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soul BrE /səʊl/
NAmE /soʊl/► SEE ALLbe the soul of sthgood for the soulbare your soulbody and soulkeep body and soul togetherGod rest his/her soulGod rest him/her(your) heart and soulthe life and soul of the partysearch your heart/soul/consciencesell your soul
●be the soul of sthbe a perfect example of a good quality 是（某种优良品质）的典型；是…的化身◆She’s the soul of discretion.
她是个极谨慎的人。●good for the ˈsoul (humorous) good for you, even if it seems unpleasant （看似不好其实）有好处◆‘Want a ride?’ ‘No thanks. Walking is good for the soul.’
“要搭车吗？”“不，谢谢，步行有步行的好处。”●bare your ˈsoultell sb your deepest feelings 诉说衷肠；披露心事◆Finally she bared her soul to him, saying she had always loved him.最后她向他敞开心扉，说她一直爱着他。 NOTE If you bare something, you remove the covering from it, especially from part of the body. * bare 意为“露出”，尤指露出身体某部位。 ●body and ˈsoulphysically and mentally; completely 全身心地；全心全意；完全地◆She devoted herself body and soul to this political cause.她全身心地投入到这项政治事业中。◆The company doesn’t own me body and soul just because it pays my salary.公司付给我薪水，不等于把我从头到脚给买下了。●keep body and ˈsoul together (often humorous) manage to stay alive 勉强维持生计◆I hardly earn enough to keep body and soul together.我挣的钱仅能糊口。●God ˌrest his/her ˈsoul●God ˈrest him/her (old-fashioned, spoken) used to show respect when you are talking about sb who is dead （提到死者时表示尊敬）愿上帝使他（或她）安息◆My grandfather, God rest his soul, would never think of leaving the house without a suit and tie on.我祖父，愿上帝使他的灵魂安息，从来不会有不穿西服不打领带就出家门的念头。●(your) heart and ˈsoulwith a lot of energy and enthusiasm 满腔热忱；全心全意；全身心地◆She puts her heart and soul into the job.她全心全意地投入到这份工作中去。◆A dancer must throw herself heart and soul into every performance.舞蹈演员对每一场演出都必须尽心尽力。●the life and ˌsoul of the ˈparty (BrE) very cheerful or enthusiastic 最活跃风趣的人物；活跃分子◆People always expect Jane to be the life and soul of the party.聚会时人们总是期待简成为灵魂人物。●search your ˈheart/ˈsoul/ˈconscience (formal) think carefully about your feelings or your reasons for doing sth 反躬自问；扪心自问◆If I searched my heart I’d probably find that I don’t always tell the truth.要是我好好反省一下，我很可能会发现自己也有撒谎的时候。▸ ˈheart-searching, ˈsoul-searching noun ◆His divorce forced him to do a lot of soul-searching.离婚迫使他常常扪心自问。●sell your ˈsoul (informal, often humorous) do something morally or legally wrong in order to get sth that you want very much 出卖灵魂（做不道德或不合法的事）◆He’d sell his soul to get that job.为了得到那份工作他会不惜出卖自己的灵魂。 NOTE This expression refers to selling your soul to the devil in exchange for power, money, etc. 这个表达法原指将自己的灵魂出卖给魔鬼以换取权力、金钱等。 |