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
凶兆; 萦绕心头的恐惧;英国和澳大利亚标准拼写的幽灵;凶兆
a ghostly appearing figure
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。
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.
自从工厂关闭以来,失业的阴影一直困扰着许多工人。
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.
在故事中,英雄最终面对自己的恐惧并击败了幽灵。
用法提示:spectre作为可数名词,直接使用,表示具体的幽灵形象。
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。
最通用、最日常;spectre 较文学且多用于英式英语,口语中几乎都用 ghost。仅对应‘鬼魂’义。
强调突然显现的诡异身影,比 spectre 更强调视觉可见性;常见于书面叙事,较少用于口语。
可指想象中的幻影,不一定是死人灵魂;语气正式/文学,常用于修辞。
文学/诗歌用语,特指死者的幽灵或预示死亡的形象;比 spectre 更狭义、更古雅。
grammar · medium
易错句子The economic crisis spectres the whole country.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The spectre of colors in the rainbow is beautiful.
正确表达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。
Spectre 指幽灵或凶兆,是可数名词;spectrum 指光谱或范围,通常用单数。
Spectre 指可怕的幽灵或预兆;spectacle 指引人注目的景象或场景。
……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。
词根 spectr-(= spect-,意为“看;看见”)→ 幽灵(被看见的鬼影);无前缀/后缀。同根词:spectacle(奇观)、inspect(检查)、respect(尊重)。
与spectre的“不祥之兆”含义相关,常指预示坏事的前兆。
spectre常唤起深层恐惧,dread表达这种强烈不安。
作为ghost的含义时,spectre属于超自然现象范畴。
spectre可指令人威胁不安的事物,menace强调危险起源。
spectre的意象常萦绕不去,haunting描摹这种挥之不去的感觉。
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。
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