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N Count Nightmare Frightening Refer Situation 英[ˈnaɪtmeə(R 美[ˈnaɪtmer N.噩梦;<口>可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧;泛滥成灾;紧张;Adj.可怕的,噩梦似的

单词 nightmare
音标
英[ˈnaɪtmeə(r)] 美[ˈnaɪtmer]
解释
n.噩梦;<口>可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧;泛滥成灾;紧张;adj.可怕的,噩梦似的;
例句

N-COUNT
恶梦;噩梦;梦魇
A nightmare is a very frightening dream.
例:All the victims still suffered nightmares...所有受害者仍然被恶梦困扰。
例:Jane did not eat cheese because it gives her nightmares.简没吃奶酪,因为那会让她做恶梦。

N-COUNT
令人恐怖的处境;可怕的情景
If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you mean that it is very frightening and unpleasant.
例:The years in prison were a nightmare.监狱里的那些年是一场噩梦。

N-COUNT
恼人的情景;惹人烦的局面
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.
例:Taking my son Peter to a restaurant was a nightmare...带我儿子彼得外出吃饭简直糟糕透了。
例:In practice a graduate tax is an administrative nightmare.毕业税具体操作起来不啻一场行政噩梦。
变形
pl:nightmares~adj:nightmarish~

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