haunt

1. V-T If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. (令人不愉快的事) 縈繞在心頭

He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park. 他將不斷回想起威爾公園的那一幕。

2. V-T Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. 長期不斷地糾纏

The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life. 作為一名破產(chǎn)者的恥辱很可能在他的余生不斷來糾纏他。

3. N-COUNT A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. 常去之處

The islands are a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen. 這片島嶼是游艇駕駛者夏天最愛去的一個地方。

4. V-T A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them. (鬼魂等) 常出沒于

His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum. 據(jù)說他的鬼魂常在其中一些屋子里出現(xiàn)，還敲打著一個玩具鼓。