单词 | wraithlike |
释义 | wraithlike (once / 135855 pages) adj WORD FAMILY wraith: wraithlike, wraiths USAGE EXAMPLESAsh woke in the middle of the night from a dream of horses — tall, thundering white horses with foaming mouths and slender, wraithlike riders. Malinda Lo, Ash(2009) Wraithlike now, slow to move, but energized by his recent successes, he seemed gentler than I remembered, more circumspect and wistful. New York Times(May 13, 2015) Every few moments the moon ripped through them, creating wraithlike shadows that raced along the ground. Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time(1962) adj lacking in substance a wraithlike column of smoke Syn shadowy insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial lacking material form or substance; unreal |
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