spectre

英 [ˈspektə(r)]

美 [ˈspektər]

n.  恐惧; 恐慌; 忧虑; 鬼; 幽灵

复数：spectres　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11195 / COCA.26979

牛津词典

noun

• 恐惧；恐慌；忧虑
  something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future
  1. The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war.
     内战仿佛一触即发，举国上下一片恐慌。
  2. These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.
     几星期来的干旱再次引起了群众对大饥荒的恐慌。
• 鬼；幽灵
  a ghost
  1. Was he a spectre returning to haunt her?
     是不是他的幽灵回来找她了？

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 specter


• N-COUNT 萦绕心头的恐惧
  If you refer to thespectre ofsomething unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur.
  1. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action...
     无法就此事达成共识引起了人们对可能会诉诸法律手段的担忧。
  2. Like many others, Handford was relieved to see the spectre of 15% interest rates evaporate by the end of the day.
     和其他很多人一样，当看到15%的利率的阴霾随着那天的结束而散尽时，汉德福感到一阵欣慰。
• 鬼魂;幽灵;亡灵
  Aspectreis aghost.

英英释义

noun

• a mental representation of some haunting experience
  1. he looked like he had seen a ghost
  2. it aroused specters from his past
  Synonym:ghostshadespookwraithspecter
• a ghostly appearing figure
  1. we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
  Synonym:apparitionphantomphantasmphantasmafantasmspecter

双语例句

• Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action
  无法就此事达成共识引起了人们对可能会诉诸法律手段的担忧。
• But the spectre of Hong Kong is back.
  但香港的幽灵又回来了。
• This will avoid the looming spectre of Weimar economics.
  这将避开若隐若现的魏玛共和国经济学“幽灵”。
• The spectre of sovereign default, therefore, has returned to the rich world.
  因此说，主权违约的幽灵已经在富裕国家重现。
• I am supreme commander of spectre.
  我是幽灵组织的最高领导人。
• The spectre of economic crisis is constantly haunting some countries.
  经济危机的幽灵一直在一些国家里游荡徘徊。
• The arrival of warm weather raises the spectre of disease and increased rat infestations caused by rotting garbage.
  天气转暖使人们担心垃圾腐烂会引起疾病传播和鼠群猖獗。
• And it has raised the spectre of unrest across the whole of the North Caucasus.
  而且，它增加了北高加索地区的动荡程度。
• The spectre of a global food crisis has reared its head again.
  全球粮食危机的幽灵再次来袭。
• Only by stimulating domestic demand can the spectre of a world-wide depression be removed.
  只有通过刺激内需，全球沮丧的幽灵才会消失。