spook
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。
pattern: create a spook
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。
- see a spook
- dress like a spook
- spook story
- 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。
pattern: be a spook
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。
- former spook
- government spook
- Cold War spook
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。
pattern: spook someone into doing something
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。
- spook the horses
- spook the dog
- spook someone into leaving
- be spooked by noise
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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- spooky形容詞B2
- spooked形容詞B2
- spookily副詞C1
- spookiness名詞C1