ghost·ly
adjective/ˈɡəʊstli/
/ˈɡəʊstli/
(comparative ghostlier, superlative ghostliest)
- looking or sounding like a ghost; full of ghosts
鬼似的；幽灵般的；鬼魂萦绕的 - a ghostly figure
鬼影 - ghostly footsteps
幽灵般的脚步声 - the ghostly churchyard
鬼魂萦绕的教堂墓地 - The airfield was bathed in the ghostly glow of a searchlight.
机场沐浴在探照灯的幽灵般的光芒中。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGhostly is used with these nouns:- echo
- figure
- glow
- …
Word OriginOld English gāstlic, from gāst ‘ghost’. - a ghostly figure