specter [ˈspɛktɚ]

例句:

• The news of more cuts has raised the specter of redundancies once again.
  关于进一步裁减的消息让人们担心会再次裁员.
  来自《简明英汉词典》
• The terrible specter of civil war hung over the country once again.
  内战的可怕阴影再一次笼罩这个国家.
  
• The arrival of warm weather raises the specter of disease and increased rat infestations caused by rotting garbage.
  天气转暖使人们担心垃圾腐烂会引起疾病传播和鼠群猖獗.
  
• The final tally was fifty-one to forty-eight against Specter.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Specter says, Well, I am not agreeing with you.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Specter also appeared on Fox News Sunday.
  来自VOA