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phantom

🇬🇧 UK/'fæntәm/🇺🇸 US
GREB1

Definitions

n.

A ghost or apparition; something that appears to exist but has no physical reality.

幽灵,幻影;虚幻的事物

adj.

Not real; existing only in appearance or imagination; fictitious.

幻觉的,虚幻的,有名无实的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
phantshow, appear, shine, speak
+
omsuffix
=phantom

Common Collocations

  • 1.phantom pain幻肢痛
  • 2.phantom limb幻肢

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The phantom appeared in the old castle and frightened the servants.

  • 2.

    Some dismissed the story as merely a phantom of her imagination.

  • 3.

    The phantom figures dissolved into mist as dawn approached.

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