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ghost

释义

ghost

noun countable

UK /ɡəʊst/

Word Forms

singular	ghost
plural	ghosts

1
the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears
Do you believe in ghosts?
the ghost of someone:
The ghost of a murdered woman is said to walk in the castle at night.
Synonyms and related words
Ghosts and spirits
being
daemon
devil
2
have the ghost of a chance
to have even a very small chance of succeeding
I know I don’t have a ghost of a chance for advancement.
Submitted on:
30/07/2016
Open Dictionary - July2016

phrases

a/the ghost of something

give up the ghost

look as if you have seen a ghost

ghost

noun countable

US /ɡoʊst/

Word Forms

singular	ghost
plural	ghosts

1
the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears
Do you believe in ghosts?
the ghost of someone:
The ghost of a murdered woman is said to walk in the castle at night.
Synonyms and related words
Ghosts and spirits
being
daemon
devil
2
have the ghost of a chance
to have even a very small chance of succeeding
I know I don’t have a ghost of a chance for advancement.
Submitted on:
30/07/2016
Open Dictionary - July2016

phrases

a/the ghost of something

give up the ghost

look as if you have seen a ghost

ghost

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ɡəʊst/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ghost
he/she/it	ghosts
present participle	ghosting
past tense	ghosted
past participle	ghosted

1

ghost
or
ghostwrite
to write something for someone else whose name will appear on it as the writer
Synonyms and related words
To write something
write
set down
compose
2
to end a relationship by simply disappearing, without any explanation; to do this to someone
Being “ghosted” is one of the toughest ways to be dumped.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 04/12/2015
Open Dictionary - December2015
3
to move people around without trace
No one even knew they were there, they were just ghosted in, did the work, ghosted out.
Submitted from:
United States on 20/03/2018
Open Dictionary - March2018

ghost

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ɡoʊst/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ghost
he/she/it	ghosts
present participle	ghosting
past tense	ghosted
past participle	ghosted

1

ghost
or
ghostwrite
to write something for someone else whose name will appear on it as the writer
Synonyms and related words
To write something
write
set down
compose
2
to end a relationship by simply disappearing, without any explanation; to do this to someone
Being “ghosted” is one of the toughest ways to be dumped.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 04/12/2015
Open Dictionary - December2015
3
to move people around without trace
No one even knew they were there, they were just ghosted in, did the work, ghosted out.
Submitted from:
United States on 20/03/2018
Open Dictionary - March2018

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