specter

英 ['spektə(r)]

美 ['spektər]

n.  同“spectre”

GRE

COCA.28314

英英释义

noun

• a mental representation of some haunting experience
  1. he looked like he had seen a ghost
  2. it aroused specters from his past
  Synonym:ghostshadespookwraithspectre
• a ghostly appearing figure
  1. we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
  Synonym:apparitionphantomphantasmphantasmafantasmspectre

双语例句

• High valuations and intensified competition raise the specter of lower returns for value investors generally.
  高估值和强竞争增强一般价值投资者对低回报的恐惧。
• Pretty soon the specter of another economic downturn was causing turbulence.
  很快，经济可能再度下滑的担忧引发了市场动荡。
• There is no denying that the specter of unemployment and want is constantly haunting them.
  失业和贫乏的幽灵一直在对他们作祟是不能否认的。
• Clinton said the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran has created what amounts to an "alliance" among Israel and many Arab States, and she is hoping the shared interests will give impetus not only to diplomacy with Iran but also a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  克林顿说，一个拥有核武器的伊朗所形成的阴影使以色列和许多阿拉伯国家建立了一种“同盟”，她希望这种共同利益不仅能推动与伊朗的外交，而且还能解决以色列和巴勒斯坦的冲突。
• We also face the specter of nonlinear tipping points that may cause much more severe changes.
  我们还面临另一个幽灵，那就是非线性的气候引爆点，这会带来许多严重得多的变化。
• The specter of loneliness and its share of frustrations are so many arrows that mystifies love in imprisoning life.
  幽灵的孤独和沮丧，有这么多的箭头迷惑的爱终身监禁。
• The specter of unemployment hunted the country.
  失业的幽灵在这个国家作祟。
• I had the terrible prospect of poverty and starving which lay on me as a frightful specter.
  我眼中还是看到一个穷困饥饿的可怕前途，像个可怕的魔鬼似的站在我的面前。
• By ensuring a debt limit increase of at least$ 2.1 trillion, this deal removes the specter of default, providing important certainty to our economy at a fragile moment.
  通过确保至少2.1万亿美元的债务上限提高，这项协议将消除违约的恐惧，在一个脆弱的时刻为我们的经济提供了重要的确定性。
• The specter of the murdered man haunted the house.
  被谋杀男人的幽魂出没于这间房子的周遭。