CHARACTER 性格, [sing., U] the qualities that make someone live the way they do, and make them different from other people

精神，心灵:

I'm 85, but I still feel young in spirit.

我 85 岁了，但精神上依然感觉年轻。

She is a strong and independent spirit.

她是一个坚强且独立的人。

HAPPY / SAD 快乐的/悲伤的, spirits [pl.] the way someone feels at a particular time, for example if they are happy or sad

心境，情绪，兴致;

Seb was still in high spirits after winning the race.

塞勃赢了比赛后情绪仍然高昂。

His spirits were so low (=he was so sad) that he refused to answer his phone.

他很不开心，甚至不愿去接电话。

The warm morning sun lifted our spirits.

早晨温暖的阳光使我们精神为之一振。

She wrote poetry while she was in the hospital to keep her spirits up (=keep happy) .

她住院的时候写写诗，使自己保持心情愉快。

My spirits sank when I saw the mess they'd left.

看见他们弄得那样乱七八糟，我的情绪一下子低落了。

SOUL 灵魂, [C] the part of someone that you cannot see, that consists of the qualities that make up their character, which many people believe continues to live after the person has died

灵魂;

Although Laurie is dead, I can feel his spirit with me.

劳里虽然已经死了，但我还能感觉到他的灵魂和我在一起。

NO BODY 幽灵, [C] a creature without a physical body that some people believe exists, such as an ANGEL or a dead person, who has returned to this world and has strange or magical powers

精灵; 鬼魂; 幽灵;

an evil spirit

恶魔

DETERMINATION 决心, [U] courage, energy, and determination – use this to show approval

志气; 勇气; 决心〔含褒义〕:

Sandra is small, but she makes up for it with great spirit.

桑德拉身材瘦小，但她巨大的勇气弥补了这一不足。

a young team with strong fighting spirit

一支斗志坚强的年轻队伍

When they took away his freedom, they broke his spirit (=made him lose his courage) .

他们剥夺了他的人身自由就等于挫伤了他的锐气。

ATTITUDE 态度, [sing., U] the attitude that you have towards something or while you are doing something

心态，态度:

You've got to approach this meeting in the right spirit.

你一定要以正确的态度来对待这次会议。

the spirit of cooperation between the two sides

双方的合作态度

team / community / public etc spirit, a strong feeling of belonging to a particular group and wanting to help them

团队/社区/公益等精神

TYPICAL QUALITIES 典型特质, [C usually singular] the set of ideas, beliefs, feelings etc that are typical of a particular period in history, a place, or a group of people

〔某一特定历史时期、地方或群体的〕精神，风气:

Tourism has not destroyed the spirit of Bali.

观光旅游没有破坏巴厘岛的地方特色。

His beliefs conflicted with the spirit of the age.

他的信念与当时的时代精神发生了冲突。

in spirit, if you say you will be somewhere in spirit or with someone in spirit, you will not be with them but will be thinking about them

在内心里，在精神上:

I can't come to your wedding, but I'll be there in spirit.

我不能来参加你们的婚礼，但我的心将会和你们在一起。

get / enter into the spirit (of sth), to start to feel as happy, excited etc as the people around you

融入到（某事物的）愉快氛围中去:

Judith couldn't really enter into the spirit of the occasion.

朱迪思无法完全融入那场合的欢乐气氛中去。

INTENTION 目的, [U] the meaning or qualities that someone intended something to have, especially the meaning that a law or rule was intended to have

精神，本质〔尤指法律或规则〕:

Thoreau believed that his actions were in the spirit of American institutions.

索罗相信他的行为是符合美国传统精神的。

Miller's actions may not be actually illegal, but they have violated the spirit of the law .

米勒的行为本身不一定犯法，但违反了法律的精神。

the Spirit, the HOLY SPIRIT

圣灵

DRINK 酒, [C usually plural]

that's the spirit, [spoken] used to express approval of someone's behaviour or attitude

这就对了，这种态度才对〔用于认可某人的行为或态度〕

when / as the spirit moves you, when you feel that you want to do something

要是愿意的话，如果有兴趣

the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak), used when saying that you want to do something, but you are too tired or do not feel strong enough – often used humorously

心里固然愿意（身体却很软弱），心有余而力不足〔常为幽默用法〕