"fantom" in Chinese (Simplified)
幽灵幻影
Definition
'fantom' 指看起来真实但实际上不存在的东西,可以指幽灵、幻影或想象中的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
英语正确拼写为“phantom”,“fantom”很少用,多见于文学或特殊场合。常与“phantom limb”(幻肢痛)、“phantom pain”(幻觉疼痛)搭配。正式场合建议用“phantom”。
Examples
Some people believe they have seen a fantom in old houses.
有些人相信他们在老房子里见过**fantom**。
He said he felt a fantom touch his shoulder at night.
他说他晚上感觉到有个**fantom**碰了他的肩膀。
A fantom can also mean something your mind imagines but isn’t really there.
**fantom**也可以指只是你脑子里想象出来的、其实并不存在的东西。
After the accident, she kept feeling a fantom limb that wasn’t really there.
事故后,她总觉得有只**fantom**手臂还在。
The story was about a ship haunted by a mysterious fantom.
这个故事讲的是一艘被神秘**fantom**困扰的船。
He chased the fantom of his lost hopes for years.
多年来,他一直追逐着失去希望的**fantom**。