
ghosts
词源
源自古英语gāst(精神,灵魂),与德语Geist同源,最初指生命的气息或精神存在。
noun
❶ 幽灵或鬼魂,指人死后被认为存在的灵魂或精神体,常出现在传说或恐怖故事中。
“The old house is said to be haunted by ghosts.”
(据说这栋老房子里有鬼魂出没。)
“She claims to have seen ghosts in the cemetery at night.”
(她声称在夜晚的墓地里看到过幽灵。)
❶ 比喻某种挥之不去的记忆、影响或痕迹,常带有负面或令人不安的意味。
“The ghost of his past mistakes still haunts him.”
(他过去犯错的阴影仍然困扰着他。)
“The war left ghosts in the minds of the survivors.”
(战争在幸存者的心中留下了挥之不去的阴影。)
verb
❶ 像幽灵一样悄无声息地移动或出现,常用于描述人或事物的隐秘行动。
“He ghosted through the hallway without making a sound.”
(他像幽灵一样悄无声息地穿过走廊。)
“The cat ghosted across the yard, stalking its prey.”
(那只猫像幽灵一样穿过院子,悄悄接近猎物。)
❶ 在数字通信中突然断绝所有联系,不告而别(现代俚语用法)。
“After two dates, he just ghosted her without explanation.”
(约会两次后,他没有任何解释就突然消失了。)
“Many job applicants get ghosted by companies after interviews.”
(许多求职者在面试后被公司突然断绝联系。)
常见短语
ghost town — 指被遗弃的城镇,通常因经济或环境原因而人去楼空,字面意思是'鬼城'。
“The mining boom ended, leaving behind a ghost town.”
(采矿热潮结束后,留下了一座鬼城。)
give up the ghost — 委婉表达死亡;也可指机器停止运转或项目终止,字面意思是'放弃灵魂'。
“My old laptop finally gave up the ghost after six years.”
(我的旧笔记本电脑在使用了六年后终于报废了。)