| 释义 |
●raise the ˈspectre of sth (BrE) (NAmE raise the ˈspecter of sth) make people afraid that sth unpleasant might happen 引起对…的恐惧◆The news of more cuts has raised the spectre of redundancies once again.
关于进一步裁员的消息让人们又一次担心会被解雇。 NOTE A spectre is an old word for a ghost. * spectre 是旧词，意为“鬼”。 |