| 词汇 | ghoul |
| 释义 | ghoulWord family adjectiveghoulishadverbghoulishlynounghoulghoulishness ghoul /ɡuːl/ noun [countableC] 1. ROMan evil spirit in stories that takes bodies from graves (=place in the ground where dead people are buried) and eats them 食尸鬼〔传说中从坟墓里挖尸体吃的魔鬼〕 2. BAD PERSONsomeone who gets pleasure from unpleasant things such as accidents that shock other people 以恐怖事件为乐的人 —ghoulish adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus ghoul• Also to be considered are the many strange accounts of werewolves, vampires, apart from ghosts and ghouls.• Thursday night concessionary prices to all who dress as zombies or ghouls.• Reynard questions this repulsive ghoul, with neither hope nor disappointment.• What is this shuffling ghoul you present to me?• Then the ghoul will rob the corpse of the interred jewellery and devour the newly dead flesh with its sharp fangs. (1700-1800) Arabic ghul, from ghala “to seize” |
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