
ghost
词源
源自古英语 'gāst',意为灵魂或精神,与德语 'Geist' 同源。
noun
❶ 鬼魂,幽灵,指人死后被认为存在的灵魂或精神体。常用于描述超自然现象或恐怖故事中的灵体。
“She claimed to have seen a ghost in the old house.”
(她声称在那栋老房子里看到了一个鬼魂。)
“The ghost of the king is said to haunt the castle.”
(据说国王的鬼魂在城堡里出没。)
❶ 指某事物的微弱痕迹或残留部分,常用于比喻某种几乎消失的存在。
“There was only a ghost of a smile on her face.”
(她的脸上只有一丝淡淡的微笑。)
“The ghost of his former confidence remained.”
(他昔日的自信只剩下一点影子。)
verb
❶ 指像幽灵一样悄无声息地移动或消失,常用于描述突然或神秘的离开。
“He ghosted out of the party without saying goodbye.”
(他没打招呼就悄悄离开了派对。)
“The cat ghosted through the dark alley.”
(那只猫悄无声息地穿过黑暗的小巷。)
常见短语
give up the ghost — 指机器或设备停止工作,或比喻某人放弃努力或生命。
“My old laptop finally gave up the ghost after years of use.”
(用了多年后,我的旧笔记本电脑终于彻底坏了。)
ghost town — 指被遗弃或几乎无人居住的城镇,常用于形容荒凉的地方。
“The mining town became a ghost town after the gold rush ended.”
(淘金热结束后,这座矿业小镇变成了鬼城。)