wraith

英 [reɪθ]

美 [reɪθ]

n.  (临终前后显现的)活人灵魂，鬼魂

复数：wraiths　

GRE

BNC.26214 / COCA.28186

牛津词典

noun

• （临终前后显现的）活人灵魂，鬼魂
  the ghost of a person that is seen a short time before or after that person dies
  1. a wraith-like figure (= a very thin, pale person)
     瘦削苍白、幽灵似的人

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 鬼魂;幽灵
  Awraithis a ghost.
  1. That child flits about like a wraith.
     那个孩子像幽灵一样飞快地跑来跑去。

英英释义

noun

• a mental representation of some haunting experience
  1. he looked like he had seen a ghost
  2. it aroused specters from his past
  Synonym:ghostshadespookspecterspectre

双语例句

• Long range sensors have just detected two Wraith cruisers heading this way.
  远程探测器刚刚发现了两艘幽灵巡洋舰朝这里来了。
• We would simply tell them the Wraith took you.
  我们只要说是幽灵干的就行了。
• They told me of beings called wraith.
  他们告诉我那种被称为幽灵的生物。
• I'm assuming it's the war against the wraith.
  我猜是和幽灵的战争。
• Our people have been in Wraith hands too long.
  我们的人在幽灵手中太久了。
• Afraid of bringing the Wraith down on anyone you were with?
  担心会把幽灵引到和你一起的人身边？
• He thinks it's the only chance we have at defeating the wraith.
  他认为这是唯一可以打败幽灵的机会。
• In the same room as a starving wraith.
  和一个饿得要死的幽灵放在一个房间里。
• Why did the Wraith scientist stop the experiments?
  为什么幽灵科学家停止了实验？
• We have less than one week before the Wraith arrive.
  据幽灵到达这里还剩不到一个星期了。