ghost

ghost

[gəust]

n.幽灵, 鬼魂
v.(像鬼一样)出没, 代笔
n.代笔者

例句与用法：

I can't have seen a ghost it must have been imagination.

我看到的不可能是鬼－－一定是幻想的东西吧。

The ghost has been laid and will not return to haunt you again.

那鬼魂已经祛除，不会再回来缠著你了。

The car seems to have given up the ghost.

看来这汽车算是报销了。

Her gold-medal victory laid the ghost of her shock defeat in the European Championships.

她在欧洲锦标赛中的惨败终因她夺得金牌的胜利而雪耻。

He was shaking with fright as if he had seen a ghost.

他吓得直哆嗦，就好像看见了鬼一样。

词形变化：

形容词: ghosty | 动词过去式: ghosted | 动词过去分词: ghosted | 动词现在分词: ghosting | 动词第三人称单数: ghosts |

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n.

1. 鬼, 幽灵[C]

2. 代笔人, 捉刀者[C]

3. (电视上的)双重图像[C]

4. 一点点, 一丝[the S][(+of)]

I haven't a ghost of a chance of getting the job.

我毫无可能得到这份工作。

5. 瘦得像鬼一样的人; 脸色苍白的人

vt.

1. 鬼魂般缠住; 作祟于

2. 【口】替……捉刀

It was he who ghosted the general's memoirs.

那位将军的回忆录是他代笔的。

vi.

【口】替人代笔

He is ghosting for a movie star.

他在替一位电影明星捉刀。

短语词组：

give up the ghost

1. 死

He gave up the ghost.

他死了。

the/a ghost of a chance

1. 一丝机会

I haven't got the ghost of a chance of beating you.

我根本就没有赢你的机会。