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单词 poltergeist
释义
poltergeistpol‧ter‧geist /ˈpɒltəɡaɪst $ ˈpoʊltər-/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpoltergeist
Origin:
1800-1900 German poltern ‘to knock’ + geist ‘spirit’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Clark says the poltergeist scatters pots and pans over the kitchen floor, opens locked doors and frightens the family dog.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Alison says the poltergeist has tried to smother her boyfriend in their terraced house.
  • How many ships suddenly developed strange ghost personae; mechanical poltergeists in the engine room; voices where they had none before?
  • She repeated what Rosalind Swain had said about odd things happening in adolescence, about adolescents harbouring poltergeists.
  • The family refused to be reassured by the expert's promises that poltergeists did not harm people.
  • The main features marking the presence of a poltergeist are moving objects, electrical high jinks, or mysterious noises.
  • Though many poltergeist influences can be explained in this way, what of those which happen in empty, uninhabited properties?
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
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.
a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost: · evil spirits· the spirit world
an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time: · He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church.
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.
informal a ghost: · I’m not scared of spooks.
literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person: · They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water.
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
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?
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.
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.
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.
a frightening and unclear image of a dead person - used especially in literature: · Suddenly a phantom appeared out of the mist, terrifying the hikers.
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.
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 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
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.
 a ghost that makes objects move around and causes strange noises
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