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Definition of nightmare in English: nightmarenoun ˈnʌɪtmɛːˈnaɪtˌmɛr 1A frightening or unpleasant dream. 噩梦 I had nightmares after watching the horror movie 我看完这部恐怖片后做了许多噩梦。 Example sentencesExamples - When I finally fell asleep, it was restless, and filled with uneasy dreams and nightmares.
- Meanwhile this guy is having nightmares here, dreaming that alligators and lions are chasing him.
- As a child I used to dream horrific nightmares about nuclear war.
- Tell me about the dreams, the nightmares that you had for awhile.
- I woke up this morning straight from a bad dream, a nightmare, if you will.
- Sleep was something she might not get because her dreams can become nightmares.
- The nightmares had overrun his dreams again, leaving a sour ache in his soul, and he'd gone and taken it out on her.
- He couldn't quite remember that face, the same face that was so vivid and clear in dreams and nightmares.
- It is interesting that she has nightmares rather than sweet dreams in Chinese.
- However, some dreams are nightmares and when you're having a nightmare they seem to go on and on and on.
- So we see that most of these children and young men continue to have bad dreams and nightmares sometimes as often as two or three times a week.
- I can hardly believe I slept so well, no dreams, nightmares or visions to contemplate this morning.
- In a further similarity to an ad break, my short bursts of sleep were filled with countless little dreams and nightmares, most of which I remember.
- He suggests this, for example, in the many places where he speaks of waking up out of our dreams or nightmares.
- Could it have something to do with his dreams and nightmares about when he was a child?
- Cody was one of those that dreams nightmares and her nightmare was beginning to unfold right before her eyes.
- I don't dream a lot but when I do the dreams are often nightmares.
- Casey sleeps deeply, for once having good dreams and not the nightmares that she is accustomed to.
- With a degree in psychology behind him, he now practises psychotherapy in Colorado with an inside track on dreams and nightmares.
- They had to watch their children having nightmares, being frightened of being alone and being scared of coming into an empty house.
Synonyms bad dream, night terrors archaic incubus rare ephialtes 2A very unpleasant or frightening experience or prospect. 恐怖的经历；可怕的事情 the nightmare of racial hatred 种族仇恨的可怕经历。 developing thunderclouds are a balloonist's worst nightmare Example sentencesExamples - It was simply asked that she account for her actions at a public inquiry and the situation turned into a nightmare.
- It is Danny's worst nightmare: the encounter his fear had tried so hard to warn him about.
- A few hours later, after having been dragged out of the hotel at gunpoint, my worst nightmare had come true.
- At one stage the traffic in all directions came to a complete standstill which is our worst nightmare.
- Being in a plane doesn't bother me a bit, but being in a crawlspace is my worst nightmare.
- You see if I don't get better quickly he will have to face his worst nightmare.
- However, when a woman gives birth her worst nightmare would be to have her child kidnapped from her.
- Before I could do anything else, my worst nightmare happened, right before my eyes.
- The whole world thinking that he is a pathetic loser is pretty much his worst nightmare.
- Also, we are able to utilise him straight away to prevent simple situations from developing into nightmares.
- And yesterday came confirmation that their worst nightmare had been realised.
- So for somebody to be alleging that he abuses kids, that's got to be his worst nightmare.
- In denying him his right to be buried in Jerusalem, the Israelis have created their worst nightmare.
- It's your worst nightmare getting turned over in one of these games but maybe it'll make one or two of our guys sit and think a little bit.
- You know this is a Mother and Wife's worst nightmare ever, and both nightmares came to life in one single day.
- The twentieth century was scarred by the nightmare of Hitler's dream for the Aryan race.
- His worst nightmare came true the day before when he spotted some of his sheep frothing at the mouth.
- I gulped as I gently set the phone back into the cradle and turn to face my worst nightmare.
- When I looked down at the bottom of the cliff it was my worst nightmare.
- But he has avoided his own worst nightmare, which is that of missing life entirely.
Synonyms ordeal, horror, torment, trial - 2.1 A person or situation that is very difficult to deal with.
很难对付的人（或事、情况等） buying wine can be a nightmare if you don't know enough about it 如果你对酒知之甚少的话，买酒将会是很难对付的事情。 Example sentencesExamples - Such duplication of effort was not only a waste of resources but also a potential nightmare for those waiting on the test results.
- Though I did primary school teaching I forgot what a nightmare these tests are for parents.
- Brad was my ex-boyfriend and the worst nightmare I have ever had to deal with.
- Class sizes rose and clashing tests made drawing up an examination timetable a nightmare.
- That situation could have been a nightmare, but his mum views us both as surrogate daughters and is very easy to get along with.
- To act as if it's no big deal is to ignore the organizational nightmare involved in creating a large-scale event such as this.
- If your dialog box gets at all complicated, it can lead to a maintenance nightmare.
- We take a simple consumption tax and turn it into a complicated nightmare.
- Keeping up and dealing with the latest toy crazes can be a nightmare.
- We are so concerned because if we don t get approval it will be a nightmare over the next five years.
- Outdated non-computerised files will lead to compliance nightmares.
- He was every kid's worst nightmare for an uncle so feel sorry for Elissa - he was her uncle.
- For many it can be a communications nightmare on top of an already challenging situation.
- It was hard enough for the print media to deal with, and a nightmare for radio.
