nightmare
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A nightmare is a very frightening dream. 惡夢
All the victims still suffered nightmares. 所有的受害者仍爲(wèi)惡夢所擾。
2. N-COUNT If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you mean that it is very frightening and unpleasant. 噩夢 (指可怕処境)
The years in prison were a nightmare. 數(shù)年的鉄窗生涯是一場噩夢。
3. N-COUNT If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you are saying in a very emphatic way that it is irritating because it causes you a lot of trouble. 噩夢 (指惱人的情況)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
Taking my son Peter to a restaurant was a nightmare. 帶我兒子彼得去飯店喫飯真是一場噩夢。
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nightmare /?na?t?m??/ (nightmares)
劍橋詞典
- a very upsetting or frightening dream
- LeFanu suffered all his life from a recurrent nightmare that he was trapped in a falling house .
- Strange dreams and nightmares oppressed him.
- Working there was like being trapped in a nightmare.
- I had a terrible nightmare last night .
- Nightmares may occur in times of severe tension . 返回 nightmare
夢魘，噩夢
a terrifying nightmare 可怕的噩夢
I shouldn't have watched that movie - it'll give me nightmares. 我真不該看那部電影——它會讓我做噩夢的。
an extremely unpleasant event or experience or possible event or experience
極不愉快的事情，可怕的經(jīng)歷；可能發(fā)生的壞事
The whole journey was a nightmare - we lost our luggage and both flights were delayed . 整個旅程就像一場噩夢——我們弄丟了行李，而且兩個航班都晚點了。
Being trapped underwater is my worst nightmare. 被睏水下是我最害怕的事情。
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