英语词汇“spectre”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	spectre
释义	Trends of spectre View usage for: spectre (spektəʳ) Word forms: plural spectresregional note: in AM, use specter 1. countable noun If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action. Like many others, Handford was relieved to see the spectre of 15% interest ratesevaporate by the end of the day. 2. countable noun A spectre is a ghost. [literary] More Synonyms of spectre spectre in British English or US specter (ˈspɛktə) noun 1. a ghost; phantom; apparition 2. a mental image of something unpleasant or menacing the spectre of redundancy Word origin C17: from Latin spectrum, from specere to look at More idioms containing spectre the spectre at the feast Examples of 'spectre' in a sentence spectre It keeps the spectre of death at bay. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The dark spectre of relegation moves closer by the day. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The spectre of legal action hangs over the end of the affair. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Civil war was the spectre they feared most. Jane Dunn ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003) Now the striker is determined to help remove the spectre of relegation hanging over his club. The Sun (2008) Europe also faces the spectre of deflation and this week its central bank meets to decide how to stave it off. Times, Sunday Times (2014) What about the spectre of deflation? Times, Sunday Times (2014) The performance against Italy raised the spectre of a repeat. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In the image, this spectre can be seen. The Sun (2015) But if the new fee changes bed down satisfactorily, that spectre may be seen off. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The spectre of deflation returns to Japan timesonline. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The spectre of relegation in April has this effect on the most experienced of old pros. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The sell-off was caused by lacklustre global growth and the spectre of deflation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Other times it will lurch lower, raising the spectre of deflation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) For bond owners, a slowdown in the world economy raises the spectre that borrowers will fail to repay their debts. Times, Sunday Times (2016) So, too, does the unremitting spectre of war. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) Something has to change, surely, if the spectre of relegation is not to appear again. Times, Sunday Times (2014) For Kent, there is the spectre of relegation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Aside from Brexit, one of the main topics at the meeting was the spectre of currency wars. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The destruction raised the spectre of a return to the civil war which ravaged the north African country in the 1990s. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The move raised the spectre of Russia as a bully, a country ready to make its neighbours freeze if they defied its wishes. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Labour will today vow not to raise VAT in an attempt to raise the spectre of a further increase under the Tories. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It also raises the spectre of the American taxman taking retrospective action against scores of US companies that have moved offshore in recent years. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In other languages spectre British English: spectre NOUN If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. Failure to reach agreement raises the spectre of legal action. American English: specter Brazilian Portuguese: espectro Chinese: 萦绕心头的恐惧对某事可能会发生而产生的 European Spanish: fantasma French: spectre German: Schreckgespenst Italian: spettro Japanese: 不安材料 Korean: 불안 European Portuguese: espetro Latin American Spanish: fantasma (noun) in the sense of ghost Definition a ghost His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements. Synonyms ghost The village is said to be haunted by ghosts. spirit Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits? phantom Many people claimed to have seen the phantom. presence The house was haunted by shadows and unseen presences. vision She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors. shadow He was a shadow of his former self. shade (literary) His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder. apparition She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. wraith She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife. eidolon kehua (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of apparition Definition a ghost or ghostlike figure She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shade (literary), phantom, spectre, spook (informal), wraith, chimera, revenant, visitant, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) in the sense of phantom Definition an apparition or spectre Many people claimed to have seen the phantom. Synonyms spectre, ghost, spirit, shade (literary), spook (informal), apparition, wraith, revenant, phantasm, eidolon in the sense of presence Definition an invisible spirit felt to be nearby The house was haunted by shadows and unseen presences. Synonyms spirit, ghost, manifestation, spectre, apparition, shade (literary), wraith, supernatural being, revenant, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), wairua (New Zealand) Nearby words of spectre spectacular spectator spectral spectre spectrum speculate speculation Synonyms of 'spectre' spectre Explore 'spectre' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of shade Definition a ghost His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shadow, phantom, spectre, manes, apparition, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) in the sense of shadow Definition a person less powerful or vigorous than his or her former self He was a shadow of his former self. Synonyms ghost, apology, remnant, vestige, travesty, poor imitation, poor representation, inferior version, weak image in the sense of spirit Definition a supernatural being, such as a ghost Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits? Synonyms ghost, phantom, spectre, vision, shadow, shade (literary), spook (informal), apparition, sprite, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) in the sense of vision Definition a hallucination caused by divine inspiration, madness, or drugs She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors. Synonyms hallucination, illusion, apparition, revelation, ghost, phantom, delusion, spectre, mirage, wraith, chimera, phantasm, eidolon in the sense of wraith Definition a ghost She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shade (literary), phantom, spectre, spook (informal), apparition, revenant, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand)
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