nightmare

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• ① 恶梦,梦魇
  • She had a nightmare last night.她昨晚做了一场恶梦。
  • I have nightmares about being hit by a car.我做了几次被汽车撞到的恶梦。

• ② 梦魔(使睡眠中的人窒息的想像中的魔女;参照incubus; succubus)

• ③ 如恶梦般的事,可怕的事情;讨厌的人[物];恐怖感;不快的预感
  • Traveling on those muddy roads is a nightmare.在那些泥泞的路上旅行真是苦事。
  • The nightmare of his years in prison still haunts him.他在监狱中那几年的梦魇仍然萦绕于他的脑海中。