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

• But it is in the paint that Americans see the spectre of their own 19th-century capitalism.
  但美国人在含铅油漆中看到了他们自己19世纪的资本主义。
• The unprecedented explosion of the US fiscal deficit raises the spectre of high future inflation.
  美国财政赤字史无前例的爆炸性增长，加大了未来出现高通胀的可能性。
• 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。
• Investors who buy sovereign credit default swaps against the spectre of French or Italian default are wasting their money.
  那些为防范法国或意大利违约幽灵而购买主权信贷违约互换（cds）的投资者是在浪费金钱。
• My spectre shall come at him, like black smoke.
  我的鬼魂会像黑烟一样向他扑去。
• The spectre of unemployment was always on his mind.
  他心头一直萦绕着可能失业的恐惧感。
• 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。
• A spectre is haunting Europe the spectre of sovereign default.
  欧洲正被一个幽灵缠身：那就是主权违约的幽灵。
• The extraordinary decision by the European Central Bank to purchase government bonds raises the spectre of inflation.
  欧洲央行（ecb）购买国债的特别决定，引发了对通胀的忧虑。