新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

haunt

英  [hɔːnt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • haunts

    1[C 可数名词] 常去之处

    A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there.

    双语例句

    例:

    The islands are a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen.

    这片岛屿是游艇驾驶者夏天最爱去的一个地方。

    VERB. 动词
  • haunts , haunting , haunted

    1[T 及物动词] (令人不愉快的事)萦绕在心头

    If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time.

    双语例句

    例:

    He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park.

    他将不断回想起威尔公园的那一幕。

    2[T 及物动词] 长期不断地纠缠

    Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time.

    双语例句

    例:

    The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life.

    破产的耻辱很可能缠绕他的余生。

    3[T 及物动词] (鬼魂等)常出没于

    A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them.

    双语例句

    例:

    His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum.

    据说他的鬼魂常在其中一些屋子里出现,还敲打着一个玩具鼓。

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