haunt
verb- haunt something/somebody
if the ghost of a dead person haunts a place, people say that they have seen it there （鬼魂）出没 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- reputedly
- supposedly
- come back to
- return to
- haunt somebody
if something unpleasant haunts you, it keeps coming to your mind so that you cannot forget it （不快的事情）萦绕于脑际，使难以忘却 The memory of that day still haunts me. 我的脑海中还常常回想起那天的情景。 For years she was haunted by guilt. 多年来她一直感到愧疚。
Extra ExamplesHe will be haunted forever by his failed attempt to rescue the children. 未能成功解救孩子们的经历将使他永难释怀。 These visions continued to haunt her for many years. 多年来这些景象一直在她脑海里萦绕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- still
- forever
- continue to
- haunt somebody
to continue to cause problems for somebody for a long time 长期不断地缠扰（某人） That decision came back to haunt him. 那个决定对他造成无法摆脱的困扰。 She has been haunted by her past during her career. 在她的职业生涯中，她一直被自己的过去所困扰。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place)’): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home.