spook
US
UK spook [sb] vtr: (scare)
SC 吓 xià
TC 嚇
TC 嚇
SC 吓唬 xià ，xià hu
SC 使恐惧 xià ，shǐ kǒng jù
Falling house prices in the area have spooked residents.
该地区房价下跌，让居民都很担心。
spook n: slang (spy)
SC 暗探，间谍 àn tàn，jiàn dié
TC 間諜
TC 間諜
Her father was a spook during the Cold War.
她父亲在冷战期间当过间谍。
spook n: informal (ghost)
SC 鬼，幽灵 guǐ，yōu líng
TC 鬼
TC 鬼
We all believed the place was full of spooks when we were kids.
我们小时候都相信这个地方到处是鬼。
spook n: US, dated, pejorative, offensive!!! (black person)
SC 黑鬼 hēi guǐ