单词 | phantom |
释义 | phantom —phantom /ˈfæn.təm/ aep /-t̬əm/ adjective [before noun] 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 unrealityF0 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 unrealitynoun [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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