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ghost

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Related topics: Folklore, Computers
ghost1 /ɡəʊst $ ɡoʊst/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC]
1  spirit 鬼魂RF the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place 鬼，鬼魂，幽靈
ghost of
the ghost of Old Tom Morris
老湯姆·莫裏斯的鬼魂
They say the young girl’s ghost still haunts (=often appears in) the house.
他們說那個少女的鬼魂依舊在那房子裏出沒。
He looked as if he’d seen a ghost (=he looked very frightened).
他看上去像見到了鬼似的。
→ Holy Ghost, the
2  memory/effect 記憶/效果 the memory or effect of someone or something bad that lived, existed, or happened in the past 〔不愉快的〕回憶，記憶
ghost of
5The ghost of poverty still haunts the lives of people who lived through the Depression.
貧困依然陰魂不散，影響着那些經歷過經濟大蕭條的人們。
nThe ghost of Stalinism still affects life in Russia today.
3  the ghost of a smile/sound etc LITTLE/NOT MUCHa smile etc that is so slight you are not sure it happened 隐約的一絲微笑/一點聲音等
The ghost of a smile flitted across her sad features.
她憂愁的面容上隐隐掠過一絲微笑。
4. television/computer 電視/計算機AMT a second image that is not clear on a television or computer screen 〔電視或計算機屏幕上的〕重像，重影
5  give up the ghost 
a) BROKENif a machine gives up the ghost, it does not work anymore and cannot be repaired – used humorously 〔機器〕報廢〔幽默用法〕
Unfortunately, my car’s just given up the ghost.
可惜我的汽車剛剛報廢了。
b) DIEto die 死去
Examples from the Corpus
give up the ghost• He would ordinarily blow out the candle and give up the ghost.• Finally the engine gave up the ghost completely and nothing could persuade it to start again.• With one last defiant surge of power the jeep finally gave up the ghost.• My old car's finally given up the ghost.• Doctors said that while his heart was fine, his vascular system had given up the ghost.• This is the gentler way: convince the mind the body's dead and it gives up the ghost.• What light struggled through the unwashed front window soon gave up the ghost in the air that seemed almost palpably grey.• They squirmed, shrivelled and after a brief struggle, gave up the ghost.• The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost.
6  (not) a ghost of a chance CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYnot even a slight chance of doing something, or of something happening （沒有）一絲機會
They don’t stand a ghost of a chance of winning.
他們根本沒有獲勝的希望。
Examples from the Corpus
(not) a ghost of a chance• Is there a ghost of a chance that any of these stories are true?
n THESAURUS
ghost the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place
His ghost is believed to haunt the house.
spirit a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost
evil spirits
the spirit world
apparition an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time
He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church.
poltergeist a ghost that people cannot see, which throws things or moves things around
The house was haunted by a poltergeist that makes things move around all by themselves, sometimes quite big things like beds or wardrobes.
spook informal a ghost
I’m not scared of spooks.
phantom literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person
They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water.
spectre British EnglishBrE, specter American EnglishAmE literary a ghost, especially a frightening one
She had looked like a spectre.
The following night, the spectre appeared again.
Examples from the Corpus
ghost• The San Joaquin is but a ghost.• More a ghost than a man at that point, standing there in what looked like a gray sack, shivering.• Do you think she saw a ghost?• Though he wasn't a ghost she was still too scared to touch that small, shaky hand.• The stars showed the way, but faintly, like lamps along a road for ghosts.• Do you know any good ghost stories?• Do you believe in ghosts?• They say the captain's ghost still haunts the waterfront.• Hindus believe that ghosts are scared of fire.• The church is haunted by the ghost of a young man who was killed there on his wedding day.• The ghost can be heard going up and down the stairs in the middle of the night, Ackley said.• The ghost of Stalinism still affects life in Russia today.• We lucky this ghost is a baby.
ghost ... haunts• Mermaids have been sighted there and a ghost haunts a derelict bothy near the loch.• It is said that his ghost still haunts the crypts below the tower and occasionally assists searching scholars.
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ghost2 verb [transitiveT]
TCNto write something as a ghost writer 代人寫，爲…代筆
Examples from the Corpus
ghost• The former reporter ghosted Reagan's autobiography.• Moving soundlessly on his thick rubber soles, he ghosted swiftly down to the lowest platform.
From Longman Business Dictionary
ghostghost1 /gəʊstgoʊst/ noun [countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES
people who are listed as workers on a company’s books and PAYROLL, but who do not do any work for the company
Some contractors, in the interest of labor harmony, hire ghosts.
Exhibitors complained that their bills are inflated byghost workers supposedly employed by the exhibition centre.
ghostghost2 verb [transitiveT]
to write something as a GHOSTWRITER
She received a generous advance fee for the book she’s ghosting.
Origin ghost1
Old English gast

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