Ghost
[ ɡost ]
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n. 鬼，幽灵;（尤指可怕事物的）记忆;隐约的一点点;（电视屏幕上的）重影;
vt. 悄悄地行进;
vi. 替人代笔;
📝 例句
She was frightened that there might be a ghost in the dark.
她害怕黑暗中可能有鬼 [幽灵] 。
It was he who ghosted the general's memoirs.
那位将军的回忆录是他代笔的。
The ghost item had passed editorial scruting for accuracy and relevance.
那篇幽灵般的稿件曾通过编辑的审查，认为准确而贴切。
The car seems to have given up the ghost.
看来这汽车算是报销了.
He did not look like a ghost, more like someone's dotty father.
他一点不象幽灵，而象一个发痴的父亲。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ host-主人,ghost-鬼魂:主人胆大,不怕鬼魂
※ 谐音“构思特”:画家没见过鬼,因此构思特别费劲
※ g-拼音“狗”,host-主人:狗成了主人,因为真正的主人变成了鬼魂
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
ghost
n
1 spirit of a dead person appearing to sb who is still living 鬼; 幽灵
The ghost of Lady Margaret is supposed to haunt this chapel. 据说玛格丽特女士的鬼魂常在这个礼拜堂出没.
I don't believe in ghosts, ie don't believe that they exist. 我不相信有鬼.
He looked as if he had seen a ghost, ie looked very frightened. 他那副惊骇的样子就像见到了鬼似的.
2 [sing] ~ of sth (fig 比喻) very faint, slight amount or trace of sth 某事物的一点点; 朦胧的痕迹; 隐约的一丝
The ghost of a smile (ie a very faint smile) played round her lips. 她嘴角上露著一丝微笑.
You haven't a ghost of a chance, ie You have no chance. 你毫无机会.
3 faint secondary image on a television screen （电视屏幕 上的）重影, 重像.
4 (idm 习语) give up the `ghost
(a) die 死.
(b) (joc 谑) fail to work or to make an effort 失效; 不能使用; 不再努力
The car seems to have given up the ghost. 看来这汽车算是报销了. lay a `ghost
(a) exorcise an evil spirit 驱除魔鬼
The ghost has been laid and will not return to haunt you again. 那鬼魂已经祛除, 不会再回来缠著你了.
(b) (infml 口) finally overcome a previous failure which seemed impossible to recover from 终於洗雪前次似无可挽回的失败
Her gold-medal victory laid the ghost of her shock defeat in the European Championships. 她在欧洲锦标赛中的惨败终因她夺得金牌的胜利而雪耻. ghost, v [Ipr, Tn]
~ (for) sb act as a ghost-writer for sb 给某人捉刀; 为人代笔
He ghosts for a number of sports personalities who `write' newspaper columns. 他给一些为报纸专栏｀写＇文章的体育界名人做捉刀人.
her ghosted memoirs, ie written by someone else 她那由别人代笔的回忆录.
🎯 考研助记
狗死的，钩死他(谐音)： 鬼魂 勾(g)住主人(host)- 鬼魂
🔁 扩展释义
*[gәust]n. 鬼, 灵魂, 幻影, 一丝, 一点vt. 鬼似地游荡vi. 鬼似地游荡【电】 重像相关词组: the ghost of...
🏥 医学释义
幻影，重像
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Carl, what does quake mean, as in the word earthquake?
卡尔，earthquake这个词中的“quake”是什么意思？
How long will it take you to complete the trip?
你旅行全程需要多长时间？
Yes. This is Mary speaking.
是的，我是玛丽。