Synonyms ordeal, horror, torment, trial
OriginMiddle English (denoting a female evil spirit thought to lie upon and suffocate sleepers): from night + Old English mære 'incubus'. Definition of nightmare in US English: nightmarenounˈnaɪtˌmɛrˈnītˌmer 1A frightening or unpleasant dream. 噩梦 I had nightmares after watching the horror movie 我看完这部恐怖片后做了许多噩梦。 Example sentencesExamples - With a degree in psychology behind him, he now practises psychotherapy in Colorado with an inside track on dreams and nightmares.
- I woke up this morning straight from a bad dream, a nightmare, if you will.
- I can hardly believe I slept so well, no dreams, nightmares or visions to contemplate this morning.
- Tell me about the dreams, the nightmares that you had for awhile.
- When I finally fell asleep, it was restless, and filled with uneasy dreams and nightmares.
- I don't dream a lot but when I do the dreams are often nightmares.
- However, some dreams are nightmares and when you're having a nightmare they seem to go on and on and on.
- Cody was one of those that dreams nightmares and her nightmare was beginning to unfold right before her eyes.
- As a child I used to dream horrific nightmares about nuclear war.
- He couldn't quite remember that face, the same face that was so vivid and clear in dreams and nightmares.
- Meanwhile this guy is having nightmares here, dreaming that alligators and lions are chasing him.
- Casey sleeps deeply, for once having good dreams and not the nightmares that she is accustomed to.
- They had to watch their children having nightmares, being frightened of being alone and being scared of coming into an empty house.
- The nightmares had overrun his dreams again, leaving a sour ache in his soul, and he'd gone and taken it out on her.
- Could it have something to do with his dreams and nightmares about when he was a child?
- It is interesting that she has nightmares rather than sweet dreams in Chinese.
- He suggests this, for example, in the many places where he speaks of waking up out of our dreams or nightmares.
- So we see that most of these children and young men continue to have bad dreams and nightmares sometimes as often as two or three times a week.
- In a further similarity to an ad break, my short bursts of sleep were filled with countless little dreams and nightmares, most of which I remember.
- Sleep was something she might not get because her dreams can become nightmares.
- 1.1 A terrifying or very unpleasant experience or prospect.
恐怖的经历；可怕的事情 the nightmare of racial hatred 种族仇恨的可怕经历。 an astronaut's worst nightmare is getting detached during an extravehicle activity 宇航员最怕的事情就是在舱外活动时与宇宙飞船分离。 Example sentencesExamples - A few hours later, after having been dragged out of the hotel at gunpoint, my worst nightmare had come true.
- Before I could do anything else, my worst nightmare happened, right before my eyes.
- Also, we are able to utilise him straight away to prevent simple situations from developing into nightmares.
- And yesterday came confirmation that their worst nightmare had been realised.
- It is Danny's worst nightmare: the encounter his fear had tried so hard to warn him about.
- But he has avoided his own worst nightmare, which is that of missing life entirely.
- I gulped as I gently set the phone back into the cradle and turn to face my worst nightmare.
- However, when a woman gives birth her worst nightmare would be to have her child kidnapped from her.
- At one stage the traffic in all directions came to a complete standstill which is our worst nightmare.
- It was simply asked that she account for her actions at a public inquiry and the situation turned into a nightmare.
- You see if I don't get better quickly he will have to face his worst nightmare.
- It's your worst nightmare getting turned over in one of these games but maybe it'll make one or two of our guys sit and think a little bit.
- His worst nightmare came true the day before when he spotted some of his sheep frothing at the mouth.
- You know this is a Mother and Wife's worst nightmare ever, and both nightmares came to life in one single day.
- The whole world thinking that he is a pathetic loser is pretty much his worst nightmare.
- Being in a plane doesn't bother me a bit, but being in a crawlspace is my worst nightmare.
- The twentieth century was scarred by the nightmare of Hitler's dream for the Aryan race.
- In denying him his right to be buried in Jerusalem, the Israelis have created their worst nightmare.
- So for somebody to be alleging that he abuses kids, that's got to be his worst nightmare.
- When I looked down at the bottom of the cliff it was my worst nightmare.
Synonyms ordeal, horror, torment, trial - 1.2 A person, thing, or situation that is very difficult to deal with.
很难对付的人（或事、情况等） buying wine can be a nightmare if you don't know enough about it 如果你对酒知之甚少的话，买酒将会是很难对付的事情。 Example sentencesExamples - Brad was my ex-boyfriend and the worst nightmare I have ever had to deal with.
- It was hard enough for the print media to deal with, and a nightmare for radio.
- Outdated non-computerised files will lead to compliance nightmares.
- Class sizes rose and clashing tests made drawing up an examination timetable a nightmare.
- Though I did primary school teaching I forgot what a nightmare these tests are for parents.
- If your dialog box gets at all complicated, it can lead to a maintenance nightmare.
- For many it can be a communications nightmare on top of an already challenging situation.
- Such duplication of effort was not only a waste of resources but also a potential nightmare for those waiting on the test results.
- We take a simple consumption tax and turn it into a complicated nightmare.
- We are so concerned because if we don t get approval it will be a nightmare over the next five years.
- To act as if it's no big deal is to ignore the organizational nightmare involved in creating a large-scale event such as this.
- He was every kid's worst nightmare for an uncle so feel sorry for Elissa - he was her uncle.
- That situation could have been a nightmare, but his mum views us both as surrogate daughters and is very easy to get along with.
- Keeping up and dealing with the latest toy crazes can be a nightmare.
Synonyms ordeal, horror, torment, trial
OriginMiddle English (denoting a female evil spirit thought to lie upon and suffocate sleepers): from night + Old English mære ‘incubus’. |