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spectre (US spec·ter ) BrE /ˈspektə(r)/ NAmE /ˈspektər/ noun ~ (of sth )something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future 恐惧;恐慌;忧虑◆ 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。◆ 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。(literary ) a ghost鬼;幽灵◆ Was he a spectre returning to haunt her ? 是不是他的幽灵回来找她了? |