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单词 ghoul
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ghoul /gul/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a legendary demon that robs graves and feeds on corpses.
  2. a grave robber.
  3. a person thought to resemble a ghoul.
ghoul•ish, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ghoul  (go̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an evil demon, originally of Oriental legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
  2. a grave robber.
  3. a person who revels in what is revolting.
  • Arabic ghūl
  • 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ghoul /ɡuːl/ n
  1. a malevolent spirit or ghost
  2. a person interested in morbid or disgusting things
  3. a person who robs graves
  4. (in Muslim legend) an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either stolen corpses or children
Etymology: 18th Century: from Arabic ghūl, from ghāla he seized
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