"spook" in Chinese (Simplified)
幽灵吓到 (使害怕)间谍 (口语)
Definition
“Spook” 可以指鬼魂，也可以指让人害怕的东西。口语中还可指间谍。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'spook' 作为名词，指“鬼魂”或“间谍”（口语）；作为动词，意为“吓到”、“惊吓”。多用于非正式场合。注意避免与老旧、冒犯性用法混淆。
Examples
That abandoned house always gives me the spooks at night.
那个废弃的房子晚上总让我觉得很**毛骨悚然**。
A spook scared the children in the old house.
一个**幽灵**在老房子里吓到了孩子们。
Don’t let scary movies spook you.
别让恐怖电影**吓到**你。
The horse was spooked by a loud noise.
那匹马被一声巨响**吓到了**。
He works as a spook for the government, but nobody really knows what he does.
他为政府当**间谍**，但没人真正知道他做什么。
Sorry, I didn’t mean to spook you—I just walked in quietly.
对不起，我不是故意要**吓到**你——我只是悄悄走进来的。