noun🔗Share鬼魂，灵魂。 The spirit; the soul of man."My grandmother believes her departed husband's ghost visits her every night. "我奶奶相信她去世的丈夫的鬼魂每天晚上都会来看她。soulmythologysupernaturalreligionphilosophymindpastessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鬼魂，灵魂，幽灵 The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death"Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt."大家都相信一个老妇人的鬼魂经常出没于那个地窖。soulmythologyreligionsupernaturalbeingphilosophypersonhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鬼魂，幽灵。 Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image"not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea"连一丝机会都没有; 一点儿想法的影子supernaturalmythologysoulmindbeingliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鬼影，伪像 A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses."The telescope showed a ghost of a star, making it hard to see the actual object clearly. "望远镜里出现了一个星星的鬼影，很难看清楚真正的天体。technologyphysicsastronomydeviceappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share重影, 鬼影 An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection."The ghost on the TV screen made it hard to see the football game clearly. "电视屏幕上的重影/鬼影让足球比赛的画面很难看清楚。technologyelectronicsmediacommunicationsignalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枪手，代笔人 A ghostwriter."The book was written by a ghostwriter, a person hired to write articles for famous authors. "这本书是由一位枪手代笔的，也就是被雇佣为知名作家撰写文章的人。writingjobpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share僵尸用户，幽灵用户 An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server."The ghost on the IRC channel for the history project was a student who logged off without saying goodbye. "历史项目IRC频道里的那个僵尸用户/幽灵用户，是一个没打招呼就下线的学生。internetcomputingtechnologycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share镜像，副本 An image of a file or hard disk."The computer showed a ghost of the important presentation file, meaning the original was corrupted and only a partial copy remained. "电脑上显示了那个重要演示文稿文件的镜像，这意味着原始文件已经损坏，只剩下一个不完整的副本。computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share替身，后备。 An understudy."The lead actor had a reliable ghost who could perform all his scenes flawlessly. "主演有一个可靠的替身演员，他可以完美地表演他所有的戏份。entertainmentjobstagepersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share特工，秘密人员。 A covert (and deniable) agent."The company hired a ghost to handle their negative press. "公司雇佣了一个特工来处理他们的负面新闻。politicsgovernmentmilitarywaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share残影，模糊影像 The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti."After the students painted over the graffiti, a ghost of the original words remained. "学生们把涂鸦覆盖掉之后，原来的字迹还留下了一层淡淡的残影。appearancepropertyartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幽灵车手，幻影。 An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times."My younger brother set a new high score in the racing game by beating the ghost of his previous run. "我弟弟在赛车游戏中，通过击败他之前跑的幽灵车手，创造了新的高分。gametechnologycomputingvehicleentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冒名顶替者，幽灵账号。 A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting."The new student was a ghost; everyone said she was a ghost because she had vanished after her first day and hadn't spoken to anyone since. "那个新来的学生是个冒名顶替者；大家都说她是个幽灵账号，因为她第一天之后就消失了，而且之后也没和任何人说过话。personcultureinternetcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幽灵般的，苍白的。 (in names of species) White or pale."ghost slug; ghostberry; ghostflower; ghost crab; ghost bat"幽灵蛞蝓; 苍白浆果; 幽灵花; 幽灵蟹; 幽灵蝙蝠colorbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幽灵, 鬼魅 (in names of species) Transparent or translucent."ghost ant; ghost catfish; ghost nipper; ghost nudibranch"幽灵蚁; 透明鲶鱼; 透明虾蛄; 透明海蛞蝓biologyanimalnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share被抛弃的人, 幽灵. Abandoned."ghost town; ghost net; ghost ramp; ghost ship"废弃的城镇 (fèi qì de chéng zhèn, ghost town), 废弃的渔网 (fèi qì de yú wǎng, ghost net), 废弃的匝道 (fèi qì de zā dào, ghost ramp), 废弃的船只 (fèi qì de chuán zhī, ghost ship).supernaturalbeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share残余，痕迹 Remnant; the remains of a(n)."ghost cell; ghost crater; ghost image"幽灵细胞；残余撞击坑；残影supernaturalsoulpastessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幽灵，虚幻。 Perceived or listed but not real."ghost pain; ghost cellphone vibration; ghost island; ghost voter"幽灵痛; 手机幻觉震动; 幽灵岛屿; 虚报选民supernaturalmythologysoulreligionbeingphilosophymindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鬼魂，幽灵。 Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature."ghost rocket; ghost deer; ghost cat"幽灵火箭；幽灵鹿；幽灵猫 (指那些被认为是超自然或外星力量导致的神秘火箭、鹿和猫)。supernaturalmythologysoulbeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share替身，冒牌货。 Substitute."ghost writer; ghost band; ghost singer"枪手作家；冒牌乐队；代唱歌手personjobbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share显灵，出没，闹鬼 To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition."The old house frequently ghosts me with the sound of footsteps in the hallway even when I'm alone. "即使我独自一人，老房子也经常闹鬼，走廊里总是显灵般地出现脚步声。supernaturalmythologystoryliteraturereligionphilosophytheologysensationmindsoulbeingpastappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share去世，逝世 To die; to expire."My grandmother, who was very old, ghosted peacefully in her sleep last night. "我的奶奶年纪很大了，昨晚在睡梦中安详地去世了。soulsupernaturalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share代笔，捉刀。 To ghostwrite."The journalist ghostwrote the senator's speech. "那位记者替那位参议员代笔写了演讲稿。writingliteraturewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share无风航行， 鬼魅般地航行 To sail seemingly without wind."The sailboat ghosted across the lake, seemingly moving without any wind pushing it. "那艘帆船在湖面上鬼魅般地无风航行，仿佛没有一丝风在推动它。nauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share克隆，复制。 To copy a file or hard drive image."To prepare for the computer science exam, Maria ghosted the operating system image onto a new hard drive. "为了准备计算机科学考试，玛丽亚把操作系统镜像克隆到了一个新的硬盘上。computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使变灰，使失效 To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable."The teacher's website menu item for the upcoming test "Practice Questions" was ghosted, meaning the practice questions weren't available yet. "老师的网站上关于即将到来的考试的菜单选项“练习题”变灰了，表示练习题尚未开放。computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢夺昵称，踢掉（用户）。 To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname."The teacher ghosted the student from the online discussion forum because the student was using the teacher's reserved nickname. "因为那个学生用了老师预留的昵称，老师就把他从在线讨论论坛上踢掉了，抢回了自己的昵称。computinginternettechnicalcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share悄然出现，神出鬼没 To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip."The cat ghosting into the room startled my little sister. "猫悄无声息地溜进房间，吓了我妹妹一跳。actionappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share杀死， 宰杀 To kill."The angry student ghosted the teacher after a bad grade. "因为成绩不好，那个愤怒的学生宰了老师。militarywaractioninhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share突然断绝关系，玩消失。 To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting."My friend ghosted me after we had planned to study together for the big history exam. "我朋友在和我说好一起准备历史大考后，突然就和我断绝了联系，玩消失了。communicationinternetactionsocietycultureemotionhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
