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。