spectre
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. (对某事可能会发生而产生的) 萦绕心头的恐惧[usu 'the' N 'of' n]
The arrests raised the spectre of revenge attacks. 拘捕增加了对报复性攻击的恐惧。
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spectre /ˈspɛktrə/ (spectres)
[英国英语]AM specter
剑桥词典
- the spectre of sth
the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future
对于…的恐惧（或忧虑）
The awful spectre of civil war looms over the country . 内战的阴云笼罩着全国。
Drought and war have raised the spectre of food shortages for up to 24 million African people . 干旱和战争引起了2400万非洲人民对于食品短缺的恐惧。
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a ghost (SPIRIT)
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