Word · Frequency #11195
spectres
幽灵; 妖怪
spectres is the plural of spectre.
a ghostly appearing figure
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UK and Australia standard spelling of specter.
英国和澳大利亚标准拼写的幽灵
凶兆; 萦绕心头的恐惧；英国和澳大利亚标准拼写的幽灵；幽灵；妖怪；凶兆
In use
The old castle is said to be haunted by the spectre of a former king.
The spectre of unemployment has been haunting many workers since the factory closed.
In the story, the hero finally faces his fears and defeats the spectre.
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。
a spectre haunting something
A spectre of famine is haunting the region.
饥荒的幽灵正困扰着该地区。
the spectre of something looms
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。
Common mistakes
The economic crisis spectres the whole country.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。
The spectre of colors in the rainbow is beautiful.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。
Connections
Collocations
- the spectre of sth
- ……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。
- raise the spectre of sth
- 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。
- banish the spectre of sth
- 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。
- be haunted by the spectre of sth
- 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。
- a spectre haunting sth
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用单数，常与of连用表示'...的幽灵/阴影'
Pronunciation & Spelling
英式发音中，sector、vector、detector、director、reflector 都以 /ktə/ 结尾，与 spectre /ˈspektə/ 押韵。注意 sceptre /ˈseptə/ 与 spectre 形近，但读音不同，不押韵；spectrum /ˈspektrəm/ 也形近而发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.