英语词汇“ghosting”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ghost•ing n. [Television.]

Radio and Televisionthe appearance of multiple images, or ghosts, on a television screen. Cf. ghost (def. 7)

ghost + -ing¹

ghost n. [countable]

the disembodied soul of a dead person, imagined as nearly transparent and wandering among the living to haunt them.
a weak or weakened version:She's a ghost of her former self.
the slightest bit:hadn't a ghost of a chance.
Informal Termsghostwriter.
Radio and Television, Photographya secondary, usually faint or blurry image, as on a television screen or on a photographic negative or print.

to ghostwrite (a book, speech, etc.): [no object]She ghosts for a living.[~ + object]She ghosted several books.

Idioms

Idioms give up the ghost:

to die.
to cease to function:The old car gave up the ghost on our last trip.

ghost•ly, adj., -li•er, -li•est.

ghost n.

the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
a mere shadow or semblance;
a trace:He's a ghost of his former self.
a remote possibility:He hasn't a ghost of a chance.
(sometimes cap.) a spiritual being.
the principle of life;
soul;
spirit.
Informal TermsSee ghost writer.
Radio and Televisiona secondary image, esp. one appearing on a television screen as a white shadow, caused by poor or double reception or by a defect in the receiver.
PhotographyAlso called ghost image. a faint secondary or out-of-focus image in a photographic print or negative resulting from reflections within the camera lens.
an oral word game in which each player in rotation adds a letter to those supplied by preceding players, the object being to avoid ending a word.
Opticsa series of false spectral lines produced by a diffraction grating with unevenly spaced lines.
Metallurgya streak appearing on a freshly machined piece of steel containing impurities.
Biochemistrya red blood cell having no hemoglobin.
a fictitious employee, business, etc., fabricated esp. for the purpose of manipulating funds or avoiding taxes:Investigation showed a payroll full of ghosts.
Idioms give up the ghost:
- to die.
- to cease to function or exist.

v.t.

to ghostwrite (a book, speech, etc.).
to haunt.
Printing[Engraving.]to lighten the background of (a photograph) before engraving.

v.i.

to ghostwrite.
to go about or move like a ghost.
Naval Terms(of a sailing vessel) to move when there is no perceptible wind.
to pay people for work not performed, esp. as a way of manipulating funds.

adj.

fabricated for purposes of deception or fraud:We were making contributions to a ghost company.

bef. 900; Middle English goost (noun, nominal), Old English gāst; cognate with German Geist spirit

ghost′i•ly, adv.
ghost′like′, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apparition, phantom, phantasm, wraith, revenant; shade, spook. Ghost, specter, spirit all refer to the disembodied soul of a person. A ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, which appears or otherwise makes its presence known to the living:the ghost of a drowned child.A specter is a ghost or apparition of more or less weird, unearthly, or terrifying aspect:a frightening specter.Spirit is often interchangeable with ghost but may mean a supernatural being, usually with an indication of good or malign intent toward human beings:the spirit of a friend; an evil spirit.

ghost /ɡəʊst/ n

the disembodied spirit of a dead person, supposed to haunt the living as a pale or shadowy vision; phantom
a haunting memory: the ghost of his former life rose up before him
a faint trace or possibility of something; glimmer: a ghost of a smile
the spirit; soul (archaic, except in the phrase the Holy Ghost)
a faint secondary image produced by an optical system
a similar image on a television screen, formed by reflection of the transmitting waves or by a defect in the receiver
(modifier) falsely recorded as doing a particular job or fulfilling a particular function in order that some benefit, esp money, may be obtained: a ghost worker
give up the ghost ⇒ to die

See ghostwrite
(transitive) to haunt
(intransitive) to move effortlessly and smoothly, esp unnoticed: he ghosted into the penalty area

Etymology: Old English gāst; related to Old Frisian jēst, Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit hēda fury, anger

ˈghostˌlike adj

单词	ghosting
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ghost•ing (gō′sting),USA pronunciation n. [Television.] Radio and Televisionthe appearance of multiple images, or ghosts, on a television screen. Cf. ghost (def. 7) ghost + -ing¹ WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ghost /goʊst/USA pronunciation n. [countable] the disembodied soul of a dead person, imagined as nearly transparent and wandering among the living to haunt them. a weak or weakened version:She's a ghost of her former self. the slightest bit:hadn't a ghost of a chance. Informal Termsghostwriter. Radio and Television, Photographya secondary, usually faint or blurry image, as on a television screen or on a photographic negative or print. v. to ghostwrite (a book, speech, etc.): [no object]She ghosts for a living.[~ + object]She ghosted several books. Idioms Idioms give up the ghost: to die. to cease to function:The old car gave up the ghost on our last trip. ghost•ly, adj., -li•er, -li•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ghost (gōst),USA pronunciation n. the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons. a mere shadow or semblance; a trace:He's a ghost of his former self. a remote possibility:He hasn't a ghost of a chance. (sometimes cap.) a spiritual being. the principle of life; soul; spirit. Informal TermsSee ghost writer. Radio and Televisiona secondary image, esp. one appearing on a television screen as a white shadow, caused by poor or double reception or by a defect in the receiver. PhotographyAlso called ghost image. a faint secondary or out-of-focus image in a photographic print or negative resulting from reflections within the camera lens. an oral word game in which each player in rotation adds a letter to those supplied by preceding players, the object being to avoid ending a word. Opticsa series of false spectral lines produced by a diffraction grating with unevenly spaced lines. Metallurgya streak appearing on a freshly machined piece of steel containing impurities. Biochemistrya red blood cell having no hemoglobin. a fictitious employee, business, etc., fabricated esp. for the purpose of manipulating funds or avoiding taxes:Investigation showed a payroll full of ghosts. Idioms give up the ghost: to die. to cease to function or exist. v.t. to ghostwrite (a book, speech, etc.). to haunt. Printing[Engraving.]to lighten the background of (a photograph) before engraving. v.i. to ghostwrite. to go about or move like a ghost. Naval Terms(of a sailing vessel) to move when there is no perceptible wind. to pay people for work not performed, esp. as a way of manipulating funds. adj. fabricated for purposes of deception or fraud:We were making contributions to a ghost company. bef. 900; Middle English goost (noun, nominal), Old English gāst; cognate with German Geist spirit ghost′i•ly, adv. ghost′like′, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apparition, phantom, phantasm, wraith, revenant; shade, spook. Ghost, specter, spirit all refer to the disembodied soul of a person. A ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, which appears or otherwise makes its presence known to the living:the ghost of a drowned child.A specter is a ghost or apparition of more or less weird, unearthly, or terrifying aspect:a frightening specter.Spirit is often interchangeable with ghost but may mean a supernatural being, usually with an indication of good or malign intent toward human beings:the spirit of a friend; an evil spirit. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ghost /ɡəʊst/ n the disembodied spirit of a dead person, supposed to haunt the living as a pale or shadowy vision; phantom a haunting memory: the ghost of his former life rose up before him a faint trace or possibility of something; glimmer: a ghost of a smile the spirit; soul (archaic, except in the phrase the Holy Ghost) a faint secondary image produced by an optical system a similar image on a television screen, formed by reflection of the transmitting waves or by a defect in the receiver (modifier) falsely recorded as doing a particular job or fulfilling a particular function in order that some benefit, esp money, may be obtained: a ghost worker give up the ghost ⇒ to die vb See ghostwrite (transitive) to haunt (intransitive) to move effortlessly and smoothly, esp unnoticed: he ghosted into the penalty area Etymology: Old English gāst; related to Old Frisian jēst, Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit hēda fury, anger ˈghostˌlike adj
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