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spectre of something
常与of连用，表示某种令人恐惧的事物或可能性。
The spectre of unemployment haunted many workers.
失业的阴影困扰着许多工人。
幽灵; 妖怪
spectres — plural of spectre
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
幽灵; 妖怪
a ghostly appearing figure
The spectre of unemployment haunted many workers.
失业的阴影困扰着许多工人。
英国和澳大利亚标准拼写的幽灵
UK and Australia standard spelling of specter.
The old castle is said to be haunted by the spectre of a former king.
这座古堡据说被一位前国王的幽灵所困扰。
The spectre of unemployment has been haunting many workers since the factory closed.
自从工厂关闭以来，失业的阴影一直困扰着许多工人。
In the story, the hero finally faces his fears and defeats the spectre.
在故事中，英雄最终面对自己的恐惧并击败了幽灵。
常与of连用，表示某种令人恐惧的事物或可能性。
The spectre of unemployment haunted many workers.
失业的阴影困扰着许多工人。
A spectre of famine is haunting the region.
饥荒的幽灵正困扰着该地区。
loom一词强调迫近的威胁。
The spectre of war looms over the country.
战争的阴影笼罩着这个国家。
Not this
The economic crisis spectres the whole country.
Use this
The economic crisis haunts the whole country like a spectre.
Spectre是名词，不能直接用作动词。正确的表达应使用动词haunt或保留名词形式，例如like a spectre。
Not this
The spectre of colors in the rainbow is beautiful.
Use this
The spectrum of colors in the rainbow is beautiful.
Spectre意为'幽灵'或'凶兆'，而表示光谱的词是spectrum。两者拼写相近但含义不同。
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……的阴影；……可能发生的威胁
The spectre of unemployment hangs over the region.
失业的阴影笼罩着该地区。
使人们担心……；引起对……的恐慌
The falling stock market raised the spectre of a global recession.
股市下跌引发了人们对全球经济衰退的担忧。
消除……的威胁；驱散……的阴影
The successful harvest banished the spectre of famine.
丰收驱散了饥荒的阴影。
被……的阴影所困扰
He was haunted by the spectre of his past mistakes.
他一直被过去错误的阴影所困扰。
萦绕在……的幽灵
A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of communism.
一个幽灵在欧洲游荡——共产主义的幽灵。
引起对……的担忧；使想起令人恐惧的事情
The announcement raised the spectre of further job losses.
这一公告引起了人们对进一步裁员的担忧。
扫兴的人或事；令愉快场合蒙上阴影的事物
The growing debt was the spectre at the feast during the wedding celebrations.
不断增加的债务成了婚礼庆典上扫兴的事。
消除……的威胁；驱散……的阴影
The new vaccine banished the spectre of another outbreak.
新疫苗消除了再次暴发疫情的威胁。
一个幽灵在欧洲游荡——共产主义的幽灵。
This is the opening line of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's 'The Communist Manifesto' (1848), where 'spectre' refers to the unsettling presence of communism in Europe.
这是卡尔·马克思和弗里德里希·恩格斯《共产党宣言》（1848年）的开篇句，其中“幽灵”比喻共产主义在欧洲的令人不安的影响。
Use spectres naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把“spectre”想成“看见(spect)”的可怕东西：看见的幽灵、凶兆，萦绕心头甩不掉。
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式书面语、文学描写、新闻报道 spectre 是 specter 的英式和澳式拼写。多用于书面语，比较常见于文学作品和新闻中；日常口语中用 ghost 更自然。
常用单数，常与of连用表示'...的幽灵/阴影'
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