spook
/spuːk/ (bre, ipa) · [spˈuk] /spuːk/ (ame, ipa) · [spˈuk] /ˈspük How to pronounce spook (audio)/ (ame, mw)
spook — 名詞
- spooksingular
- spooksplural
1. an informal word for a ghost or spirit, especially one imagined in a dark or hau
鬼魂
口語說法的鬼或幽靈
an informal word for a ghost or spirit, especially one imagined in a dark or haunted place
The kids whispered that a spook lived in the attic above Grandma's room.
孩子們低聲說，Grandma 房間上方的閣樓住著一個鬼魂。
collocation: a spook lived in [place]
After the lights failed, Jamal joked that the hallway was perfect for a spook.
停電後，Jamal 開玩笑說那條走廊很適合出現鬼魂。
The old film used smoke and a white sheet to create a spook.
那部老電影用煙霧和白床單塑造出鬼魂形象。
Mina told her brother the shadow was only a tree, not a spook.
Mina 告訴弟弟，那個影子只是樹，不是鬼魂。
- ghost
the neutral everyday word for a dead person's spirit
- spirit
broader and less playful; can sound more serious or religious
- apparition
more literary; emphasizes the visible appearance
文法句型
see a spook
look like a spook
用法筆記
Usually appears in playful, old-fashioned, or horror-story contexts. In neutral writing, ghost is the more common choice.
常見錯誤
2. a spy, especially one secretly working for a government or intelligence service
間諜
口語說法的情報人員
a spy, especially one secretly working for a government or intelligence service
Reporters learned that the diplomat had once been a Cold War spook.
記者得知，那位外交官曾是冷戰時期的間諜。
collocation: Cold War spook
The novel follows two rival spooks trading false messages across Berlin.
那本小說描寫兩名敵對間諜在柏林交換假消息。
No one in the office guessed that quiet Mr. Chen was a spook.
辦公室裡沒有人猜到安靜的 Mr. Chen 竟然是間諜。
Old newspapers called every foreign agent a spook during the crisis.
舊報紙在那場危機期間把每個外國特務都叫作間諜。
文法句型
be a spook
former spook
用法筆記
This sense is informal and somewhat old-fashioned. It often appears in political fiction, Cold War history, or journalistic writing with a slightly dramatic tone.
常見錯誤
spook — 動詞
- spookpresent simple I / you / we / they
- spooks3rd person singular
- spooking-ing form
- spookedpast simple
1. to make someone or some animal suddenly feel scared or nervous, often with a jum
嚇著；驚嚇
使人或動物突然害怕
to make someone or some animal suddenly feel scared or nervous, often with a jumpy reaction
The firework sound spooked the horses and sent them racing across the field.
煙火聲嚇著了那些馬，牠們立刻朝田野奔去。
spook + animal object
A masked actor jumped from the curtain and spooked the front row.
一名戴面具的演員從簾子後跳出來，驚嚇了前排觀眾。
Seeing police at the station spooked Nabila into deleting the message.
在車站看到警察，把 Nabila 嚇得刪掉了那則訊息。
The sudden movement outside the tent spooked our dog before dawn.
帳篷外突然的動靜在天亮前嚇著了我們的狗。
文法句型
spook + object
spook + object + into + doing something
be spooked by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often suggests a quick, nervous reaction rather than deep lasting fear. It is especially common when the object is an animal or a person who is already tense.