nightmare

/ˈnaɪtmeə/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

噩梦；梦魇般的经历；棘手的事

释义与例句

n. 噩梦；梦魇般的经历；棘手的事
a frightening dream, or a very difficult, unpleasant, or frightening experience
  1. She woke up in a sweat after a terrible nightmare.
    她做了一场可怕的噩梦，惊醒时浑身是汗。
  2. The journey home was a nightmare because all the trains were delayed.
    由于所有火车都晚点，回家的旅程糟糕透顶。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The flooding turned the rescue operation into a logistical nightmare.
    洪水使救援行动成了一场后勤噩梦。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 have a nightmare 是“做噩梦”；比喻义可表示极其糟糕或棘手的经历。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • nightmarish 噩梦般的；可怕的
    形容词，描述像噩梦一样可怕或混乱的经历。
同义词
  • bad dream 噩梦；不好的梦
    nightmare 是强烈、可怕的噩梦，也可比喻极其糟糕的经历；bad dream 是较普通、口语化的说法，通常只指不好的梦。
    The child was crying because he had had a bad dream. 那个孩子因为做了个噩梦而哭泣。
常见搭配
  • have a nightmare 做噩梦
    I had a nightmare that I was being chased. 我梦见自己被追赶，做了场噩梦。
  • recurring nightmare 反复出现的噩梦
    He sought help because a recurring nightmare was disrupting his sleep. 他因反复出现的噩梦影响睡眠而寻求帮助。
  • worst nightmare 最可怕的噩梦；最糟糕的情况
    Losing all the customer data would be our worst nightmare. 丢失全部客户数据将是我们最可怕的噩梦。