1.~ (of sth)恐惧;恐慌;忧虑something unpleasant that people are afraid might happen in the future
The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war.内战仿佛一触即发,举国上下一片恐慌。
These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.几星期来的干旱再次引起了群众对大饥荒的恐慌。
2.鬼;幽灵a ghost
Was he a spectre returning to haunt her?是不是他的幽灵回来找她了?
spectre ' s thirst for destruction is insatiable , and the upcoming struggle seems to be just what she was waiting for.
阴灵对于毁灭一切的渴望将永不停息并永远等待著那即将来临的战斗。
Under his very eyes, unheard-of vision, he had a sort of representation of the most horrible moment of his life, enacted by his spectre.
他的影子在他眼前扮演他生命中最可怕的一页,这种情景,真是闻所未闻。
In front of her was the spectre of the Thenardier; behind her all the phantoms of the night and of the forest.
在她前面有德纳第大娘的魔影,在她后面有黑夜里在林中出没的鬼怪。
The spectre of a return to widespread Palestinian suicide-bombings and a third intifada looms. That would be a disaster.
忧虑大规模巴勒斯坦炸弹自杀袭击的回归,第三次对抗有升级趋势,那将是一场灾难。
Then the scene behind the spectre faded away, and was succeeded by the representation of a gorgeous palace.
这时,幽灵身后的景色消失了,随后出现了一座豪华的宫殿。
The spectre of racism on Sunday again raised its head at the Circuit de Catalunya, more than a year after last winter's incident.
种族主义的幽灵在周日再次抬头在卡塔伦亚,一年多后,去年冬天的事件。
Now, for the first time, the spectre of a one-term presidency has begun to hover menacingly over France's current leader, Nicolas Sarkozy.
现在,第一次,任期一任的幽灵开始出现,威胁法国现任领导,尼古拉.萨科齐。
Such connections raise the spectre of a concerted Islamist threat against Nigeria, a close ally of America and a large oil exporter.
这种链接关系使的团结一致的伊斯兰威胁到美国和一个石油输出大国的亲密盟友尼日利亚。
But now, after a landmark ruling by the American Supreme Court, the spectre of a blunderbuss of liability suits may have receded.
但是现在,美国最高法院颁布了一条里程碑似的法规使医疗设备公司对于棘手的医疗诉讼的恐惧感开始消失。
Wholesale hukou reform is an alarming prospect for officials, raising the spectre of an expensive and uncontrollable surge to the cities.
大规模的户口改革令官员堪忧,不仅花费巨大,而且各种不可控因素涌入城市。
A more mundane spectre, Bangladesh's intensely politicized judiciary, is now a bigger threat to the country's fragile democracy.
世俗更可怕的是孟加拉国激烈的司法泛政治化目前对国家脆弱的民主是更大的威胁。
China and Russia have balked so far, but the looming spectre of a massacre may make them rethink.
中国和俄罗斯迄今一直犹豫不决,但大屠杀的可怕阴影或许会让它们重新考虑。
By switching to a neutral reserve currency before the spectre of inflation raises its head, their hard-earned savings would be protected.
在通胀的幽灵抬头之前,把这些储备转换到一个中立货币中去,这样做的话中国的血汗钱将会得到保障。
Experts say the spectre of a rapidly moving price has attracted the attention of hedge funds seeking to make a short-term speculative buck.
专家说价格迅速上涨的恐慌已经引起了寻求短期投机获利的对冲基金的关注。
The move raised the spectre of default in the Middle East's trading hub just as early signs of economic recovery have emerged.
正值有初步迹象显示经济开始复苏之际,此举给这个中东贸易中心蒙上了违约的阴影。
But the re-emergence of a spectre from the darkest period of modern history argues for a different, indeed strident, response.
但是来自这个近代史中最黑暗时期的幽灵,的确支持了一个相当令人不悦的反应。
Seoul has, however, raised the spectre that Tokyo might be prompted to join the nuclear club.
然而,首尔担心,朝鲜核试验可能促使东京加入核俱乐部。
To many non-scientists, Dolly's cloning raised the spectre of human cloning. The Pope promptly called for a worldwide ban on human cloning.
对于许多不是科学家的人来说,克隆多利引起了他们起克隆人的恐惧。教皇立即呼吁全世界禁止克隆人
The dollar has weakened sharply, raising the spectre of the complete collapse that bears have been predicting for years.
美元急剧地贬值,使得多年来早已被预言的全面崩溃这一“鬼魂”开始复活。
A world in limbo, in the state of foetus, what an unheard-of spectre! Saint-Simon, Owen, Fourier, are there also, in lateral galleries .
一个处于胚胎状态的鬼域里的世界,这是多么离奇的形相!圣西门、欧文、傅立叶,也都在那里的一些侧坑里。
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