haunt UK [hɔ:nt] US [hɑ:nt] verb transitive REPEATEDLY TROUBLE 反覆烦扰 ADVANCED ■to cause repeated suffering or anxiety 使经常苦恼;不断困扰•Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.越南战争的经历给他日后的生活留下了挥之不去的阴影。 •Thirty years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction.那场火灾过去30年之后,死亡和毁灭的场景仍在他脑海中挥之不去。 UK [hɔ:nt] US [hɑ:nt] verb transitive SPIRIT 幽灵 ■(of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly (鬼魂)经常出没•A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway looking for her children.据说有一个女人像幽灵似的经常出现在楼梯上寻找她的孩子。 UK [hɔ:nt] US [hɑ:nt] noun countable ■a place often visited 常去的地方•This pub used to be one of your old haunts, didn't it Jim?这个酒吧你以前经常去,对不对,吉姆? |