ghost
noun
verb
ɡəʊst
noun
1
SPIRIT
鬼魂
the
spirit
of
a
dead
person
that
some
people
think
they
can
feel
or
see
in
a
place
鬼，鬼魂，幽灵
[+
of
]
the
ghost
of
Old
Tom
Morris
老汤姆．莫里斯的鬼魂
They
say
the
young
girl’s
ghost
still
haunts
(=often
appears
in)
the
house.
他们说那少女的鬼魂依旧在那屋子里出没。
He
looked
as
if
he’d
seen
a
ghost
(=he
looked
very
frightened)
.
他看上去像见到了鬼似的。
2
MEMORY/EFFECT
记忆/效果
the
memory
or
effect
of
someone
or
something
bad
that
lived,
existed,
or
happened
in
the
past
〔对以前存在过的不好的人或事的〕回忆，记忆
[+
of
]
The
ghost
of
poverty
still
haunts
the
lives
of
our
parents
and
others
who
lived
through
the
Depression.
贫困依然阴魂不散，影响着我们的父母及其他人的生活，他们都经历过经济大萧条。
3
the ghost of a smile/sound etc
a
smile
etc
that
is
so
slight
you
are
not
sure
it
happened
隐隐的一丝微笑/一点儿声音等
The
ghost
of
a
smile
flitted
across
her
sad
features.
她忧愁的面容上掠过隐隐的一丝微笑。
4
TELEVISION/COMPUTER
电视/计算机
a
second
image
that
is
not
clear
on
a
television
or
computer
screen
〔电视或计算机屏幕上的〕重像，重影
5
give up the ghost
a.
if
a
machine
gives
up
the
ghost,
it
does
not
work
any
more
and
cannot
be
repaired
–
used
humorously
b.
to
die
死去
Unfortunately,
my
car’s
just
given
up
the
ghost.
可惜，我的汽车报废了。
6
(not) a ghost of a chance
not
even
a
slight
chance
of
doing
something,
or
of
something
happening
毫无机会
They
don’t
stand
a
ghost
of
a
chance
of
winning.
他们根本没有获胜的希望。
verb
7
to
write
something
as
a
GHOST
WRITER
代人写，为…代笔