nightmare
美音:
[´naıt´mɛə
]英音:
[´naıt´mɛə
]n.梦魇,恶梦,可怕的事物
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名词:nightmarishness 形容词:nightmarish 副词:night-marishly
nightmare
n
1 frightening dream 恶梦; 梦魇
*I have nightmares about falling off a cliff. 我作恶梦梦见从悬崖上摔下来了.
2 (infml 口) very frightening or unpleasantexperience 非常可怕的或不愉快的经历
*Driving during the blizzard was a nightmare. 在暴风雪中开车真吓人.
nightmare
n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: night + mare 'evil spirit' (11-18 centuries) (from Old English)]
a very frightening dream
nightmare about
Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.
a recurring nightmare (=one which you have again and again)
[usually singular]
a very difficult, unpleasant, or frightening experience or situation
Traffic was a nightmare.
nightmare for
This has been an absolute nightmare for me and my family.
nightmare of (doing) sth
the nightmare of going through divorce
It was every teacher's worst nightmare (=the worst thing which could have happened) .
a nightmare journey
something terrible that you fear may happen in the future
nightmare of
the nightmare of a nuclear war
nightmare scenario
(=the worst or most frightening situation that you can imagine)
>nightmarishadj
1. The child had a terrible nightmare and awoke crying. 那孩子做了个恶梦,醒来又啼哭着。
2. Thanks to the Party and the countless martyrs who died for the cause, we have been spared all that terrible nightmare of imperialist aggression and Kuomintang misrule. 正是由于党和无数为革命事业而献身的烈士们,我们才免于经历所有这些帝国主义侵略和国民党罪恶统治的可怕的恶梦。
3. And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me. 就像在恶梦里一样,见不到一个人可以帮助我。
4. SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) — For generations of students, writing term papers has been a major source of nerves and frustration, if not the ultimate homework nightmare. 旧金山(美国有线新闻电视网)--对一代又一代的学生来说,写学期论文即使不是最可怕的作业,也至少一直是让他们头疼和沮丧的主要原因。
5. I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams. 我感到自己就像平时作梦那样迷迷糊糊地闯进了恶梦境地。
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