单词 | spectre |
释义 | spectre (once / 1433 pages) n A spectre is a ghost or spirit. If you see a spectre of the previous owners in your new house, get out quick! A spectre can also be a thought that haunts you. The word spectre (or specter) has to do with being haunted — it can be something that literally haunts you, like the ghost of your Aunt Sally who bangs the windows every night. You can also say that a reminder of something painful is a spectre. A spectre can also be a fear of something dreadful happening in the future, like the spectre of a second ice age. Spectre is generally the British spelling, while Americans prefer specter. WORD FAMILYspectre: spectres USAGE EXAMPLESThe spectres start to wave and smile as they draw closer. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) The spectre of the country’s economic crisis flaring up again deepened as the extent of the differences between creditors was laid bare. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) The spectre of government executions looms over the black community in this former Jim Crow state. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) 1n a ghostly appearing figure Syn|Hypo|Hyper apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter Flying Dutchman the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day disembodied spirit, spirit any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings 2n a mental representation of some haunting experience Syn|Hyper ghost, shade, specter, spook, wraith apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow something existing in perception only |
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