ghost

🇬🇧 UK/gәust/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The spirit or soul of a dead person believed to appear to the living; a faint trace or shadow of something.

鬼魂,幽灵;一丝,一点痕迹

v.

To haunt a place or person; to write on behalf of someone else without credit.

出没;代人捉刀写作

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ghostother
=ghost

Common Collocations

  • 1.ghost story鬼故事
  • 2.haunted ghost出没的幽灵
  • 3.ghost of a chance一线希望

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    According to legend, a ghost haunts the old abandoned mansion.

  • 2.

    Only a ghost of a smile crossed his face as he listened.

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