incubus
n.梦魇,沉重的负担
难易程度:
incubus为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:incubuses
词根
cumb＝to lie down（横躺）
incubus
/'ɪŋkjʊbəs; `ɪŋkjəbəs/
n (pl ~es or -bi / -baI;-9baI/)
(a) male evil spirit formerly supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman 梦淫妖（传说与熟睡女子交合的妖魔）. Cf 参看 succubus.
(b) (rhet 修辞) thing (eg an approaching examination, an unpaid debt) that oppresses sb like a nightmare 给某人造成巨大压力的事物（似恶梦中所见的可怕事物, 如临近的考试、未清偿的债务）.
n (pl ~es or -bi / -baI;-9baI/)
(a) male evil spirit formerly supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman 梦淫妖（传说与熟睡女子交合的妖魔）. Cf 参看 succubus.
(b) (rhet 修辞) thing (eg an approaching examination, an unpaid debt) that oppresses sb like a nightmare 给某人造成巨大压力的事物（似恶梦中所见的可怕事物, 如临近的考试、未清偿的债务）.
incubus
npluralincubusesorincubi [-baɪ/
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