phantom
幻影,幻象,幽灵,幻像
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Definitions
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- : an apparition or specter.
- : an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion.
- : a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear.
- : an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device.
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- : of, relating to, or of the nature of a phantom; illusory: a phantom sea serpent.
- : Electricity. noting or pertaining to a phantom circuit.
- : named, included, or recorded but nonexistent; fictitious: Payroll checks were made out and cashed for phantom employees.
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Examples
On the other hand, they can be delicate, don’t do a very good job with loud noises, and also require power from either an internal battery or through a USB connection or a source that can deliver 48v phantom power.
I didn’t want to think that this would happen to us when I got on the plane that rainy afternoon in September, but somewhere in my mind lived the phantom of the definitive separation.
He’s the phantom of a new opera, only he’s here in flesh and blood, to tell us a new story from sounds we’ve heard before.
So scientists have been curious how much climate-warming gas these phantom ecosystems spew.
The phantom rivers experiment suggests we shouldn’t, she says.
During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.
The sanctuary the phantom callers promise comes with a price.
As this begins to set in, the phantom caller morphs into Lori, who whispers to her husband, “What happened, Rick?”
He receives phantom phone calls from people who promise him a safe haven.
Doctors, patients, a phantom lawyer (“I spoke with the patient at length, but he is still refusing…”)?
A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.