nightmare noun ⇨nightmare (The trip turned into a nightmare.)⇨dream (He still has nightmares about the accident.)nightmare
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nightmare ♦︎ ordeal ♦︎ horror ♦︎ trauma ♦︎ hellThese are all words for an unpleasant or frightening experience.這些詞均表示可怕的經歷、磨難、痛苦的經歷。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a nightmare / ordeal / trauma for sb◆a terrible nightmare / ordeal / horror◆a / an absolute / living nightmare / hell◆a terrifying nightmare / ordeal◆to suffer a nightmare / an ordeal / a horror / a trauma◆to experience an ordeal / a horror / a trauma◆to go through an ordeal / a trauma / hell◆to survive a nightmare / an ordeal / a trauma■nightmareˈnaɪtmeə(r); NAmEˈnaɪtmer [countable] (ratherinformal) an experience or situation that is very frightening and unpleasant, or very difficult to deal with可怕的經歷;難以處理之事;噩夢◆The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick.他們倆都病了,這次旅行成了一場噩夢。◆Nobody knows what's going on-it's a nightmare!誰也不知道是怎麽回事,真是棘手至極!◆Losing a child is most people's worst nightmare.對於大多數人來說,喪子之痛是最可怕的夢魇。◆These new regulations will be an administrative nightmare.這些新的規章制度將會造成管理難題。■ordealɔːˈdiːl, ˈɔːdiːl; NAmEɔːrˈdiːl [countable, usually singular] a difficult, painful or unpleasant experience, often one that lasts for some time磨難;折磨;嚴酷的考驗◆They were spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court.他們免受出庭作證的難堪。◆The interview was less of an ordeal than she'd expected.面試並非如她想象的那樣可怕。■horror [countable, usually plural] all the terrible things connected with a shocking or frightening situation or experience使人恐懼的事件;極其可怕的經歷◆He witnessed the horrors of civil war.他目睹了内戰的恐怖。■traumaˈtrɔːmə; NAmEˈtraʊmə [countable, uncountable] an unpleasant or shocking experience that makes you feel upset and/or anxious, usually for a long time afterwards痛苦經歷;挫折◆She felt exhausted after the traumas of recent weeks.她經受了最近幾個星期的痛苦之後感到精疲力竭。 see also traumatic ⇨ painful2, traumatize ⇨ frighten■hell [uncountable, singular] (ratherinformal) a very unpleasant experience or situation in which sb suffers very much苦難的經歷;悲慘的境況◆Her parents made her life hell.她的父母使她生活得很痛苦。◆The last few weeks have been a living hell for the refugees.過去的幾個星期對那些難民來說簡直是人間地獄。