phantom
noun[C]
uk/ˈfæn.təm/us/ˈfæn.t̬əm/aspiritof adeadpersonbelievedby some tovisitthelivingas apale,almosttransparentformof aperson,animal, or otherobject
幽灵;鬼魂Synonym
ghost(SPIRIT)
Souls, spirits & ghosts
- apparition
- astral plane
- aura
- chi
- chthonic
- ectoplasm
- ghostly
- incorporeal
- incubus
- necromancer
- necromancy
- Ouija board
- soul
- spectre
- spirit
- spiritualism
- séance
- wight
- wraith
- zombie
phantom
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈfæn.təm/us/ˈfæn.t̬əm/like aghost:
像幽灵的;像鬼魂的A phantomcoachis said topassthrough thegroundsof thishousewhen there's afullmoon.据说月圆时一辆幽灵马车就会从这座房子的庭院里驶过。
humorousThe phantom wine-drinker has been around(= anunknownpersonhas beendrinkingthewine)!附近一定有嗜酒幽灵出没!
used todescribesomething that youimagineexistsor thatappearstoexist,althoughinfactit does not:
幻觉的;幻影的;虚假的Although she had to have herlegamputated, she stillfeelsas though she's got a phantomlimb.尽管不得已把一条腿截去了,但她仍觉得自己仿佛有条虚幻的腿。
Theydiscoveredit was a phantomorganizationset up for theprocessingofdrugprofits.他们发现这只是一个遮人耳目、处理毒品利润的组织。
UKAlthough shegrewbigger, shelaterdiscoveredit was a phantom (USfalse)pregnancy.尽管她肚子越来越大,但后来却发现是精神性假妊娠。
Unreal things and unreality
- birther
- cloud cuckoo land
- delusion
- delusional
- dummy
- false hopes
- falsity
- fantasy
- fictionalization
- figment
- la-la land
- make believephrase
- never-never land
- non-fact
- non-factual
- pie
- pie in the skyidiom
- unreality
- untruth
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