ghost
[gəust]
n.幽灵, 鬼魂
v.(像鬼一样)出没, 代笔
n.代笔者
例句与用法:
I can't have seen a ghost it must have been imagination.
我看到的不可能是鬼--一定是幻想的东西吧。
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。
The car seems to have given up the ghost.
看来这汽车算是报销了。
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。
He was shaking with fright as if he had seen a ghost.
他吓得直哆嗦,就好像看见了鬼一样。
词形变化:
形容词: ghosty | 动词过去式: ghosted | 动词过去分词: ghosted | 动词现在分词: ghosting | 动词第三人称单数: ghosts |
详细释义:
n.
1. 鬼, 幽灵[C]
2. 代笔人, 捉刀者[C]
3. (电视上的)双重图像[C]
4. 一点点, 一丝[the S][(+of)]
I haven't a ghost of a chance of getting the job.
我毫无可能得到这份工作。
5. 瘦得像鬼一样的人; 脸色苍白的人
vt.
1. 鬼魂般缠住; 作祟于
2. 【口】替……捉刀
It was he who ghosted the general's memoirs.
那位将军的回忆录是他代笔的。
vi.
【口】替人代笔
He is ghosting for a movie star.
他在替一位电影明星捉刀。
短语词组:
give up the ghost
1. 死
He gave up the ghost.
他死了。
the/a ghost of a chance
1. 一丝机会
I haven't got the ghost of a chance of beating you.
我根本就没有赢你的机会。