新人教版英语高三选修9：Unit 1学案二【词汇学习】.docVIP

新人教版英语高三选修9：Unit 1学案二【词汇学习】 SPIRIT OF PERSON 1. [C] the spiritual part of a person, believed to exist after death: He believed his immortal soul was in peril. The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven). INNER CHARACTER 2. [C] a person’s inner character, containing their true thoughts and feelings: There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul. SPIRITUAL / MORAL / ARTISTIC QUALITIES 3. [sing.] the spiritual and moral qualities of humans in general: the dark side of the human soul 4. [U, C] strong and good human feeling, especially that gives a work of art its quality or enables sb to recognize and enjoy that quality: It was a very polished performance, but it lacked soul. 5. [sing.] the ~ of sth a perfect example of a good quality: He is the soul of discretion. PERSON 6. [C] (becoming old-fashioned) a person of a particular type: She’s lost all her money, poor soul. You’re a brave soul. 7.[C] (especially in negative sentences) a person: There wasn’t a soul in sight (= nobody was in sight). Don’t tell a soul (= do not tell anyone). (literary) a village of 3.00 souls (= with 3.00 people living there) MUSIC 8. (also soul music) [U] a type of music that expresses strong emotions, made popular by African American musicians: a soul singer good for the soul (humorous) good for you, even if it seems unpleasant: ‘Want a ride?’ ‘No thanks. Walking is good for the soul.’ sacred adj. 1. connected with God or a god; considered to be holy: a sacred image / shrine / temple sacred music Cows are sacred to Hindus.2. very important and treated with great respect sacrosanct: Human life must always be sacred. For journalists nothing is sacred (= they can write about anything). Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time (= it can be changed). deed noun 1. (formal, literary) a thing that sb does that is usually very good or very bad act: a brave / char