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poltergeist

/pohl-ter-gahyst/US // ˈpoʊl tərˌgaɪst //UK // (ˈpɒltəˌɡaɪst) //

捣蛋鬼,捣乱者,捣乱分子,恶灵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.

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Examples

  • It’s a ghost hunter claiming that a wily poltergeist had jammed his poltergeist-detection device.

  • Listen to these genuinely disturbing choices below to include for your own poltergeist party, and be sure to check out all the past episodes of The Playlist in the archives.

  • H.R. Giger, best known for his work on movies like Alien and Poltergeist 2, died at the age of 74.

  • The plot hews close to Poltergeist, the Tobe Hooper-directed, Steven Spielberg-produced haunted house classic from 1982.

  • “It was a pure poltergeist phenomenon and absolutely true to form” he said.

  • I was told you claimed you had to have a poltergeist in the process.

  • I believe that the idea was to appease the Poltergeist, who would otherwise vex and disturb the young couple.

  • Rackets in general are caused by lares domestici (“brownies”) or the Poltergeist.

  • Yet where did these articles go, and of what use would they be to a poltergeist?

  • In short, the usual strange feats that characterise poltergeist phenomena.