soul
noun uk/səʊl/ us/soʊl/
(SPIRIT)
B2 [ C ]灵魂;心性，心灵
the spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions
She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace. 她生前受过很多苦，所以我们希望现在她的灵魂能得到安宁。
- More examples
- She's one of those people who puts their heart and soul into their work.
- The priest said he was endangering his immortal soul.
- Some people think the soul, unlike the body, is incorruptible.
- Great literature is balsam to the soul.
- I have a sense that we all do have a soul.
(DEEP FEELINGS)
[ U ]精神；热情，真挚情感；高尚情操；气魄
the quality of a person or work of art that shows or produces deep good feelings
If you can't enjoy this music you've got no soul. 如果你不能欣赏这种音乐，说明你缺乏真挚的情感。
For me her paintings somehow lack soul. 在我看来，她的绘画作品有些缺乏真情实感。
(MUSIC)
A2 [ U ]（同soul music）
→ soul music
(PERSON)
B2 [ C ]某种人
a person of a stated type
She's a happy little soul. 她是个快乐的小孩。
Some poor soul had fallen 500 metres to their death. 有些人不幸从500米高处掉下来摔死了。
not a soulB2 没有人
no one
By the time I arrived there wasn't a soul there. 我到的时候，那儿一个人都没有。
(BLACK CULTURE)
[ U ] US黑人文化情感（对黑人文化的认同和自豪）
a deep understanding of and being proud of the culture of black people