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ghost 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/gōst/,
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ghosts, plural;
  1. Act as ghostwriter of (a work)
    • - his memoirs were smoothly ghosted by a journalist
  2. Glide smoothly and effortlessly
    • - they ghosted up the river
Noun
  1. An apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image
    • - the building is haunted by the ghost of a monk
    • - the ghosts of past deeds
  2. Appearing or manifesting but not actually existing
    • - the Flying Dutchman is the most famous ghost ship
  3. A faint trace of something
    • - she gave the ghost of a smile
  4. A spirit or soul

  5. A faint secondary image produced by a fault in an optical system or on a cathode-ray screen, e.g., by faulty television reception or internal reflection in a mirror or camera


  1. a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
  2. move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
  3. ghostwriter: a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
  4. haunt: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
  5. the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
  6. write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
  7. In folklore, fiction, philosophy, and popular culture, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, taken to be capable of appearing in visible form or otherwise manifesting itself to the living. ...
  8. Ghost is an experimental rock group formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1984.
  9. GHOST was a visual kei rock band from Japan. They started activity in 2004, and changed lineup several times. Their sound is often described as melodic, but they also have elements of hard rock and gothic rock. They disbanded in 2007 after the departure of guitarist Hisui.
  10. The Ghost mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.
  11. Ghost, in comics, may refer to: *Ghost (Dark Horse Comics), a superhero and star of her own series, published in the 1990s *Ghosts (DC Comics), an anthology with tales of the supernatural *Ghost (Marvel Comics), a supervillain and foe of Iron Man *Ghost (Nedor Comics), a Nedor Comics superhero ...
  12. #"Coconuts" – 5:53 #"Ghost" – 4:56 #"I" – 5:21 #"Go" – 6:01 #"Fly" – 5:05 #"Tomorrow" – 4:09 #"Zoom" – 8:57 #"USA" – 5:19 #"Zazen" – 5:23 #"Husband" – 3:57
  13. The spirit; the soul of man; The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter; Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical ...
  14. (GHOSTS) A ghost is an apparition of a deceased person. They have been known to appear in different forms to those who are still living through time. They can manifest as  apparitions, shadows (white or black), mist/ectoplasm and orbs . They come in all shapes and sizes, young or old.
  15. (Ghosts) A ghost may represent something that is gone but not forgotten-or something that is almost forgotten but that you simply cannot release.The appearance of deceased relatives usually tells of unresolved issues. ...
  16. (Ghosts) A rare dream, but if the ghost has the resemblance to a parent, it is a warning of danger.  If the ghost talks to you, be ready for a deception by a trusted friend.
  17. (Ghosts) A surviving emotional memory of someone who has died traumatically and tragically but is unaware he/she is dead. They may appear confused or frightened. ...
  18. (Ghosts) A thing which dos not exist.
  19. (Ghosts) Colloquial term for an incorrect reported number of sites, unreviewed, or errors in a category. A category which is reported as having two unreviewed, but which actually has zero unreviewed is said to have two ghosts.
  20. (Ghosts) Complication of Laser Eye Surgery which causes patients to see distorted images.
  21. (Ghosts) Enough evidence has been gathered by the Giovanni and other such mages to point to some sort of life after death. Ghosts are usually tied to a place or a thing that meant something to them in life. ...
  22. (Ghosts) I believe in them, whole-heartedly. Not that they are waiting around trying to spook us, but I believe there are spirits among us, both good and evil. For this reason I can never watch scary movies about ghosts. ...
  23. (Ghosts) Prisoners who hide themselves to fool the Germans into thinking they had escaped, and diverting resources into hunting for them. It also made it difficult for the Germans to be sure exactly how many people were inside the camp.
  24. (Ghosts) They can be good ghosts or bad ghosts. They can be friendly, or terrifying. Ghosts are poor souls who have died and are trapped between this life and the next. The "in between" place is called the netherworld.
  25. (Ghosts) Threats that exist only in your own mind. A fear of your opponent or a lack of confidence will often lead to the appearance of ghosts and the cropping up of blunders in your play.