to the cause.他全心全意地投身這一事業。➤a part of sb's soul某人的知心朋友◇She was a part of his soul.她是他的知己。
soul

noun³

 3deep feeling and thought真情實感VERB + SOUL | PREPOSITION VERB + SOUL➤have有感情▸➤lack缺少感情PREPOSITION➤with soul帶着感情◇She sang the song with passion and soul.她充滿激情地唱這首歌。
soul

noun⁴

 4person人ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤little小傢伙◇poor little soul可憐的小傢伙➤old老人▸➤good好人▸➤bad壞人➤lonely, lost, poor, unfortunate孤獨的人；迷失的人；可憐的人；不幸的人▸➤innocent, simple天真的人；單純的人➤kindred相似的人◇They recognized each other as kindred souls.他們都視對方為志同道合的人。➤dear, generous, gentle, kind, kindly可愛的人；慷慨的人；溫柔的人；善良的人；和藹的人◇a kind old soul慈祥的老人➤sensitive敏感的人▸➤brave勇敢的人➤hardy (especially BrE) 能吃苦的人◇A few hardy souls braved the icy conditions.幾個堅強的人不畏天寒地凍的惡劣條件。➤romantic浪漫的人▸➤restless, tormented, tortured, troubled焦躁不安的人；飽經磨難的人；受盡折磨的人▸➤living活着的人◇There was no other living soul to be seen.這兒其他一個人影兒都見不着。➤single一個人◇I don't know a single soul in this town.這鎮上我一個人都不認識。VERB + SOUL➤not tell不告訴人◇I will not tell a soul about this.這件事我不會告訴任何人。PHRASES➤not a soul in sight看不到人◇By midnight, there wasn't a soul in sight.到了午夜，一個人影兒也看不到。
TOEFL BNC: 2291 COCA: 1604
soul noun
⇨ mind (the human soul) ⇨ person (a few brave souls)
TOEFL BNC: 2291 COCA: 1604
soul
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Relating to the work of an artist: aesthetic, cherub, commission...
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