Word · Frequency #6064
haunts
常去；（鬼魂）常出没于；逗留不去
haunts is the third person singular of haunt.
To visit or stay in a place often, especially of a ghost appearing regularly; to persist in visiting or staying.
- 1.
To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
居住或频繁拜访(多指幽灵)
- 2.
To make uneasy, restless.
使不安,烦躁
- 3.
To stalk; to follow.
跟踪；尾随
- 4.
To persist in staying or visiting.
持续停留或拜访
使烦扰；萦绕在心头；跟踪；缠住；居住或频繁拜访(多指幽灵)；使不安,烦躁；跟踪；尾随
In use
The old cat still haunts the kitchen, hoping for scraps.
The memory of that day haunts me every night.
People say the ghost of a pirate haunts this island.
Verb forms
base haunt · third person haunts · -ing haunting · past haunted · past participle haunted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Connections
Collocations
- haunt a place
- （鬼魂等）常出没于某地
- People say the ghost of a soldier haunts the old fortress.人们说一名士兵的鬼魂常在那座旧要塞出没。
- be haunted by sth
- 被（不愉快的回忆、恐惧等）长期困扰
- She was haunted by the memory of that terrible night.那个可怕夜晚的记忆一直困扰着她。
- come back to haunt sb
- （过去的言行、决定等）回过头来给某人造成麻烦
- His careless remarks came back to haunt him.他当初随口的评论现在反过来给他带来了麻烦。
- haunt one's dreams
- （恐怖或不快的景象）反复出现在某人的梦中
- The face of the injured child haunted her dreams.那个受伤孩子的面容反复出现在她的梦中。
Idioms & figurative uses
- come back to haunt someone
- （过去的错误或行为）反过来纠缠某人，使某人不得安宁
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 haunt 联想成‘魂’(hún)：鬼魂总在老地方出没，让人心里不安、被纠缠。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：ghost stories、literary fiction、descriptions of old or eerie places 该义项通常用于鬼怪故事、小说或书面叙述，表示鬼魂常出没于某地或某人常去某处。日常口语中较少用，更多见于较正式或文学性的书面语境。
Grammar Note
通常用作及物动词，后接地点、人或抽象概念，表示经常光顾或萦绕心头。
Pronunciation & Spelling
daunt、gaunt、jaunt、taunt、flaunt 与 haunt /hɔːnt/ 押韵，均读 /ɔːnt/。注意形近词 hunt /hʌnt/ 和 aunt /ɑːnt/（美式 /ænt/）拼写看似相近，但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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