ghost
US /ɡoʊst/
UK /ɡoʊst/
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幽霊, 亡霊
an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living as a disembodied spirit
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Many people claim to have seen a ghost in that old house.
多くの人があの古い家で幽霊を見たことがあると主張している。
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The children were scared by the story of the friendly ghost.
子供たちは優しい幽霊の話に怖がった。
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ゴーストする, 連絡を絶つ
to end a relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation stopping all communication
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She was upset when he decided to ghost her after their first date.
最初のデートの後、彼が彼女をゴーストすることに決めたとき、彼女は動揺した。
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It's rude to just ghost someone without any explanation.
何の理由もなく誰かをゴーストするのは失礼だ。