🇬🇧🇨🇳 ghoul - 食尸鬼 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "ghoul" ("食尸鬼"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A ghoul is a pretend monster from spooky stories that usually lives in graveyards or other creepy places at night, sneaking around and scaring people for fun, but it’s not real—just part of scary make-believe.
The tiny ghoul under my bed keeps complaining that my socks smell scarier than he does.
At the costume party, my brother dressed as a ghoul and then got scared by his own reflection in the mirror.
The ghoul wanted to be healthier, so it started haunting the salad bar instead of the dessert table.
The ghoul signed up for dance class and now moonwalks across the graveyard every full moon.
A hungry ghoul opened our fridge at midnight and ran away screaming after seeing the broccoli.
At night the boy ran past an old gate and saw a ghoul by the cold stones. The ghoul moved slowly, head low, alone like a lost dog. Two owls watched the ghoul creep among graves. A ghoul hissed. The boy froze, then dropped his lamp. The ghoul smelled the light, sniffed, then left; the boy sighed and went home.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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