Haunt

(v.)

1. if the GHOST of a dead person haunts a place, people say that they have seen it there

（鬼魂）出没

e.g. A headless rider haunts the country lanes.

一个无头骑士常出没于乡间的小路上。

2. if sth unpleasant haunts you, it keeps coming to your mind so that you cannot forget it

（不快的事情）萦绕于脑际，难以忘却

e.g. The memory of that day still haunts me.

我的脑海中常常回想起那天的情景。

e.g. For years she was haunted by guilt.

多年来她一直干到愧疚。

3. to continue to cause problems for sb for a long time

长期不断地缠绕（某人）

e.g. That decision came back to haunt him.

那个决定对他造成无法摆脱的困扰。

引申：haunted

(a.)

1. (of a building) believed to be visited by GHOSTS

（建筑物）被认为闹鬼的，有鬼魂出没的

e.g. a haunted house

闹鬼的房子

2. (of an expression on sb's face) showing that sb. is very worried

（面部表情）忧心忡忡的；满面愁容的

e.g. There was a haunted look in his eyes.

他眼中透露出忧虑的神色。

引申：haunting

(a.)

beautiful, sad or frightening in a way that cannot be forgotten

萦绕心头的；使人难忘的

e.g. a haunting melody/experience/image

难以忘怀的优美乐曲/痛苦难忘的经历/吓人难忘的形象

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