| 单词 | ghost |
| 释义 | ghost (once / 133 pages) 1nv 2nv A ghost is the spirit of a person who's died. In most stories and myths, ghosts are pale, translucent, and wispy. Throughout history, the idea that a person's soul or spirit can remain visible after her death has been common. Some of us long to see the ghost of a loved relative, while others are terrified of the very idea. From this main idea, the word ghost has also come to mean the hint or shade of something: "The ghost of a smile remained on her lips." The Old English root is gast, "spirit," and also "breath." WORD FAMILYghost: ghosted, ghosting, ghostlike, ghostly, ghosts+/ghostly: ghostlier, ghostliest, ghostlily, ghostliness USAGE EXAMPLESFor many Taiwanese, the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official name, is a figleaf for independence; Sun is an old ineffectual ghost. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) As 2017 dawns, the ghost of Lord Balfour still haunts us. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Flames swept through the Ghost Ship, an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland where a concert was underway. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n the visible disembodied soul of a dead person Hypo|Hyper poltergeist a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder revenantsomeone who has returned from the dead psyche, soul the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life 2n a mental representation of some haunting experience he looked like he had seen a ghost Syn|Hyper shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraith apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow something existing in perception only 3n a suggestion of some quality he detected a ghost of a smile on her face Syn|Hyper touch, trace proffer, proposition, suggestion a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection 4v move like a ghost The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 5v haunt like a ghost; pursue 2Syn|Hyper haunt, obsess preoccupy engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively 1n a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else Syn|Hyper ghostwriter author, writer writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) 2v write for someone else Syn|Hyper ghostwrite author be the author of |
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