spook
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/spuːk/
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/spuːk/
A spirit or ghost.
I think this old house has a spook because things move on their own.
我认为这所老房子里有鬼,因为东西会自己动。
Someone who works as a secret agent.
The spy novel was about a spook who went undercover.
间谍小说是关于一个秘密行动的间谍。
To scare someone or something, or to get scared.
Our cat spooked when it saw the vacuum cleaner for the first time.
我们的猫在第一次看到真空吸尘器时吓了一跳。