1. C 灵魂，心灵　 the part of a person that is not the body and is thought not to die; the central or most important part of a person, the quality that makes a person human
2. U 高尚情操，热情，感情，精神　 the attractive quality produced by honesty or true deep feeling
3. C 人　 a person
4. C 精髓，精华；中心人物　 a central, most important or most active part
5. S 典型，化身　 the perfect example

　absorb the ～　吸收精华
　call one's ～ one's own　自己支配自己
　delight the ～　使心情高兴
　develop the ～　启发心灵
　explore the ～　探索心灵
　express one's ～　表示心情〔思想〕
　keep body and ～ together　维持生命
　nourish the ～　怀有精神
　put one's heart and ～ into the work　全神贯注地工作
　reveal sb's ～　暴露某人的灵魂
　save sb's ～　挽救某人的灵魂
　sell one's ～　出卖灵魂
　throw one's heart and ～ into the work　全神贯注地工作
　cheerful ～　乐观的人，快活的人，乐天派
　good ～　好人
　immortal ～　不朽的灵魂
　kindly ～　和蔼的人
　political ～　政治灵魂
　poor ～　可怜的人
　the greatest ～　最伟大的人物
　thirsty ～　酒鬼
　by〔for, on〕 sb ～　某人敢发誓说，天哪
　by〔for〕 the ～ off me　无论如何
　with all one's heart and ～　全神贯注（地）
　with one's whole ～　全心全意地
　～ of a book　书的精髓
　～ of commerce　商业之本
　～ of honour　荣誉的典型

　Does the soul live forever?　灵魂能够永存吗?
　Her body died but her soul went to heaven.　她的肉体虽已死亡，但她的灵魂却升入天堂。
　They said a prayer for the souls of the men who had been drowned in the storm.　他们为那些在暴风雨中淹死的人的灵魂祈祷。
　Discipline is the soul of an army.　纪律是军队的灵魂。
　They say that hardship is good for the soul.　他们说艰难困苦对心灵有益。
　Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depth of their souls a longing for their motherland.　多数老华侨深深怀念祖国。
　She has a soul above material pleasures.　她有一种不追求物质享受的精神。
　He worked for the company with his whole soul.　他全心全意地为那个公司工作。
　He loved her with his heart and soul.　他一心一意地爱着她。
　"I pledge you, with all my soul," said I, filling my glass to the brim.　“我真心真意地向你保证”，我一面说，一面斟满我的酒杯。
　Your writings lack soul.　你的作品缺乏魄力。
　Not a soul was to be seen.　看不见一个人。
　I swear I will never tell a soul.　我发誓决不告诉任何人。
　She was a dear old soul.　她是一位可爱的老人。
　The ship sank with 200 souls.　那艘船载着200人沉没了。
　Brevity is the soul of English.　简洁是英语的精华。
　Celerity is the soul of warfare.　兵贵神速。
　He is the soul of the army.　他是这支部队的中心人物。
　He was the life and soul of the enterprise.　他是该企业的核心人物。
　He is the soul of honor.　他是荣誉的典型。
　Your secret's safe with him, he's the soul of discretion.　他会严守你的秘密，他是谨慎的化身。

 ♣ be a good soul
　做个好人或好孩子　be a good child
　Be a good soul and leave me alone.　做个好孩子，让我清静一下。
 ♣ call one's soul one's own
　有行动自由，不受别人支配　not be controlled by other people
　The child doesn't call his soul his own.　这孩子自己做不了主。
　You'd never have been able to call your soul your own if she'd married you.　假如她和你结了婚，你一定受她支配。

 ♣ soul, mind, spirit
　参见mind条。

　他没有足够的食物来维持生命。
　［误］ He has hardly enough food to keep body and a soul together.
　［误］ He has hardly enough food to keep body and the soul together.
　［正］ He has hardly enough food to keep body and soul together.
　［析］ body and soul是固定短语，意为“生命”， soul前不可加冠词。

　［同义词］ mind, spirit, body, man
　［词源］　古英语sawol<古高地德语seula （灵魂）