| 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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