1. | ~ sth/sb (鬼魂)出没if the ghost of a dead personhaunts a place, people say that they have seen it there |
A headless rider haunts the country lanes. 一个无头骑士常出没于乡间的小路上。 |
2. | ~ sb (不快的事情)萦绕于脑际,难以忘却if sth unpleasanthaunts you, it keeps coming to your mind so that you cannot forget it |
The memory of that day still haunts me. 我的脑海中还常常回想起那天的情景。 | |
For years she was haunted by guilt. 多年来她一直感到愧疚。 |
3. | ~ sb 长期不断地缠扰(某人)to continue to cause problems for sb for a long time |
That decision came back to haunt him . 那个决定对他造成无法摆脱的困扰。 |