ghoul

• 名词，指神话或民间传说中的食尸鬼，一种与墓地、尸体和食人肉相关的邪恶精灵或怪物；也引申指对死亡、恐怖事物病态迷恋的人。

A noun referring to a mythical creature or evil spirit, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh or corpses.

1. Mythological creatureB2formal

   An evil spirit or demon in folklore that robs graves and feeds on dead bodies.

   食尸鬼

   • In ancient tales, a ghoul would haunt cemeteries at night.
   • The legend describes a ghoul that devours the flesh of the dead.
   • Children were warned about ghouls lurking in the dark.

2. Person with morbid interestsC1informal

   A person who takes pleasure in gruesome or disturbing things, such as death or disaster.

   嗜好阴暗事物的人

   • He's a bit of a ghoul, always watching horror movies and reading about murders.
   • The journalist was accused of being a ghoul for exploiting the tragedy.
   • Some ghouls at the scene were taking photos of the accident.

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