单词 | spectre |
释义 | spectre noun (bre) (name specter) adjective | verb + spectre/specter | spectre/specter + verb | preposition adjective➤grim, ominous凶兆◆the grim spectre of terrorism cast its shadow.恐怖主义的可怕幽灵正在逼近。➤old旧的恐惧感▸➤constant萦绕心头的恐惧➤looming逼近的恐慌◆the looming spectre of a financial crisis金融危机步步逼近的恐慌➤twin孪生魔鬼◆the twin spectres of addiction and violence成瘾和暴力这一对孪生魔鬼verb + spectre/specter➤evoke, invoke, raise引发恐惧◆wall street's collapse raised spectres of the 1987 stock-market crash.华尔街股市暴跌引发了 1987 年股市崩盘时的那种恐慌。➤face, see面临恐惧▸➤banish, exorcize排解/驱逐恐惧◆an attempt to exorcize the spectre of poverty驱逐贫困这个幽灵的努力spectre/specter + verb➤hang over sb/sth, haunt sb/sth, hover over sb/sth, loom, loom over sb/sth恐惧困扰⋯;恐惧笼罩⋯preposition➤spectre of⋯的忧患◆the terrible spectre of civil war hung over the country once again.内战可怕的阴云再一次笼罩这个国家。spectre/ˈspektə(r) ||; ˈspɛktɚ/(us 美 specter) noun [c] 1. something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future (对未来情况的)恐惧,忧虑: ◇the spectre of unemployment 失业的恐惧 2. (old-fashioned 旧)=ghostspectresee ⇨ ghost 1 spec·trebre 【英】 , specter ame 【美】 /`spɛktə; ˈspektə/ 1. the spectre of sth something frightening that might happen 某事物的幽灵[喻指可能会发生的可怕事情]:◇the spectre of war lingered over the talks. 战争的阴影笼罩着会谈。 2. [c] literary a ghost 【文】 幽灵,鬼魂 |
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