spirit

spirit — 動詞

IPA/ˈspɪr.ɪt/
KK[spˈɪrət]IPA/ˈspɪr.ət/
  • spiritpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • spirits3rd person singular
  • spiriting-ing form
  • spiritedpast simple

1. to take a person or thing from one place to another in a secret and often quick

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

祕密帶走

秘密地將人或物帶離某處

to take a person or thing from one place to another in a secret and often quick way, so that others do not notice what has happened

例句

Sade spirited the documents out of the office while the guard was on a break.

Sade 趁警衛休息時,將文件祕密帶出了辦公室。

spirit + noun + out of [place]

During the escape, the hostages were spirited across the border in a delivery truck.

逃亡過程中,人質被用貨車祕密送過了邊境。

passive: be spirited across [border]

常見搭配
  • spirit away
  • spirit off
  • spirit out of
  • spirit across
  • spirit from
同義詞
  • whisk

    quicker and often less secretive; 'whisk away' suggests speed more than concealment

  • smuggle

    specifically involves moving something illegally or against rules, not just secretly

  • abduct

    limited to people and implies force or kidnapping, which 'spirit' does not necessarily suggest

文法句型

spirit + noun phrase + adverb/preposition (away, off, out, across, from)

be spirited + adverb/preposition (passive)

用法筆記

Almost always used with a directional adverb or prepositional phrase (away, off, out, across, from) that indicates where the person or thing is taken to or from. The passive form (be spirited away/off/out) is especially common in narrative writing.

常見錯誤

The thief spirited the painting.
The thief spirited the painting out of the gallery.
This verb requires a directional word like 'away', 'out', 'off', or 'from' to complete the meaning.

spirit — 名詞

IPA/ˈspɪrɪt/
KK[spˈɪrət]IPA/ˈspɪrɪt/

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • team spirit
  • community spirit
  • holiday spirit
  • fighting spirit
  • in spirit
  • raise someone's spirits
  • get into the spirit
  • the spirit of the law
  • kindred spirit
  • free spirit
  • that's the spirit
  • body and spirit

介系詞搭配