新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

haunt

英 [hɔːnt]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

haunts
1. [C 可数名词] 常去之处
A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there.
双语例句
例：
The islands are a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen.
这片岛屿是游艇驾驶者夏天最爱去的一个地方。

VERB. 动词

haunts , haunting , haunted
1. [T 及物动词] （令人不愉快的事）萦绕在心头
If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time.
双语例句
例：
He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park.
他将不断回想起威尔公园的那一幕。
2. [T 及物动词] 长期不断地纠缠
Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time.
双语例句
例：
The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life.
破产的耻辱很可能缠绕他的余生。
3. [T 及物动词] （鬼魂等）常出没于
A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them.
双语例句
例：
His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum.
据说他的鬼魂常在其中一些屋子里出现，还敲打着一个玩具鼓。

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