🇬🇧🇨🇳 poltergeist - 闹鬼 : English Lesson

Meaning of "poltergeist" ("闹鬼"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A poltergeist is a pretend, spooky ghost in stories that doesn’t just float around—it makes loud noises, knocks things over, and moves objects like doors, chairs, or toys, as if an invisible prankster is playing tricks.

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The classroom poltergeist only haunts on test days, flipping pages and whispering, “You should’ve studied…”

When I said, “Give me a sign,” the poltergeist just wrote “Clean Your Room” on the foggy bathroom mirror.

At midnight, the poltergeist didn’t rattle chains; it loudly played my worst karaoke recordings on repeat.

If a poltergeist really wants to scare people, it should slam math books open and yell, “Pop Quiz!”

Some people really believe poltergeists exist, but scientists say strange noises and moving objects usually come from things like pipes, wind, or people—so your “noisy ghost” might just be the washing machine on spin cycle.

At midnight, a poltergeist rattled the kitchen: plates fell. A poltergeist shoved a lamp, sent papers into the air, and pushed the cat off the shelf. She grabbed a broom and chased the poltergeist; the poltergeist ducked under the bed, knocked a shoe, then the poltergeist peeked out. She sighed, picked up the shoe, and laughed.

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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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