spectre

英['spektə]美['spektə]

n. 幽灵,妖怪,恐怖的根源

同：	[n.] apparition, fantasm, ghost, shade

To many non-scientists, Dolly’s cloning raised the spectre of human cloning. The Pope promptly called for a worldwide ban on human cloning.
对于许多不是科学家的人来说，克隆多利引起了他们起克隆人的恐惧。教皇立即呼吁全世界禁止克隆人。收藏
"I am the spectre of a wretch you buried in the dungeons of the Chateau d'If
“我是被你埋在伊夫堡黑牢里的一个可怜的人的阴魂。收藏
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。收藏
What a spectre is that retreating sail!
那条驶去的帆船简直是个鬼影！收藏
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.收藏

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a ghostly appearing figure
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
[同] fantasm, apparition, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre
a mental representation of some haunting experience
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
[同] ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraith

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