1. vt. & vi.常到　 (of a spirit, especially of a dead person) visit (a place), appearing in a strange form; visit (a place) regularly
2. vt.缠绕，萦绕　 be always in the thoughts of (sb)

　～ still　仍然萦绕
　～ constantly　总是萦绕
　～ frightfully　令人毛骨悚然地缠绕
　～ hideously　令人惊骇地萦绕
　～ mysteriously　神秘地出没
　～ privately　独来独往
　～ round　不消散
　～ about a place with sb　经常同某人一起出没于某地
　be ～ed by anxiety　老是忧心忡忡
　be ～ed by a ghost　经常闹鬼
　be ～ed with gloomy thoughts　忧思萦怀

　They haunted the art galleries.　他们经常去美术馆。
　He haunted textile mills, and learned all he could.　他常到纺织厂去，尽可能多学到点东西。
　A ghost of headless man haunts the castle.　一个无头鬼常在这城堡作祟。
　Memories of her childhood haunted her.　童年时代的记忆经常在她脑中萦绕。
　The years of the war still haunt me.　战争年代的情景仍然萦绕在我的脑际。
　This is a problem that haunts all of us.　这是一个使我们大家都担忧不止的问题。
　The old house is said to be haunted.　听说那老房子闹鬼。
　A wrongdoer is constantly haunted by the fear of discovery.　作恶者经常心中害怕被发觉。
　I was haunted by his last words.　他临终前对我说的话萦绕在我的心头。
　Long after the panic and pain had passed, she was haunted by the experience.　惊慌和痛苦早已过去，她仍心有余悸。
　She had a haunted look, as if she were constantly anxious or afraid.　她显出一种提心吊胆的样子，似乎她总在担惊受怕。

 ♣ haunt about　(v.+prep.)
　出没于　visit (a place) regularly
　He often haunts about the bar.　他经常出没于那家酒吧。
 ♣ haunt round　(v.+adv.)
　不消散　be always in a state
　This bad smell haunted round for hours.　那臭味好几个小时不散。

C 常出入的场所a place which a particular person visits frequently

　make out the ～　辨认出常去的地方
　revisit the ～　重游常去的地方
　quiet ～　安静的去处
　favorite ～　最喜欢常去的地方
　popular ～　受欢迎的场所
　～ for sb　某人常去的地方

　The area was a haunt of criminals.　这个地区是罪犯经常出没的地方。
　This is one of my favorite haunts.　这是我最喜欢常去的地方之一。

　［词源］古法语hanter（常到，常去）