spirit
Từ điển Collocation
spirit noun
1 mind or feelings
ADJ. human
PREP. in ~ I will be with you in spirit.
2 spirits: morale
ADJ. flagging
VERB + SPIRIT keep up, lift, raise We sang songs to keep our spirits up. | revive | break, dampen A string of defeats has failed to dampen the team's spirits.
SPIRIT + VERB lift, rise
PHRASES in good/high/low/poor, etc. spirits She isn't in the best of spirits today.
3 person
ADJ. guiding, leading, moving She was a guiding spirit in primary education. | generous | grudging, mean | brave, proud | free, independent | kindred He found kindred spirits in the peace movement.
4 courage/liveliness
ADJ. great, tremendous | adventurous, competitive, fighting, indomitable, pioneer/pioneering
VERB + SPIRIT be full of, have She has plenty of fighting spirit. | display, show | break
PREP. with ~ He sang with great spirit.
PHRASES broken in spirit They tortured him until he was broken in spirit.
5 feelings of loyalty
ADJ. community, party, public, team
VERB + SPIRIT have | develop, foster, promote
6 attitude/mood
ADJ. right He's got the right spirit! | essential, genuine, true | carefree | democratic, revolutionary | entrepreneurial | festive, Christmas
VERB + SPIRIT have | enter into
PREP. in a ~ of Both sides have come together in a spirit of goodwill. | ~ of a spirit of adventure
PHRASES in the right/wrong spirit, the spirit of the age/times
7 real/intended meaning of a rule, an agreement, etc.
VERB + SPIRIT obey | be/go against, be contrary to
PHRASES the spirit of the law The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.
8 soul/ghost
ADJ. ancestral | evil, malevolent | restless Owls were believed to be restless spirits who had returned to earth.
VERB + SPIRIT conjure up, contact, invoke, summon (up) | exorcise, ward off She slept with a cross under the pillow to ward off evil spirits. | be possessed by
SPIRIT + VERB live on Many people believe the spirit lives on after death.
PHRASES the spirits of the dead
9 (usually spirits) strong alcoholic drink
QUANT. measure a single measure of spirits
VERB + SPIRIT drink
PHRASES a bottle of spirits
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the vital principle or animating force within living things
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
the feel of the city excited him
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason
- a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings; disembodied spirit
- the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); emotional state
his emotional state depended on her opinion
he was in good spirits
his spirit rose
- the intended meaning of a communication; intent, purport
- animation and energy in action or expression; liveliness, life, sprightliness
it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; heart
he had a change of heart
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
spirits|spirited|spiriting
syn.: courage disposition heart life mind nature soul temper vigor vivacity
ant.: body
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