ghost

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I.ghost¹ /ɡəʊst $ ɡoʊst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: gast]
1. SPIRIT the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place
ghost of
the ghost of Old Tom Morris
They say the young girl’s ghost still haunts (=often appears in) the house.
He looked as if he’d seen a ghost (=he looked very frightened). ⇨ ↑Holy Ghost
2. MEMORY/EFFECT the memory or effect of someone or something bad that lived, existed, or happened in the past
ghost of
The ghost of Stalinism still affects life in Russia today.
3. the ghost of a smile/sound etc a smile etc that is so slight you are not sure it happened:
The ghost of a smile flitted across her sad features.
4. TELEVISION/COMPUTER a second image that is not clear on a television or computer screen
5. give up the ghost
a) if a machine gives up the ghost, it does not work any more and cannot be repaired – used humorously:
Unfortunately, my car’s just given up the ghost.
b) to die
6. (not) a ghost of a chance not even a slight chance of doing something, or of something happening:
They don’t stand a ghost of a chance of winning.
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THESAURUS
▪ ghost the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: His ghost is believed to haunt the house.
▪ spirit a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost: evil spirits | the spirit world
▪ apparition an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time: He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church.
▪ poltergeist a ghost that people cannot see, which throws things or moves things around: The house was haunted by a poltergeist that makes things move around all by themselves, sometimes quite big things like beds or wardrobes.
▪ spook informal a ghost: I’m not scared of spooks.
▪ phantom literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person: They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water.
▪ spectre British English, specter American English literary a ghost, especially a frightening one: She had looked like a spectre. | The following night, the spectre appeared again.
II.ghost² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to write something as a ↑ghost writer

g\\ghosthu

ghost
Ghosts are make-believe. Boo!

◎	[goust]
※	danh từ
	■	linh hồn người chết hiện ra với người còn đang sống; ma
		☆	the ghost of Lady Margaret is supposed to haunt this chapel
			người ta cho rằng hồn ma của bà Margaret vẫn hiện về ngôi nhà thờ này
		☆	I don't believe in ghosts
			tôi không tin có ma
		☆	he looked as if he had seen a ghost
			trông nó có vẻ như vừa mới gặp ma
	■	(ghost of something) nét thoáng; một chút
		☆	the ghost of a smile played round her lips
			một nụ cười thoáng hiện trên môi nàng
		☆	you haven't a ghost of a chance
			anh không có lấy một chút cơ may nào
		☆	not the ghost of a doubt
			không một chút nghi ngờ
	■	hình ảnh phụ mờ mờ trên màn ảnh truyền hình; bóng mờ chồng
	■	như ghost-writer
	■	(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) linh hồn, hồn
		☆	to give up the ghost
			hồn lìa khỏi xác; chết; (nghĩa bóng) (nói về máy móc) không chịu hoạt động; chết
	〆	to raise a ghost
		✓	làm cho ma hiện lên
	〆	to lay a ghost
		✓	xua đuổi tà ma
		✓	cuối cùng khắc phục được một thất bại mà trước đó tưởng chừng như không khắc phục được; gỡ lại
※	động từ
	■	hiện ra, ám ảnh, lảng vảng như một bóng ma
	■	(to ghost for somebody) viết thuê cho ai
		☆	he ghosts for a number of sports personalities who 'write' newspaper columns
			nó viết thuê cho một số nhân vật trong giới thể thao vốn là những người vẫn 'viết bài' cho các mục báo
		☆	her ghosted memories
			những hồi ký mà bà ta thuê người viết hộ mình

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  touch, trace, ghostwriter, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre, ghostwrite, haunt, obsess