spook
spook
(informal)(非正式)
noun
[withobj.]
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- a ghost
鬼
■(S. African)a thing that people are frightened of, especially without justification (used in political contexts)
(南非)（尤指无端）让人恐惧的东西（作政治用语）
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极右恐怖势力在很长一段时间内会保持其恐怖本色不变。 - (chiefly N. Amer.)a spy
(主北美)间谍
a CIA spook.
一个中央情报局的间谍。 - (S. African)an armoured vehicle used to detect mines
(南非)探雷装甲车 - (offensive, dated, chiefly US)a black person
(冒犯，旧，主美)黑鬼
[withobj.]
- frighten; unnerve
惊吓；恐吓
they spooked a couple of grizzly bears.
他们吓唬一对灰熊。
■[no obj.](especially of an animal) take fright suddenly
（尤指动物）突然受惊
he'll spook if we make any noise.
如果我们弄出任何响声，他就会受惊。 - (S. African)clear (an area) of mines
(南非)扫雷
a road that hasn't been spooked.
还没有扫过雷的公路。
- early 19th cent.: from Dutch, of unknown origin
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