- haunt something/somebody
if the ghost of a dead person haunts a place, people say that they have seen it there （鬼魂）出没 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- reputedly
- supposedly
- come back to
- return to
- haunt somebody
if something unpleasant haunts you, it keeps coming to your mind so that you cannot forget it （不快的事情）萦绕于脑际，使难以忘却 The memory of that day still haunts me. 我的脑海中还常常回想起那天的情景。 🔊🔊 For years she was haunted by guilt. 多年来她一直感到愧疚。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesHe will be haunted forever by his failed attempt to rescue the children. 未能成功解救孩子们的经历将使他永难释怀。 These visions continued to haunt her for many years. 多年来这些景象一直在她脑海里萦绕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- still
- forever
- continue to
- haunt somebody
to continue to cause problems for somebody for a long time 长期不断地缠扰（某人） That decision came back to haunt him. 那个决定对他造成无法摆脱的困扰。 🔊🔊 She has been haunted by her past during her career. 她的职业生涯一直困扰着她的过去。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place)’): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home.