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the ghost of something
He saw the ghost of his grandfather.
他看到了他祖父的鬼魂。
鬼；幽灵；鬼魂
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鬼；幽灵；鬼魂
the spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear to the living
He saw the ghost of his grandfather.
他看到了他祖父的鬼魂。
无形的灵魂；死者的灵魂或精神；死后显现的灵魂
A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
某种令人难忘经历的心理表象
a mental representation of some haunting experience
任何模糊的影像；不实在的形象
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
代笔作家
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
Many people claim to have seen a ghost in the old mansion.
许多人声称在那座老宅里见过鬼魂。
AI contextual example
The ghost of her past failures still haunts her decisions.
过去失败的阴影仍萦绕在她的决策中。
AI contextual example
She hired a ghost to write her memoir.
她雇了一个代笔作家来写她的回忆录。
AI contextual example
he looked like he had seen a ghost
他看起来像见了鬼一样
WordNet
He saw the ghost of his grandfather.
他看到了他祖父的鬼魂。
注意：动词ghost表示像鬼魂一样游荡，常与through或around连用。
The old man ghosted through the empty house.
老人像鬼一样在空房子里游荡。
固定短语，表示'一丝机会'，常用于否定句。
She doesn't have a ghost of a chance of winning.
她连一丝获胜的机会都没有。
Not this
I saw ghost in the room.
Use this
I saw a ghost in the room.
Ghost是可数名词，中文说“看见鬼”往往省略量词，英语中单数可数名词前必须加冠词a/an或the。
Not this
Do you believe ghost?
Use this
Do you believe in ghosts?
表示“相信鬼的存在”时，英语固定搭配是believe in，且ghost常用复数泛指。中文“相信鬼”可能直接跟宾语，缺少介词和数的一致。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鬼故事
The children gathered around the campfire to hear a ghost story.
孩子们围坐在篝火旁听鬼故事。
鬼城；废弃的城镇
After the gold rush, the town became a ghost town.
淘金热过后，这个小镇变成了一个鬼城。
代笔作者，捉刀人
The celebrity hired a ghost writer to pen his autobiography.
这位名人雇了一位代笔作者来写他的自传。
使鬼魂安息；平息恐惧或疑虑
The old legend says the ritual can lay the ghost to rest.
古老传说称这种仪式能使鬼魂安息。
一丝微笑
He spoke with the ghost of a smile on his lips.
他说话时嘴角带着一丝微笑。
放弃；死；（机器）停止运转
My old laptop finally gave up the ghost last night.
我的旧笔记本电脑昨晚终于彻底坏了。
鬼城（指荒废或人烟稀少的城镇）
After the mine closed, the town turned into a ghost town.
矿山关闭后，这个小镇变成了鬼城。
代笔作家（替别人写文章或书籍的人）
The famous author hired a ghost writer to finish his memoir.
这位著名作家雇了一位代笔作家来完成他的回忆录。
放弃努力；死亡（尤指机器停止运转）
My old car finally gave up the ghost on the highway.
我的旧车最终在高速公路上报废了。
我不怕鬼魂。
When the lights went out, I thought of the Ghostbusters theme and sang, 'I ain't afraid of no ghost.'
当灯熄灭时，我想起了《捉鬼敢死队》的主题曲，唱道：‘我不怕鬼魂。’
我是过去之灵。
In the story, Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
故事中，斯克鲁奇被过去之灵拜访。
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记忆提示：将 ghost 拆为 g（鬼）和 host（主人），鬼魂是已故的主人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：stories、folklore、horror 通常用于民间故事、恐怖或超自然场景，是比较常见的用法。
可数名词，复数形式为ghosts。
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