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ghoulish + noun
ghoulish 常作定语，修饰让人联想到死亡或腐烂的事物。
The old house had a ghoulish atmosphere.
那座老房子有一种阴森恐怖的氛围。
阴森恐怖的；令人想到死亡的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阴森恐怖的；令人想到死亡的
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
The old house had a ghoulish atmosphere.
那座老房子有一种阴森恐怖的氛围。
食尸鬼的,或与食尸鬼有关的。
Of or pertaining to ghouls.
与尸体和盗墓有关的。
Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.
对尸体着迷的；病态的。
Fascinated by corpses; morbid.
The old house had a ghoulish atmosphere that made everyone nervous.
那栋老房子有一种阴森恐怖的气氛，让每个人都感到紧张。
His ghoulish sense of humor made his friends uncomfortable at dinner.
他那令人毛骨悚然的幽默感让朋友们在晚餐时感到不舒服。
She found the ghoulish decorations for the haunted house too scary.
她觉得鬼屋那些阴森恐怖的装饰太吓人了。
ghoulish 常作定语，修饰让人联想到死亡或腐烂的事物。
The old house had a ghoulish atmosphere.
那座老房子有一种阴森恐怖的氛围。
ghoulish 常用在系动词后作表语，强调给人阴森可怕的感觉。
The abandoned ward looked ghoulish in the moonlight.
那座废弃的病房在月光下显得阴森恐怖。
find + 宾语 + ghoulish 表示说话人对某事物的主观感受。
I found the sculpture's grin ghoulish.
我觉得那座雕塑的笑容令人毛骨悚然。
Not this
He is a ghoulish.
Use this
He is ghoulish.
ghoulish 是形容词，不能像可数名词一样在前面加 a 使用；作表语时直接说 ghoulish，去掉冠词即可。
Not this
His ghoulishly smile made everyone uncomfortable.
Use this
His ghoulish smile made everyone uncomfortable.
ghoulishly 是副词，只能修饰动词、形容词或其他副词，不能修饰名词 smile；修饰名词应使用形容词 ghoulish，所以应说 ghoulish smile。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
病态的幽默感；令人毛骨悚然的玩笑
He is known for his ghoulish sense of humor, always joking about graveyards.
他以病态的幽默感著称，总是拿墓地开玩笑。
病态的兴奋；幸灾乐祸
The media took a ghoulish delight in reporting every detail of the tragedy.
媒体以病态的兴奋报道这场悲剧的每一个细节。
对死亡恐怖事物的痴迷
Many people watch disaster movies with a ghoulish fascination.
许多人带着对死亡恐怖事物的痴迷观看灾难片。
狰狞可怕的咧嘴笑
The villain flashed a ghoulish grin before disappearing into the darkness.
那个恶棍咧嘴露出狰狞可怕的笑容，然后消失在黑暗中。
阴森恐怖的人影
A ghoulish figure in a tattered robe appeared at the window.
一个穿着破烂长袍的阴森人影出现在窗口。
Use ghoulish naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 ghoulish 拆成 ghoul（食尸鬼）+ ish，看到食尸鬼就联想到死亡腐烂的恐怖气氛。
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary descriptions、horror movie discussions 通常用于描写阴森恐怖的景象或气氛，多出现在文学作品、恐怖题材的评论或日常对可怕事物的描述中；虽带有书面色彩，但口语中也能使用。
与 foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ 押韵（重读元音同为 /uː/，结尾同为 /lɪʃ/）。注意：拼写以 -ish 结尾的词未必押韵——selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/、childish /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/、vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ 只共享末尾 /ɪʃ/。gh 在 ghost、ghastly 中与 ghoulish 一样读 /ɡ/，但元音不同。
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