haunt
verb [ T ] uk/hɔːnt/ us/hɑːnt/
(REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
B2 使经常苦恼，不断困扰
to cause repeated suffering or anxiety
Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life. 越南战争的经历给他日后的生活留下了挥之不去的阴影。
30 years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction. 那场火灾过去30年之后，死亡和毁灭的场景仍在他脑海中挥之不去。
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- Memories of the semifinal defeat haunted him for the rest of his career.
- His experiences in the prison camp continued to haunt him.
- She was haunted by memories of her unhappy childhood.
- The novel tells the story of a soldier haunted by the events of the war.
- The experience of failure continues to haunt him.
(SPIRIT)
B2 （鬼魂）经常出没
(of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly
A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway looking for her children. 据说有一个幽灵似的女人经常出现在楼梯上寻找她的孩子。
haunt
noun [ C ] uk/hɔːnt/ us/hɑːnt/
常去的地方
a place often visited
This bar used to be one of your old haunts, didn't it, Jake? 这个酒吧你以前经常去，对不对，杰克？