Tra từ spirit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

spirit [spirit spirits spirited spiriting] noun, verb BrE [ˈspɪrɪt] NAmE [ˈspɪrɪt]
noun

MIND/FEELINGS/CHARACTER
1. uncountable, countable the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body
•the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties
2. spiritsplural a person's feelings or state of mind
•to be in high/low spirits
• You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful).
• My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again.
3. countable (always with an adjective)a person of the type mentioned
•a brave spirit
•kindred spirits (= people who like the same things as you)
see also ↑free spirit

COURAGE/DETERMINATION
4. uncountable courage, determination or energy
• Show a little fighting spirit.
• Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
•They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.

LOYAL FEELINGS
5. uncountable, singular loyal feelings towards a group, team or society
• There's not much community spirit around here.
see also ↑team spirit

ATTITUDE
6. singular a state of mind or mood; an attitude
• We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
• ‘OK, I'll try’. ‘ That's the spirit (= the right attitude).’
•The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things.
see also ↑party spirit

TYPICAL QUALITY
7. singular the typical or most important quality or mood of sth
•The exhibition captures the spirit of the age/times.

REAL MEANING
8. uncountable the real or intended meaning or purpose of sth
•Obey the spirit, not the letter (= the narrow meaning of the words) of the law.

SOUL
9. countable the soul thought of as separate from the body and believed to live on after death; a ↑ghost
• He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
• It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
see also ↑Holy Spirit

IMAGINARY CREATURE
10. countable (old-fashioned)an imaginary creature with magic powers, for example, a ↑fairy or an ↑elf

ALCOHOL
11. countable, usually plural (especially BrE)a strong alcoholic drink
• I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
12. uncountable a special type of alcohol used in industry or medicine
see also ↑methylated spirit, ↑surgical spirit, ↑white spirit
more at fighting spirit at ↑fight _v., raise sb's spirits at ↑raise _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin spiritus ‘breath, spirit’, from spirare ‘breathe’.

Thesaurus:
spirit noun
1. C
•He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
soul • • mind • • the/your subconscious • |psychology ego •
human spirit/soul/mind
Soul or spirit? Spirit is a more positive word than soul. We talk about lost/tormented/troubled souls but the power of the human spirit.
2. spirits pl.
•She was tired and in low spirits.
morale • • mood • • frame of mind •
in (a) (good/better, etc.) spirits/mood/frame of mind
sb's spirits are/morale is high/low
lift/raise sb's spirits/morale
3. U (approving)
•Show some fighting spirit.
determination • • perseverance • • persistence • • purpose • |formal resolve • • tenacity •
great spirit/determination/perseverance/persistence/purpose/resolve/tenacity
show (your) spirit/determination/persistence/resolve/tenacity
have spirit/determination/perseverance/persistence/purpose/tenacity
4. C
•possessed by evil spirits
ghost • |especially written apparition •
see a/an spirit/ghost/apparition
a/an spirit/ghost/apparition haunts sb
a spirit/ghost appears

Example Bank:
•Both sides have come together in a spirit of goodwill.
•He found kindred spirits in the peace movement.
•He sang with great spirit.
•He's got the right spirit!
•I was just getting to the spirit of things when the party suddenly ended.
•I will be with you in spirit.
•I'm trying to get in the spirit of the holiday season.
•It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit.
•Make a donation to the charity if the spirit moves you.
•Many people believe the spirit lives on after death.
•My mother was in excellent spirits.
•My spirit guide cares for me and protects me.
•Owls were believed to be restless spirits who had returned to earth.
•She embodies the spirit of revolution.
•She exudes a warmth and generosity of spirit.
•She has plenty of fighting spirit.
•She isn't in the best of spirits today.
•She slept with a cross under the pillow to ward off evil spirits.
•She was a guiding spirit in primary education.
•That song really captures the spirit of the times.
•The movie is true to the spirit of the book.
•The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.
•They are all working together in a spirit of cooperation.
•They brought the spirit of carnival to their concerts.
•They have the right spirit!
•They tortured him until he was broken in spirit.
•We sang songs to keep our spirits up.
•a single measure of spirits
•a spirit of adventure
•an edict that violates the spirit of the Geneva Convention
•healing for body, mind and spirit
•the indomitable American spirit
•A standard measure of spirits is 25ml.
•He felt a kind of lightness in his spirit as the sun came up.
•His poetry summed up the spirit of the age.
•I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
•It seemed to fit in with the spirit of the festival.
•It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
•Show a little fighting spirit.
•The exhibition captures the spirit of the Swinging Sixties.
•You are underestimating the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties.
Idioms: ↑as the spirit moves you ▪ ↑in spirit ▪ ↑spirit is willing

verb ~ sth + adv./prep.
to take sb/sth away in a quick, secret or mysterious way
• After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin spiritus ‘breath, spirit’, from spirare ‘breathe’.