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。
• 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。
• The Spectre's Bride ( Svatebn í kosile), cantata for soloists, chorus& orchestra.
  幽灵的新娘，为独唱，合唱队和管弦乐队而作的康塔塔。
• 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。
• 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 reactions of some western countries to successive currency and energy disorders have resurrected the spectre of autarky.
  某些西方国家对接连发生的货币与能源方面失调的反应又使自给自足政策的幽灵复活了。
• 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。
• One felt that the chief of this barricade was a geometrician or a spectre.
  我们感到这个街垒的首领是一个几何学家或一个鬼怪。
• 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。
• A spectre of Japanese militarism is haunting Asia.
  一个倭国军国主义的幽灵在亚洲回荡。