haunt

🇺🇸 /hɔːnt/ 🇬🇧 /hɔːnt/
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タグ TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
C1

If a ghost is said to haunt a place, people believe they have seen it there.

A ghost is said to haunt the old castle.

その古城には幽霊が出ると言われている。

C1

If something bad haunts you, it stays in your mind and you cannot forget it.

Memories of the accident haunt her every night.

事故の記憶が毎晩彼女を苦しめる。

C1

To cause problems for someone for a long time.

His mistakes continue to haunt his reputation.

彼の過ちは今も彼の評判に影を落としている。

noun
R

A place that someone visits often.

The café was his favorite haunt to relax.

そのカフェは彼がリラックスするために最もよく訪れる場所だった。

translation

v. 幽霊が場所に出没する, 何かが心にまとわりつく, 長期間問題を引き起こす
n. よく行く場所

語形変化

Perfect haunted
3rd Present haunts
Plural haunts
Past haunted
Progressive haunting