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- haunt [hɔːnt]
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1.
vb
to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc)
- he was haunted by the fear of insanity
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3.
vt.
to visit (a place) frequently
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4.
vt.
to associate with (someone) frequently
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5.
n
[often plural]
a place visited frequently
- an old haunt of hers
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6.
n
a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
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7.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heimta to bring home, Old English h
a mettan to give a home to; seehome
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1.
vb
to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
Examples
- Memories of former gaiety haunt the house.
- 这屋子常常使人想起昔日的欢乐。 → haunt
- to make the library one's haunt
- 使图书馆成为某人经常光顾的地方 → haunt
- an old haunt of hers → haunt
- 大熊猫出没于川西山区。
- The mountainous areas of western Sichuan are the haunt of the giant panda. → 出没
- 故地重游
- revisit an old haunt → 故地
- 盗贼的渊薮
- a den (or haunt) of bandits and thieves → 渊薮
- 出没
- appear and disappear; haunt → 没
- 那些悲苦的往事时常浮现他的脑海。
- Those bitter memories haunt him frequently. → 悲苦
- 我家老房子的墙角处有钱串子出没。
- Millipedes haunt the corners of my old house. → 钱串子
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