spook

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A spook is a ghost. 鬼[非正式]
2. N-COUNT A spook is a spy. 间谍[美国英语] [非正式]
...a U.S. intelligence spook. ...一名美国情报间谍。
3. V-T If people are spooked, something has scared them or made them nervous. 使...吓坏; 使...紧张[美国英语] [v-link ADJ]
But was it the wind that spooked her?
但是，她是被风吓到的吗？
Investors were spooked by slowing economies. 投资者们因经济增长缓慢而变得紧张。
4. spookedADJ
He was so spooked that he, too, began to believe that he heard strange clicks and noises on their telephones. 他太害怕了，以至于也开始相信自己听到了他们的电话发出的奇怪的咔哒声。