单词 | haunt |
释义 | haunt —haunt /hɔːnt/ aep /hɑːnt/ noun [C] ► F0 a place often visited: » This pub used to be one of your old haunts, didn't it Jim?Thesaurus+: ↑Visitingverb [T] (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE) ↑Verb Endings for haunt ► B2 to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: » Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.» 30 years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction.Thesaurus+: ↑Making people sad, shocked and upsetThesaurus+: ↑Causing anxiety and worry , ↑Making people sad, shocked and upset• • • Extra Examples:» Memories of the semifinal defeat haunted him for the rest of his career.» His experiences in the prison camp continued to haunt him.» She was haunted by memories of her unhappy childhood.» The novel tells the story of a soldier haunted by the events of the war.» The experience of failure continues to haunt him.verb [T] (SPIRIT) ↑Verb Endings for haunt ► B2 (of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly: » A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway looking for her children.Thesaurus+: ↑Souls, spirits and ghosts |
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