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ghostly

/gohst-lee/US // ˈgoʊst li //UK // (ˈɡəʊstlɪ) //

可怕的,幽灵般的,幽灵般地,幽灵般

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est.

    • : of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
    • : Literary. spiritual.

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Examples

  • The off-register gambit, a favorite of Saybolt’s, renders the image ghostly while emphasizing its mechanical origins.

  • The protagonist is shown summoning a ghostly horse and fighting against mounted enemies.

  • Differentiated mostly by their relative shininess, the two media juxtapose in silhouettes of ghostly beauty.

  • All the while, even after preservationists deemed it a landmark, Crummell remained a ghostly, decaying presence.

  • Instead, I was treated to just the ghostly haze, which dampened sounds to create a meditative atmosphere.

  • A storage building became a ghostly concrete frame lit bright orange.

  • One month after the operation, Holm arrived in a ghostly Stanleyville posing as a State Department representative.

  • The Dakota, a co-op residence on the Upper West Side, is historically known for its ghostly figures.

  • Meanwhile, Only Lovers Left Alive uses the city as a character as undead and ghostly as its human leads.

  • To explain this ghostly occurrence, we get a dollop of gossip concerning the recent death of a hated bishop.

  • A ghostly mate would be no very pleasant bridegroom for a young lady.

  • These had a ghostly effect on Yung Pak, and made him cling closely to the side of his tutor.

  • We visited it in the fading twilight, and a lonelier, more ghostly place it would be hard to imagine.

  • Startled gasps could be heard from the others in the room as they stared at that ghostly face.

  • The Japanese matted floor, even in darkness, gives out a sort of ghostly, phosphorescent glow.