spook

英 [spuːk] 美 [spuːk]

n.幽灵；间谍vt.鬼怪般出没；吓唬；惊吓；代写

英英释义

Noun:

someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

a mental representation of some haunting experience;

"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
　　"it aroused specters from his past"

Verb:

frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action;

"The noise spooked the horse"