| 词汇 | spook |
| 释义 | spook noun[ C ] uk /spuːk/ us /spuːk/ spooknoun[C] (SPIRIT)informal forghost: 鬼，幽灵 The film was dreadful - all spooks and vampires.那部电影很可怕——全是些鬼魂和吸血鬼。 Souls, spirits & ghosts apparition astral plane astral projection aura chi ectoplasm haunted incorporeal incubus necromancer necromancy possessed reincarnation soul spectrally succubus séance wight wraith zombie spooknoun[C] (PERSON)US a spy间谍，密探 International relations: spying and espionage agent agent provocateur anti-bug asset industrial espionage insider intel intelligence MI5 operative scout secret service sleuthing snoop snoopy spy spy on someone/something tail tap the CIA spook verb[ T ] uk /spuːk/ us /spuːk/ to frighten a person or animal: 惊吓;吓唬 Seeing the police car outside the house really spooked them.看到房子外面的警车，真把他们下了一大跳。 Frightening and scaring chill someone to the bone/marrowidiom cow cow someone into something/doing something creep curdle daylight frighten/scare someone out of their witsidiom ghoulish ghoulishly heart-stopping heebie-jeebies jump scare scare scare someone into doing something scare someone shitlessidiom scare, frighten, etc. the (living) daylights out of someoneidiom scare/frighten the life out of someoneidiom scaremongering shiver witless spook | American Dictionaryspook verb[ T ] us/spuk / spookverb[T] (FRIGHTEN)to frighten a person or animal: That car wreck spooked me badly. spookyadjectiveus/ˈspu·ki/ infml I think it’s very spooky sleeping in a dark and creaky house. spook noun[ C ] us/spuk / spooknoun[C] (SPIRIT)infml ghost spooknoun[C] (PERSON)slang spy Examples of spookspook They also said that there would have to be private sector involvement, which spooked the market because there was insufficient explanation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Unless health reform is concretely connected to the values and interests of a critical number of these groups they will continue to spook an ambivalent public. Who are these spooks who are briefing the press? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Have those spooks suddenly turned into pacifists, stricken by conscience? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like all feral horses, they generally avoid human contact, are distrustful, and are easily spooked. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead, he sneaks out of his window, fuels up with high octane gas, then goes zooming all around town, spooking everything in his way. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The lights dimmed revealing spooks of luminous paint. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The idea was to prevent the horses from being spooked when it came close to them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His horse is spooked, confused by noise of the traffic and blinded by the lights. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When spooked, frontosa have been known to break thermometers, filters, and even crack tanks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Spooked by the traffic in the street, he flees through the town. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Light fishing lines and sinkers are used to avoid spooking the fish and, as with all fishing, live bait produces the best results. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whilst she tried to brush them off, they are undeterred and finally spooked, she then runs off. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The elephant soon destroyed several pavilions after being spooked by a low-flying stunt plane. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A cook transferred to another location after being spooked. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of spook These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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