英语词汇“ghoul”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	ghoul
释义	Trends of ghoul View usage for: ghoul (guːl) Word forms: plural ghouls 1. countable noun A ghoul is an imaginary evil spirit. Ghouls are said to steal bodies from graves and eat them. 2. countable noun If you describe someone as a ghoul, you mean that they show an unnatural interest in things such as human suffering, death, or dead bodies. [disapproval] ghoul in British English (ɡuːl) noun 1. a malevolent spirit or ghost 2. a person interested in morbid or disgusting things 3. a person who robs graves 4. (in Muslim legend) an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either stolen corpses or children Word origin C18: from Arabic ghūl, from ghāla he seized ghoul in American English (gul) noun 1. Folklore an evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on the flesh of the dead 2. a person who robs graves 3. a person who derives pleasure from loathsome acts or things Derived forms ghoulish (ˈghoulish) adjective ghoulishly (ˈghoulishly) adverb ghoulishness (ˈghoulishness) noun Word origin Ar ghūl, demon of the desert < ghāla, to seize Examples of 'ghoul' in a sentence ghoul How did pleasant weather folklore turn into witches, ghouls and pumpkins? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Historical facts and local legends are mixed with scares and laughs provided by performers dressed as ghouls. Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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