phantom
US /ˈfæn.t̬əm/
UK /ˈfæn.təm/
名词
幽灵, 幻影, 虚影
a ghost; a product of the imagination
示例:
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She claimed to have seen a phantom in the old house.
她声称在老房子里看到了一个幽灵。
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The pain was a mere phantom, a trick of the mind.
疼痛只是一个幻影,是心灵的把戏。
形容词
幻影的, 虚构的, 假想的
illusory; existing only in the imagination
示例:
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He felt a phantom limb pain after the amputation.
截肢后他感到幻肢痛。
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The company was a phantom organization, existing only on paper.
这家公司是一个虚构的组织,只存在于纸面上。