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单词 phantom
释义 phantom

phantom /ˈfæn.təm/ aep /-t̬əm/

adjective [before noun]
1
F0 like a ghost:
» A phantom coach is said to pass through the grounds of this house when there's a full moon.» HUMOROUS The phantom wine-drinker has been around (= an unknown person has been drinking the wine)!Thesaurus+: ↑Unreal things and unreality
2
F0 describes something that you imagine exists or that appears to exist, although in fact it does not:
» Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she's got a phantom limb.» They discovered it was a phantom organization set up for the processing of drug profits.» UK Although she grew bigger, she later discovered it was a phantom (US false) pregnancy.Thesaurus+: ↑Unreal things and unreality
noun [C]
F0 a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent form of a person, animal, or other object SYNONYM GHOST(Cf. ↑ghost) (SPIRIT)Thesaurus+: ↑Souls, spirits and ghosts
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