| 释义 |
spectre (US spec·ter) BrE /ˈspektə(r)/NAmE /ˈspektər/ noun~ (of sth) something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future 恐惧；恐慌；忧虑◆The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war. 内战仿佛一触即发，举国上下一片恐慌。◆These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine. 几星期来的干旱再次引起了群众对大饥荒的恐慌。(literary) a ghost 鬼；幽灵◆Was he a spectre returning to haunt her? 是不是他的幽灵回来找她了？ |