单词 | ghoul-like |
释义 | > as lemmasghoul-like ghoul-like adj. resembling or reminiscent of a ghoul. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > ghoulish ghoul-like1826 ghoulish1840 ghoulish-looking1875 1826 N.-Y. Lit. Gaz. 19 Aug. 279/1 I am very fond of rambling among ruins..but to meet any occupants in such places hath something outre and ghoule-like about it. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. viii. vi. 247 Her natural pallor aggravated into a ghoul-like tint. 1922 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 5 Sept. 6/6 There is a ghoul-like element in all baseball crowds. 2018 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 23 Every now and again the good folks were startled by some of the wicked and loathsome doings of these ghoul-like wretches. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。