haunting

英 [ˈhɔːntɪŋ]

美 [ˈhɔːntɪŋ]

adj.  萦绕心头的; 使人难忘的
v.  (鬼魂)出没; (不快的事情)萦绕于脑际，难以忘却; 长期不断地缠扰(某人)
haunt的现在分词

复数：hauntings　现在分词：haunting　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18710 / COCA.14200

牛津词典

adj.

• 萦绕心头的；使人难忘的
  beautiful, sad or frightening in a way that cannot be forgotten
  1. a haunting melody/experience/image
     难以忘怀的优美乐曲；痛苦难忘的经历；吓人难忘的形象

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （声音、形象、话语等）令人难忘的，萦绕心头的
  Hauntingsounds, images, or words remain in your thoughts because they are very beautiful or sad.
  1. ...the haunting calls of wild birds in the mahogany trees.
     红木树林中野鸟令人难忘的鸣叫声
  2. ...haunting prose.
     令人难忘的散文

双语例句

• Last week, I visited a Shenzhen elementary school in a haunting but revelatory experience.
  上周，我访问了深圳一所小学，感觉让人震惊但很有启示性。
• She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign.
  她站在门口，一丝淡淡的微笑萦绕在脸上，像廉价旅店的招牌。
• The spectre of civil war is haunting the country.
  内战的魔影正威胁着该国。
• That haunting episode of bygone days was to her mother but a passing accident.
  对她母亲来说，她萦绕在心头的那件往事，只不过是一件烟消云散的偶然事件。
• Sad October and her sadder self seemed the only two existences haunting that lane.
  出现在那条小路上的似乎只有两个实体，就是悲伤的十月和更加悲伤的她自己。
• The sad, haunting eyes of the young man and his family stayed with me for about a mile.
  那位年轻人和他的家人悲哀幽怨的眼神，一直伴随着我。
• The dreadful, haunting fear of nuclear warfare casts a sobering pall over all international relations.
  经常出现的对于核战争的恐惧在一切国际关系上投下了一道愁人的阴影。
• Your kind, haunting the wilds unchecked, until we found you.
  你们这些（禽兽），在野地里毫无约束地作祟，直到我们发现了你。
• Why? Like day-dreaming? This has been haunting me for a long time.
  为什么？喜欢做梦吗？这个问题在我心头萦绕了很久。
• About feelings of emptiness and self-loathing* Haunting them since childhood.
  一种空虚和无助，自从童年以来都萦绕着他们。