出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第25页(227字)
比喻坏人、坏事虽已消失而恶劣影响还存在;或指某人一直纠缠不清,例这个犯罪集团已被警方扫荡,然其残余分子仍阴魂不散出来活动。
Though the gang has been mopped up by the police,yet a few survivors still continue to roam about and make trouble.