haunted

haunted — adjective

1. describing the eyes, face, or general manner of a person who has been deeply hur

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing the eyes, face, or general manner of a person who has been deeply hurt by something painful and is still suffering inside, even when they say nothing about it.

例句

Abigail came home from the war with a haunted look that her mother could not soften.

haunted + look (most frequent collocation)

There was a haunted expression in Daichi's eyes whenever someone mentioned the missing children.

haunted + expression / eyes

同義詞
  • tormented

    stronger; suggests active inner suffering rather than its visible trace

  • anguished

    more openly emotional; tears or cries are likely visible

  • troubled

    much milder; can be everyday worry, not necessarily trauma

反義詞

文法句型

haunted + look/eyes/expression/face

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun referring to the face, eyes, voice, or general look of a person, not the person themselves. You say 'a haunted look', not normally 'he is haunted' (for that meaning, use the verb 'haunt' in the passive: 'he is haunted by').

常見錯誤

❌Selim was very haunted after the funeral.
✅Selim had a haunted look after the funeral.
💡use 'haunted' as a modifier of look/eyes/face, not as a state of the whole person.
❌Her haunted is from the war.
✅Her haunted expression is from the war.
💡'haunted' is an adjective and needs a noun to modify.

2. used for a building or place that people say is regularly visited by spirits of

2.形容詞B2
釋義

used for a building or place that people say is regularly visited by spirits of the dead, who may make strange noises, move objects, or appear in front of those who go inside.

例句

The old hotel on the cliff is said to be haunted by a sailor who drowned in 1882.

passive: be haunted by + ghost identity

Élise refused to spend the night in her grandmother's haunted attic, even on a dare.

haunted + room/place noun

同義詞
  • ghostly

    describes the ghost itself or its atmosphere, not the place that contains it

  • spooky

    informal; means 'feels frightening', without claiming actual ghosts live there

文法句型

haunted + house/castle/hotel/place

用法筆記

Used for places, not for people in this sense. The passive frame 'haunted by [a named ghost]' is very common when explaining who is supposed to do the haunting. Often appears in horror titles, ghost-tour names, and Halloween language.

常見錯誤

❌The man is haunted in the castle.
✅The castle is haunted.
💡places, not people, are 'haunted' in this ghost sense.
❌It is a haunted from a sailor.
✅It is haunted by a sailor.
💡use 'by' to introduce who is doing the haunting.