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萦绕心头的恐惧
If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur.
例句
Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action...
无法就此事达成共识引起了人们对可能会诉诸法律手段的担忧。
Like many others, Handford was relieved to see the spectre of 15% interest rates evaporate by the end of the day.
和其他很多人一样，当看到15%的利率的阴霾随着那天的结束而散尽时，汉德福感到一阵欣慰。