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靈魂
Your soul is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead.
例句
She went to pray for the soul of her late husband...
她去為亡夫的靈魂祈禱。
'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises.
“我會全身心投入到工作中去，”他保證說。
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(民族或政治運動的)精神，精髓
The soul of a nation or a political movement is its basic nature and beliefs.
例句
...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party.
為實現(xiàn)共和黨的基本宗旨而進行的奮斗
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(某種類型的)人
You can refer to someone as a particular kind of soul when you are describing their character or condition.
例句
He's a jolly soul...
他是個樂天派。
Her mother, poor soul, came to an even worse end.
她的母親，那個可憐的人，結(jié)局更糟糕。
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(用于否定句中)一個人(也沒有)
You use soul in negative statements like not a soul to mean nobody at all.
例句
I've never harmed a soul in my life...
我這一生從未傷害過任何人。
There was not a soul there.
那里一個人也沒有。
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靈樂(一種主要由美國黑人音樂家表演的流行音樂，源出福音唱詩及布魯斯樂曲)
Soul or soul music is a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.
例句
...American soul singer Anita Baker.
美國靈樂歌手安妮塔·貝克
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(尤指居住在某一地方的)人
You can refer to the number of people who live in a particular place as souls .
例句
...a tiny village of only 100 souls.
一個只有 100 位居民的小村莊
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出賣靈魂;做違背良心的事
If you say that someone sells their soul, you mean that they do something immoral or bad in order to get something they want such as success or money.
例句
...politicians who would sell their soul for the sake of office.
為了謀求官位而不擇手段的政客