| 单词 | ghost |
| 释义 | ghost (goʊst ) Word forms: ghosts , ghosting , ghosted 1. countable noun B1 A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see or feel. ...the ghost of Marie Antoinette. [+ of] The village is haunted by the ghosts of the dead children. [+ of] Synonyms: spirit, soul, phantom, spectre 2. countable noun The ghost of something, especially of something bad that has happened, is the memory of it. The Rams have finally laid the ghost of seasons past to rest. ...the ghost of anti-Americanism. [+ of] 3. singular noun If there is a ghost of something, that thing is so faint or weak that it hardly exists. He gave the ghost of a smile. [+ of] The sun was warm and there was just a ghost of a breeze from the north-west. [+ of] Synonyms: trace, shadow, suggestion, hint 4. verb If a book or other piece of writing is ghosted, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman, who then publishes it as his or her own work. I published his autobiography, which was very competently ghosted by a woman journalist from the Daily Mail. [be VERB-ed] I ghosted his weekly rugby column for the Telegraph. [VERB noun] 5. verb If someone ghosts you, especially after a romantic relationship, they stop all contact with you without any explanation. [informal] He stopped returning her calls and effectively ghosted her. Respondents aged 18–29 were more likely to have been ghosted than any other age group. ghosting uncountable noun Of all the ways to end a relationship, ghosting tends to leave the deepest scars. 6. a ghost of a chance phrase [with neg] If someone does not stand or does not have a ghost of a chance of doing something, they have very little chance of succeeding in it. [informal] He doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of selling the house. 7. to give up the ghost phrase [VERB inflects] If someone gives up the ghost, they stop trying to do something because they no longer believe they can do it successfully. If a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working. [informal] Some firms give up the ghost before they find what they are looking for. The battery in my car gave up the ghost. Quotations: Ghost stories appeal to our craving for immortality. If you can be afraid of a ghost, then you have to believe that a ghost may exist. And if a ghost exists then oblivion might not be the end Even the living were only ghosts in the makingThe Ghost Road Idioms: lay the ghost of something to do something which stops you being upset or affected by something bad in your past Jockey Jack Kennedy laid the ghost of a ghastly week with a comprehensive win in the Irish Champion Hurdle yesterday. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers give up the ghost to stop trying to do something, because you no longer believe that you can succeed In Manhattan there was no Memorial Day parade this year. The organizers said they've given up the ghost after so few people turned out last year. if a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working A short way off the return ferry, Danny's car gave up the ghost again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ghost haunts Legend has it that her ghost haunts the old vicarage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His ghost haunts the site of the old fortress since that day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Claims include that his ghost haunts the hotel elevator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A vengeful dark ghost haunts this island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said a local ghost hunter would investigate. The Sun And a ghost hunter and psychotherapist share their expert insight, right. The Sun He was also a ghost hunter, and wrote several books about this interest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He became a ghost hunter hoping to someday encounter her spirit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then became a ghost hunter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What would a ghost ship actually have been carrying on the high seas in 1843? The Times Literary Supplement It was like being on a ghost ship. The Sun By then it will be silent, a ghost ship, pitted by collisions with microscopic dust particles and beginning to show its age. Times, Sunday Times The ghost ship had been adrift on the open waters for a very long time before being found. The Sun Alongside the preserved starboard side of the hull the architects plan a matching 'virtual' hull - a ghost ship formed in cast glass with walkways between the two. Times, Sunday Times You can even take an overnight ghost tour there if you fancy (us neither). The Sun Or get an alternative take on the city's past on a spooky ghost tour. Times, Sunday Times Last year the building was reopened to the public for a charity ghost tour. The Sun A ghost tour has to be spookily dark, so tours in the summer are necessarily late, finishing at 10.30pm. Times, Sunday Times Later, explore the city after dark on an entertaining ghost tour and learn all about the 'spirits' who live here. The Sun The inquisitive can venture into the garden after dark on a guided ghost walk in search of those restless souls. Times, Sunday Times The stay includes a guided ghost walk, pumpkin carving and scary movie nights. Times, Sunday Times There are loads of other spooky entertainments to be had including a ghost walk and a visit to a witch. The Sun Annual events include a pottery show, car show, and ghost walk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No, not a ghost walking the passages of this old house: something far more improbable, far more dreadful. Times, Sunday Times A resident ghost added to the fears created by war, and the rumours of war. The Times Literary Supplement I have met many people who live in old houses who are absolutely sure there's a resident ghost. Times, Sunday Times And a resident ghost, apparently, that strokes sleepers' faces. Times, Sunday Times But it's not the resident ghosts the duo should be afraid of, rather the owner's tough-talking, 11-year-old assistant. The Sun But the resident ghosts are far from happy with the new arrivals. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 鬼 Japanese: 幽霊 |
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