单词	spectre
释义	spectrespec‧tre British English, specter American English /ˈspektə $ -ər/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The spectre is reputed to be that of Frances Culpepper, daughter of Lord John Freschville. They say that the spectres of the murdered children walk through the grounds at night. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the spectre of money laundering looms. Another spectre of his too-vivid memory rose up to tempt him. But the spectre of delivering a speech brown-nosing the teachers jammed her imagination. Loneliness flooded her like the bone-chilling spectre of the damned. Once firmly embarked on the slow-growth road, the United States can not avoid the ominous spectre of social and economic decay. The attack has raised the spectre of another war between ice-cream operators in Glasgow. The cultural move from an autonomous and independent sculpture back to the public sphere inevitably raises the spectre of popular culture. The prospect of such telecoms competition raises the spectre of intervention by government or the courts. Thesaurus THESAURUS► ghost the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: · His ghost is believed to haunt the house. ► spirit a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost: · evil spirits· the spirit world ► apparition an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time: · He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church. ► poltergeist a ghost that people cannot see, which throws things or moves things around: · The house was haunted by a poltergeist that makes things move around all by themselves, sometimes quite big things like beds or wardrobes. ► spook informal a ghost: · I’m not scared of spooks. ► phantom literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person: · They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water. ► spectre British English, specter American English literary a ghost, especially a frightening one: · She had looked like a spectre.· The following night, the spectre appeared again. Longman Language Activatora ghost► ghost the spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see or hear: · 'The ghost can be heard going up and down the stairs in the middle of the night,' Ackley said. · Do you believe in ghosts?· Hindus believe that ghosts are scared of fire.ghost of somebody: · The church is haunted by the ghost of a young man who was killed there on his wedding day.ghost story: · Do you know any good ghost stories? ► ghostly looking like a ghost, or making you think of ghosts: · A ghostly figure hovered at the top of the stairs.· In the last scene of the play, a ghostly female figure shimmers into the room, her arms laden with books.· She felt the touch of a ghostly hand on her shoulder. ► spirit the part of a person that, according to some people's beliefs, continues to live after they have died: spirit of somebody: · In Japan people believe that the spirits of the dead return to visit the earth every summer during the Obon festival.evil spirits (=spirits that want to harm people): · My grandparents used to wear charms to protect themselves against evil spirits. ► poltergeist a type of ghost you cannot see, that moves furniture and throws things around: · Clark says the poltergeist scatters pots and pans over the kitchen floor, opens locked doors and frightens the family dog. ► phantom a frightening and unclear image of a dead person - used especially in literature: · Suddenly a phantom appeared out of the mist, terrifying the hikers. ► apparition an image of a dead person that you see suddenly and only for a short time: · The women said they saw an apparition in the church, next to the altar.· The apparition ran silently across the lobby and disappeared through a window. ► spectre British /specter American a ghost, especially a frightening one - used especially in literature: · They say that the spectres of the murdered children walk through the grounds at night.· The spectre is reputed to be that of Frances Culpepper, daughter of Lord John Freschville. ► the supernatural the world of ghosts, spirits etc and things that cannot be explained by science: · Many of the people here continue to believe in the supernatural.· stories about the supernatural ► things that go bump in the night ghosts and other strange frightening things in general - used humorously: · She's always been a bit scared of things that go bump in the night. WORD SETS► Folklore abominable snowman, nounapparition, nounbogey, nounbogeyman, nounboogeyman, nounchangeling, noundivine, verbdjinn, noundoppelganger, noundowse, verbdowser, noundowsing rod, noundragon, noundryad, noundwarf, nounEaster Bunny, nounelf, nounelixir, nounfairy, nounfairy godmother, nounfairyland, nounfairy tale, nounFather Christmas, nounfolk, adjectivefolk hero, noungenie, nounghost, noungiant, noungiantess, noungnome, noungoblin, noungremlin, nounhobgoblin, nounimp, nounleprechaun, nounleviathan, nounley, nounlore, nounmagic carpet, nounmermaid, nounmonster, nounnecromancy, nounnever-never land, nounnymph, nounogre, nounphiltre, nounpixie, nounsandman, nounSanta Claus, nounspectre, nounsprite, nounstardust, nounsuperstition, nounsuperstitious, adjectivesylph, nountale, nountotem, nountroll, noununicorn, nounurban myth, nounvampire, nounwerewolf, nounwishing well, nounyeti, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► raising the spectre of  The recession is again raising the spectre of unemployment. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► raise · The cultural move from an autonomous and independent sculpture back to the public sphere inevitably raises the spectre of popular culture.· The attack has raised the spectre of another war between ice-cream operators in Glasgow.· The prospect of such telecoms competition raises the spectre of intervention by government or the courts. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the spectre of something And the spectre of money laundering looms. But the spectre of delivering a speech brown-nosing the teachers jammed her imagination. For more than a decade, the spectre of the return of the hippy, of progressive rock, has haunted music-making. It was only after the reasonable harvest of 1922 that the spectre of nation-wide starvation receded. Looming large over all these doubts is the spectre of costs. The cultural move from an autonomous and independent sculpture back to the public sphere inevitably raises the spectre of popular culture. The prospect of such telecoms competition raises the spectre of intervention by government or the courts. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► raise the spectre of something The attack has raised the spectre of another war between ice-cream operators in Glasgow. The cultural move from an autonomous and independent sculpture back to the public sphere inevitably raises the spectre of popular culture. The prospect of such telecoms competition raises the spectre of intervention by government or the courts. Trevor Street had raised the spectre of the Bedford-St Pancras line. 1the spectre of something something that people are afraid of because it may affect them badly:  The recession is again raising the spectre of unemployment.2[countable] literary a ghost
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