What does haunt mean?

to keep returning to someone's mind and causing distress for a ghost to appear repeatedly in a place a place someone visits frequently

haunt

/hɔːnt/

CEFR level C1Topic EmotionWord #5874 in the learning path

使萦绕心头；不断困扰

v. to keep returning to someone's mind and causing distress

使萦绕心头；不断困扰

v. for a ghost to appear repeatedly in a place

鬼魂出没于

n. a place someone visits frequently

常去的地方

That embarrassing mistake still haunts me before every presentation.

每次做报告前，那个令人尴尬的错误仍会困扰我。

The consequences of poor urban planning can haunt communities long after the original decisions are made.

糟糕的城市规划所带来的后果，可能在最初决策作出很久之后仍困扰社区。

作动词直接接宾语；be haunted by表示受困扰。

What does haunt mean?: to keep returning to someone's mind and causing distress for a ghost to appear repeatedly in a place a place someone visits frequently
How is haunt pronounced?: UK /hɔːnt/, US /hɔːnt/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.