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单词 ghost
释义 ghost
UK [gəʊst] US [goʊst] noun
SPIRIT 鬼魂
 ADVANCED  countable
■the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person, which some people believe appears to people who are alive 鬼,幽灵
Do you believe in ghosts?你相信有鬼吗?
The gardens are said to be haunted by the ghost of a child who drowned in the river.据说一个溺死在河中的孩子的幽灵经常在这些花园出现。
UK [gəʊst] US [goʊst] noun
MEMORY 记忆
only singular literary
■a memory, usually of something or someone bad (通常指对不好的事或人的)记忆,回忆;摆脱不掉的往事
The ghost of the old dictator still lingers on.那个老独裁者在人们的记忆中阴魂不散。
UK [gəʊst] US [goʊst] noun
give up the ghost
■to die 死 humorous
■If a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working (机器)坏了,不能运作,完蛋
We've had the same TV for over ten years and it's just given up the ghost.我们一台电视用了十年多,刚刚才坏了。
■to stop trying to do something because you know that you will not succeed 放弃…;对…绝望
All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.我自童年起所珍惜的一切都被夺走了,我只好放弃。
UK [gəʊst] US [goʊst] noun
look like/as though you've seen a ghost
■to look very shocked (某人)看上去非常震惊
Whatever's the matter? You look as though you've just seen a ghost!到底怎么啦,看你一副惊魂未定的样子!
UK [gəʊst] US [goʊst] noun
not have a/the ghost of a chance informal
■to have no chance at all 毫无机会
They haven't got a ghost of a chance of winning.他们毫无胜算。
UK [gəʊst] US [goʊst] verb transitive (also ghost-write)
■to write a book or article etc. for another person, so that they can pretend it is their own or use it themselves 为…代笔,给…做枪手,替…当捉刀人
His autobiography was ghosted.他的自传是别人代写的。
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