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haunt

释义

haunt

noun countable

UK /hɔːnt/

Word Forms

singular	haunt
plural	haunts

1
a place that someone visits often because they enjoy going there
The Savoy soon became a favourite haunt of stage celebrities.
Synonyms and related words
Places of a particular type
a den of iniquity/vice
a happy/favourite hunting ground
anchorage

haunt

noun countable

US /hɔnt/

Word Forms

singular	haunt
plural	haunts

1
a place that someone visits often because they enjoy going there
The Savoy soon became a favorite haunt of stage celebrities.
Synonyms and related words
Places of a particular type
a den of iniquity
aerie
a happy/favorite hunting ground

haunt

verb transitive

UK /hɔːnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	haunt
he/she/it	haunts
present participle	haunting
past tense	haunted
past participle	haunted

1
if a place is haunted by the spirit of a dead person, some people believe that it appears there
They say the prison is haunted by the ghosts of the men who died there.
Synonyms and related words
Ghosts and spirits
being
daemon
devil
2
to make someone feel worried and upset for a long time
Images from the war still haunt him.
Caroline was haunted by a fear of cancer.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb
Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry
concern
tear apart
3
to continue to cause problems for a person or organization for a long time
come back/return to haunt someone:
The committee may find their past errors returning to haunt them.
Synonyms and related words
To cause problems for someone or something
let down
hold back
embarrass
4
to go to a place very often, especially when you are not welcome
Synonyms and related words
To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone
visit
go around
call

haunt

verb transitive

US /hɔnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	haunt
he/she/it	haunts
present participle	haunting
past tense	haunted
past participle	haunted

1
to make someone feel worried and upset for a long time
Images from the war still haunt him.
Caroline was haunted by a fear of cancer.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb
Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry
concern
tear apart
2
to continue to cause problems for a person or organization for a long time
come back/return to haunt someone:
The committee may find their past errors returning to haunt them.
Synonyms and related words
To cause problems for someone or something
let down
hold back
embarrass
3
if a place is haunted by the spirit of a dead person, some people believe that it appears there
They say the prison is haunted by the ghosts of the men who died there.
Synonyms and related words
Ghosts and spirits
being
daemon
devil
4
to go to a place very often, especially when you are not welcome
Synonyms and related words
To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone
visit
go around
call

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