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haunted

UK //ˈhɔːntɪd//US //ˈhɔːntɪd//

词源

源自中古英语'haunten',来自古法语'hanter',意为'频繁造访',可能源自日耳曼语源。

adjective

❶ 形容某地经常有鬼魂出没,让人感到恐惧或不安。常用于描述闹鬼的房屋、城堡等场所。

“The old mansion is said to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner.”

(据说这座老宅被前主人的鬼魂所困扰。)

“She refused to stay in the haunted room overnight.”

(她拒绝在那间闹鬼的房间里过夜。)

❶ 形容某人被痛苦的记忆或经历所困扰,显得焦虑不安。

“He was haunted by memories of the war.”

(他被战争的记忆所困扰。)

“Her haunted eyes revealed years of suffering.”

(她忧郁的眼神透露出多年的痛苦。)

同义词:ghostly, spooky, tormented, troubled, possessed

verb

❶ 指鬼魂经常出没于某地,或指某种想法持续困扰某人。

“Legend says the ghost haunts this castle.”

(传说鬼魂经常出没于这座城堡。)

“The memory of that day still haunts me.”

(那天的记忆仍然困扰着我。)

同义词:frequent, visit, torment, plague, obsess

常见短语

haunted house — 指传说中有鬼魂出没的房子,常作为万圣节装饰或游乐园景点。

“The children dared each other to enter the haunted house.”

(孩子们互相怂恿进入那间鬼屋。)

haunted look — 形容某人脸上带着不安、恐惧或忧虑的表情,通常因为经历了可怕的事情。

“She had a haunted look after witnessing the accident.”

(目睹事故后,她脸上带着惊恐的表情。)