phantom
US
UK phantom n: (ghost) (鬼)
SC 幽灵，鬼魅 yōu líng，guǐ mèi
Some say phantoms wander the town at night.
phantom adj: figurative (imagined, not real) (比喻)
SC 不是真实存在的，虚幻的 bú shì zhēn shí cún zài de ，xū huàn de
SC 幻觉的，幻象的 huàn jué de ，huàn xiàng de
TC 幻覺的
TC 幻覺的
The company created phantom employees on the payroll to decrease their tax liability.
phantom n: ([sth] imagined or illusory)
SC 幻想 huàn xiǎng
TC 幻想
TC 幻想
SC 错觉 huàn xiǎng，cuò jué
Your fears are only phantoms – they'll be gone in the morning.
false pregnancy, pseudopregnancy, also UK: phantom pregnancy n: (pregnancy symptoms when not pregnant)
SC 假孕
phantom limb n: (sensation in amputated arm, leg)
SC 幻肢 huàn zhī
Even years after surgery, amputees may continue to experience sensation in phantom limbs.