GHOST1 a ghost2 when there are ghosts in a placeRELATED WORDSsee alsoDIEDEADBODYFRIGHTENED/FRIGHTENINGSCREAMMYSTERIOUSSTRANGEMAGICIMAGINE1 a ghost 鬼ghost /gəʊst/ [countable noun]the spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see or hear 鬼，幽灵，鬼魂 ‘The ghost can be heard going up and down the stairs in the middle of the night,’ Ackley said. “半夜里都能听到鬼上下楼梯呢。”阿克利说道。 Do you believe in ghosts? 你相信有鬼魂吗？ Hindus believe that ghosts are scared of fire. 印度教的教徒相信鬼怕火。ghost of somebody The church is haunted by the ghost of a young man who was killed there on his wedding day. 教堂里闹鬼，那是一个年轻人的鬼魂，他在婚礼那天被人杀了。ghost story Do you know any good ghost stories? 你知道有什么好的鬼故事吗？ghostly /ˈgəʊstli/ [adjective usually before noun]looking like a ghost, or making you think of ghosts 鬼似的 A ghostly figure hovered at the top of the stairs. 有个像鬼魂的人影在楼梯的上面徘徊。 In the last scene of the play, a ghostly female figure shimmers into the room, her arms laden with books. 在戏的最后一场，一个女子的身影鬼一样地闪进房间，她的手里满满地捧着一摞书。 She felt the touch of a ghostly hand on her shoulder. 她感到像是幽灵的一只手触摸着她的肩。spirit /ˈspɪrɪt, ˈspɪrət/ [countable noun]the part of a person that, according to some people's beliefs, continues to live after they have died 灵魂spirit of somebody In Japan people believe that the spirits of the dead return to visit the earth every summer during the Obon festival. 在日本，人们认为死者的灵魂会在每年夏天的盂兰盆节回来拜访人间。evil spiritsspirits that want to harm people 邪灵 My grandparents used to wear charms to protect themselves against evil spirits. 我的祖父母以前都佩戴护身符驱邪护身。poltergeist /ˈpɒltəʳgaɪstǁˈpəʊl-/ [countable noun]a type of ghost you cannot see, that moves furniture and throws things around 〔搬动家具、乱扔东西的〕吵闹鬼，捉弄人的鬼怪 Clark says the poltergeist scatters pots and pans over the kitchen floor, opens locked doors and frightens the family dog. 克拉克说吵闹鬼会把锅碗瓢盆乱扔在厨房的地板上，会把上了锁的门打开，还会惊吓家里的狗。phantom /ˈfæntəm/ [countable noun]a frightening and unclear image of a dead person - used especially in literature 幽灵，鬼魂〔尤用于文学作品〕 Suddenly a phantom appeared out of the mist, terrifying the hikers. 突然，薄雾中出现一个幽灵，吓坏了远足的人。apparition /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/ [countable noun]an image of a dead person that you see suddenly and only for a short time 〔一闪而过的〕鬼魂，幽灵 The women said they saw an apparition in the church, next to the altar. 那些女人说她们在教堂里看到一个幽灵，就在祭坛旁边。 The apparition ran silently across the lobby and disappeared through a window. 那幽灵悄无声息地跑过大厅，穿过一扇窗户就消失了。spectreBritish/specterAmerican /ˈspektəʳ/ [countable noun]a ghost, especially a frightening one - used especially in literature 鬼怪，幽灵〔尤用于文学作品〕 They say that the spectres of the murdered children walk through the grounds at night. 他们说夜里这些被害孩子的鬼魂就在地上行走。 The spectre is reputed to be that of Frances Culpepper, daughter of Lord John Freschville. 那鬼魂据说是约翰·弗雷希维尔大人的女儿弗朗西丝·卡尔佩珀。the supernatural /ðə ˌsuːpəʳˈnætʃərəl, ˌsjuː-ǁˌsuː-/ [uncountable noun]the world of ghosts, spirits etc and things that cannot be explained by science 超自然物；超自然现象 Many of the people here continue to believe in the supernatural. 这里的许多人依然相信有超自然现象。 stories about the supernatural 有关超自然现象的故事supernatural [adjective only before noun] supernatural forces 超自然力量 The villagers believed that she had supernatural powers. 村民们相信她有超自然能力。things that go bump in the night /ˌθɪŋz ðət gəʊ ˌbʌmp ɪn ðə ˈnaɪt/ [noun phrase]ghosts and other strange frightening things in general - used humorously 鬼怪之类的东西〔幽默的说法〕 She's always been a bit scared of things that go bump in the night. 她一向有点怕神怕鬼。2 when there are ghosts in a place 某地有鬼haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd, ˈhɔːntəd/ [adjective]a place that ishaunted has ghosts in it 闹鬼的，鬼魂出没的 The locals say the villas are haunted. 当地人说这些别墅里闹鬼。haunted house Both John and his wife Susy are convinced the house is haunted. 约翰和他妻子苏茜都确信房子里闹鬼。 Billed as ‘America's most haunted house’, the Myrtles Plantation is supposedly inhabited by 14 ghosts. 默特尔庄园被称为“美国鬼最多的房子”，据说里面住了14只鬼。haunt /hɔːnt/ [transitive verb not in progressive]if a ghosthaunts a place, it appears there often 〔鬼魂〕常出没于 The ghost of the murdered prince still haunts the castle. 被害王子的幽灵还时常在城堡中出现。be haunted by Legends say the building is haunted by ghosts. 传说中说这房子闹鬼。spooky /ˈspuːki/ [adjective]informala place that isspooky feels strange and makes you feel that there are ghosts there 【非正式】阴森森的，令人毛骨悚然的 Let's get out of here, this place is really spooky! 我们离开这儿吧，这地方可真够吓人的！ a spooky castle 一个阴森恐怖的城堡 He lived in kind of a spooky place at the end of a long dirt road. 他住在一个阴森可怕的地方，在一条长长的土路的尽头。