单词	ghoul
释义	ghoulghoul /ɡuːl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINghoul Origin: 1700-1800 Arabic ghul, from ghala ‘to seize’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also to be considered are the many strange accounts of werewolves, vampires, apart from ghosts and ghouls. Reynard questions this repulsive ghoul, with neither hope nor disappointment. Then the ghoul will rob the corpse of the interred jewellery and devour the newly dead flesh with its sharp fangs. Thursday night concessionary prices to all who dress as zombies or ghouls. What is this shuffling ghoul you present to me? 1an evil spirit in stories that takes bodies from graves (=place in the ground where dead people are buried) and eats them2someone who gets pleasure from unpleasant things such as accidents that shock other people—ghoulish adjective
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