Word · Frequency #11195
spectres
幽灵; 妖怪
spectres is the plural of spectre.
核心释义
a ghostly appearing figure
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英国和澳大利亚标准拼写的幽灵
UK and Australia standard spelling of specter.
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
用法In use
The old castle is said to be haunted by the spectre of a former king.
用法提示：spectre用作可数名词，表示“幽灵”，与of连用说明所属关系。
The spectre of unemployment has been haunting many workers since the factory closed.
用法提示：spectre比喻义，表示“凶兆”或“令人担忧的事”，常与of连用。
In the story, the hero finally faces his fears and defeats the spectre.
用法提示：spectre作为可数名词，直接使用，表示具体的幽灵形象。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用单数，常与of连用表示'...的幽灵/阴影'
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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