haunt¹/hɔnt; hɔːnt/ v [T] 1 if the spirit of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often 〔鬼魂〕常出没于: a ship haunted by ghosts of sea captains 常有船长鬼魂作祟的船 2 if something unpleasant haunts you, you keep remembering it or being affected by it 〔不愉快的事情〕缠绕，萦绕在…心头; 烦扰: ex-soldiers still haunted by memories of the war 仍然受战争记忆困扰的退役士兵