鼓励；激励

splits up───分裂，分离

shifts up───上移；加档，升档

silts up───淤泥充塞

sits up───熬夜；端坐

spins up───自旋向上；加快自旋

spirit gum───口香糖

spiritful───精神的

They sang songs to keep their spirits up.───他们唱歌以保持高昂的情绪。

Though it's not easy, we should always keep our spirits up for it can give us courage to face difficulties.───虽然这并不容易，但我们应该始终保持精神振奋，因为这能够让我们有勇气面对困难。

The good news kept our spirits up.───好消息使我们情绪高昂。

One sometimes forgets that torturers become easily bored. They need a bit of a laugh to keep their spirits up.───人们有时忘了，虐待人也是一件很乏闷的事情。看守也要做点什么有趣的事情，笑一笑，振作振作精神。

Listen to as much of the United States Patriot Movement's uncensored news as you can to keep your spirits up.───听听众多的美国爱国者运动的无保留的消息，你可以打起你的精神来。

When there was no letter from Jane, John buoyed his spirits up by blaming the post.───简没有来信时，约翰就责怪邮局，以此来保持希望。

When you are unhappy, friends are there, trying to lift your spirits up.───当你不高兴时，朋友就在一旁，想着法儿让你振作起来。

The primary goal of a good manager is to get everyone focused, make sure everyone is communicating and keep spirits up.───作为一个优秀的管理者，最基本的要求是使每个人专注于工作，确保每个人沟通、理解并保持乐观的情绪。

She tried to keep his spirits up right to the end, throwing parties for his birthday and their wedding day.───为了能让他的斗志坚持到最后一刻，她把他生日和婚礼的宴会抛诸脑后。

She wrote poetry while she was in the hospital to keep her spirits up .

We sang songs to keep our spirits up.

They sang songs to keep their spirits up.

We sang as we marched, to keep our spirits up.

You must try and keep your spirits up .

I remembered Mr. Ziegler raised everyone's spirits up to the ceiling.

I told Tansy that she must keep her spirits up, that Rose might be needing her.

The good news kept our spirits up.

Have a glass of brandy to keep your spirits up.