spectre
(US specter), n (fml 文)
1 ghost; phantom 鬼; 幽灵: haunted by spectres from the past 闹鬼的.
2 unpleasant and frightening mental image of possible future trouble (因可能出现困难而产生的)忧虑, 恐怖
The spectre of unemployment was always on his mind. 他心头一直萦绕著可能失业的恐惧感.
🗣️ 情景例句
I mean, there seems to be something to celebrate all the year round.
我的意思是,好像一年到头都要忙着庆祝似的。
Who laughed a while ago?
刚才谁在笑?
A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.