| 单词 | ghost |
| 释义 | ghost n. & v. --n 1. the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2. a shadow or mere semblance (not a ghost of a chance). 3. an emaciated or pale person. 4. a secondary or duplicated image produced by defective television reception or by a telescope. 5. archaic a spirit or soul. --v 1. intr. (often foll. by for) act as ghost-writer. 2. tr. act as ghost-writer of (a work). Phrases and idioms ghost town a deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants. ghost-write v.tr. & intr. act as ghost-writer (of). ghost-writer a person who writes on behalf of the credited author of a work. Derivatives ghostlike adj. Etymology: OE gast f. WG: gh- occurs first in Caxton, prob. infl. by Flem. gheest |
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