: of, relating to, or characteristic of Black Americans or their culture
It will feature various local musicians such as Faithe, Rashawn Stallworth and Jamal Steele, all who embody a hip-hop and soul style to their music. Kamal Morgan
Noun the souls of the dead He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul. Some poor soul was asking for handouts on the street. a village of barely a hundred souls
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Everyone burst out into one soul-slicing dirge of laughter that seeped into the next room, into Doug’s ears. Stephanie Hayes, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 The event, hosted by Ellicott City Partnership, kicks off Friday at 5:30 p.m., and continues Saturday from noon to 8 p.m., with artists performing a range of music, including acoustic, Americana, blues, funk, jazz, rock and soul. Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2022 Yes, this is a real, honest-to-God soul singer: no autotune effects, no flattening croon that approximates laptop software, no double-time rhythm meant to approximate a rapper’s inflections. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 The music itself aligns too, with Emerson’s late-‘70s brand of soft rock and blue-eyed soul audibly in thrall to Wilson’s writing and densely layered production style. Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Yando turns Poirot into an everyman figure, not the usual idiosyncratic gotcha figure but a struggling soul lost in a sea of moral difficulty. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 From Tennessee, Memphis to be precise, comes the blues/soul band Southern Avenue. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Chief progenitors of the Minneapolis sound alongside friend/mentor Prince, the soul/funk/rock band churned out a string of hits between 1981-1990. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 This neo-soul singer/rapper tells their stories in both a blunt and a tender way. Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Learn soul line-dances choreographed to R&B, jazz, gospel and Latin tunes. Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 July 2018 Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh threw for nine touchdowns and was named the game's MVP.baltimoresun.com, 13 Aug. 2017 Harper’s Cabin Learn about the history, nutrition and culture of African American foods, and about how soul food became important to African American families, their churches and social gatherings.Washington Post, 26 July 2017 Among its fans is soul artist Jimmy Levy of Miami, who was encouraged by his manager to try RecordGram, Mendelson said. Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 23 June 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol; akin to Old High German sēula soul
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
1part of sb believed to exist after body is dead靈魂ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤eternal, immortal永恆的/不朽的靈魂➤dead死去的靈魂◇The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead souls into the underworld.諸神信使赫爾墨斯接引死去的靈魂進入冥界。➤damned被罰入地獄的靈魂▸➤human, individual人的靈魂;個人的靈魂➤rational理性靈魂➤pure純潔的靈魂➤great偉大的靈魂VERB + SOUL➤save拯救靈魂◇Missionaries saw it as their task to save souls.傳教士把拯救靈魂看作自己的使命。➤sell出賣靈魂◇to sell your soul to the Devil把靈魂出賣給魔鬼PHRASES➤a/the battle for sb's soul, a/the struggle for sb's soul (oftenfigurative) 某人的靈魂之戰◇a battle for the soul of the country國家的靈魂之戰➤have mercy on sb's soul憐憫某人◇May God have mercy on my soul.願上帝憐憫我。➤God rest sb's soul願上帝讓某人的靈魂安息◇God rest his soul.願上帝讓他的靈魂安息。➤the immortality of the soul靈魂不朽◇an argument for the immortality of the soul靈魂不朽的論據➤the souls of the dead死者的靈魂soul
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2part of sb/sth that shows its true nature心靈;精神ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤very心靈◇The plea touched him to his very soul.這一請求使他的心靈受到了觸動。➤whole整個心靈▸➤inner內心深處VERB + SOUL➤lose失去精神◇In the process of being made into a movie, the story seemed to have lost its soul.在拍成電影的過程中,這個故事似乎失去了原有的靈魂。➤bare剖白心事◇He bared his soul to her.他向她剖白了自己的心跡。➤search反躬自問◇I searched my soul for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.我捫心自問並無任何惡意激怒他說出這番話。➤be good for其實有好處◇Laughter is good for the soul.大笑對人有益。PREPOSITION➤in your soul在心靈深處◇Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.在她的心靈深處,她知道自己必須返回祖國。PHRASES➤body and soul全身心◇She gave herself to him body and soul.她一心一意地對他。➤from the depths of sb's soul, in the depths of sb's soul從某人的內心深處◇He let out an anguished cry from the depths of his soul.他從內心深處發出了一聲痛苦的吶喊。➤heart and soul全心全意◇He gave himself heart and soul to the cause.他全心全意地投身這一事業。➤a part of sb's soul某人的知心朋友◇She was a part of his soul.她是他的知己。soul
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3deep feeling and thought真情實感VERB + SOUL | PREPOSITIONVERB + SOUL➤have有感情▸➤lack缺少感情PREPOSITION➤with soul帶着感情◇She sang the song with passion and soul.她充滿激情地唱這首歌。soul
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4person人ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOUL | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little小傢伙◇poor little soul可憐的小傢伙➤old老人▸➤good好人▸➤bad壞人➤lonely, lost, poor, unfortunate孤獨的人;迷失的人;可憐的人;不幸的人▸➤innocent, simple天真的人;單純的人➤kindred相似的人◇They recognized each other as kindred souls.他們都視對方為志同道合的人。➤dear, generous, gentle, kind, kindly可愛的人;慷慨的人;溫柔的人;善良的人;和藹的人◇a kind old soul慈祥的老人➤sensitive敏感的人▸➤brave勇敢的人➤hardy (especially BrE) 能吃苦的人◇A few hardy souls braved the icy conditions.幾個堅強的人不畏天寒地凍的惡劣條件。➤romantic浪漫的人▸➤restless, tormented, tortured, troubled焦躁不安的人;飽經磨難的人;受盡折磨的人▸➤living活着的人◇There was no other living soul to be seen.這兒其他一個人影兒都見不着。➤single一個人◇I don't know a single soul in this town.這鎮上我一個人都不認識。VERB + SOUL➤not tell不告訴人◇I will not tell a soul about this.這件事我不會告訴任何人。PHRASES➤not a soul in sight看不到人◇By midnight, there wasn't a soul in sight.到了午夜,一個人影兒也看不到。