There was a ghost of a smile on his face.

他脸上露出隐隐的一丝微笑。

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"For the crew it is," replied the seafarer gravely, again with the ghost of a wink.

“对水手来说是这样。”航海家严肃地回答，又隐约眨了眨眼睛。

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The first is more or less along the lines that JRR used it—a phantom or ghost of a dead person.

第一种含义多少接近托尔金在他书中的用法——死人的鬼魂。

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Today on our program, we visit a town in the western state of Arizona that was saved from being a ghost town by a violent history.

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He says for years Noordin was like a ghost to the people of Indonesia, with his ability to induce fear and elude the authorities.

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The more pessimistic Venetian residents say the countdown has begun and that if the exodus continues at this rhythm, in 2030 Venice will have become a ghost city with no more citizens, just hordes of tourists.

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There is a ghost of a chance that this will change in the next four years.

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There was the ghost of a reference to 1967 and a call for Israel to stop expanding settlements.

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For games that inspired Ghost of a Tale, Gallat lists Zelda, Ico, the Gothic series and Dark Souls.

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