英语词汇“ghost (or skeleton) at the feast”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ghost (or skeleton) at the feast

A person or thing that brings gloom to an otherwise pleasant occasion.The party has become used to such phantom presences: for the past four years, its former idol appeared like the proverbial ghost at the feast to deliver his speech, take the plaudits, yet shun the centre stage....

It is also the ghost at the feast of much polite society in Northern Ireland.
But his eyes were drawn nevertheless to the filthy bundle of rags, the skeleton at the feast.

See parent entry: feast

单词	ghost (or skeleton) at the feast
释义	ghost (or skeleton) at the feast A person or thing that brings gloom to an otherwise pleasant occasion.The party has become used to such phantom presences: for the past four years, its former idol appeared like the proverbial ghost at the feast to deliver his speech, take the plaudits, yet shun the centre stage.... It is also the ghost at the feast of much polite society in Northern Ireland. But his eyes were drawn nevertheless to the filthy bundle of rags, the skeleton at the feast. See parent entry: feast
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