specter
🇺🇸
/ˈspektər/
🇬🇧
/ˈspektə(r)/
noun
R
an idea or fear that something bad might happen
The specter of job losses looms over the town.
失业的幽灵笼罩着这个城镇。
R
a ghost or an image of a ghost
The old castle is said to be haunted by the specter of a former resident.
据说这座古堡被一位前居民的幽灵所困扰。
translation
幽灵, 鬼魂
词形变化
Plural
specters