nightmare

['nait.mɛə]

n.恶梦, 使人极其痛苦的事情或经历, 梦魇

n.[C]

1. 梦魇; 恶梦

In his nightmares they burned his house.

在他的噩梦中, 他们烧了他的房子。

2. 梦魇般的经历; 恐怖的事

Her first few days in that foreign land were a total nightmare.

她刚到达异邦的那几天简直像是一场噩梦。

词形变化

形容词: nightmarish | 副词: night-marishly | 名词: nightmarishness |

词义辨析

同义:

n.噩梦, 梦魇

bad dream  horrid dream  phantasmagoria  hallucination  night terrors  night sweats

n.可怕的经历, 经常的恐惧

horrible experience  trial  ordeal  hell  horrow  calamity  tribulation

n.怪兽

monster  evil spirit  succubus  cacodemon  phantasm  incubus  

英英释义

名词 nightmare:

a situation resembling a terrifying dream

同义词：incubus

a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

补充

nightmarenightmare英:[ˈnaitmɛə] 美:[ˈnaɪtˌmɛr]n.1.噩梦I had a nightmare about being drowned in a lake.我做了个在湖里淹死的噩梦。2.〈口〉可怕的事情, 无法摆脱的恐惧The hurricane was a long nightmare.这次飓风令人担惊受怕了很久。

例句

1. All the victims still suffered nightmares.所有受害者依旧遭受着噩梦的折磨。 2. Jane did not eat cheese because it gives her nightmares.简不吃奶酪是因为奶酪会让她做恶梦。 3. I had nightmares for weeks after the accident.事故发生后好几周我一直做噩梦。 4. He comforted her when she had nightmares.当她做恶梦时, 他安慰她。 5. I still have nightmares about the attack.我还是会做和那次袭击有关的恶梦。 6. It was a real nightmare!这简直就是噩梦！ 7. The bus journey was a nightmare.这次公共汽车旅行就是场噩梦。 8. The years in prison were a nightmare.监狱中的岁月真如噩梦一般。 9. They finally crossed the border after a nightmare journey through enemy territory.经过一场穿越敌方领土的噩梦之旅, 他们终于越过了边境。 10. a nightmare vision of war spilling across borders and involving weapons of mass destruction蔓延到各国、并有大规模杀伤性武器的可怕战争景象 11. I had nightmares after watching the horror movie.我看完这部恐怖片后做了许多噩梦。 12. the nightmare of racial hatred.种族仇恨的可怕经历。 13. an astronaut's worst nightmare is getting detached during an extra-vehicle activity.宇航员最怕的事情就是在船外活动时与宇宙飞船分离。 14. buying wine can be a nightmare if you don't know enough about it.如果你对酒知之甚少的话，买酒将会是很难对付的事情。 15. I had a terrible nightmare about being stuck in a lift last night.昨晚我做了个可怕的恶梦，梦见给卡在电梯里了。 16. Travelling in the rush hour can be a real nightmare.在上下班的繁忙时间出门真可怕。 17. "Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare."妈妈，我做了一个非常可怕的噩梦。 18. She had a recurring nightmare [=she had the same bad dream many times] about losing her job.她多次做同样的噩梦，梦见自己丢了工作。 19. The party was a complete nightmare.这次聚会简直就是一场噩梦。 20. a nightmare situation/scenario噩梦般的形势/场景 21. Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare. [=the thing every parent fears most]失去孩子是每一位父亲/母亲最可怕的梦魇。 22. a nightmarish experience噩梦般的经历