nightmare

['nait.mɛə]

n.恶梦, 使人极其痛苦的事情或经历, 梦魇

例句与用法：

The nightmare gave her the creeps.

那场恶梦使她不寒而栗。

I had a nightmare and cried out in horror.

我做了一个恶梦，惊恐地大叫。

Driving during the blizzard was a nightmare.

在暴风雪中开车真吓人。

I have nightmares about falling off a cliff.

我常做恶梦梦见从悬崖上摔下来。

词形变化：

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

详细释义：

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。