好词典
nightmare
UK //ˈnaɪt.meər//US //ˈnaɪt.mer//
词源
源自中古英语 'nightmare'，由 night（夜晚） + mare（古英语指'梦魇精灵'）组成，原指传说中压迫睡眠者的恶魔。
noun
❶ 噩梦，指睡眠时因恐惧或焦虑而产生的可怕梦境，常伴随惊醒或不适感。也可比喻令人极度不安的现实经历。
“I had a nightmare about being chased by monsters last night.”
（昨晚我做了个被怪物追赶的噩梦。）
“The car accident was a complete nightmare for everyone involved.”
（这场车祸对所有相关者来说都是场噩梦。）
同义词:bad dream, horror, ordeal, torment, trauma
常见短语
living nightmare — 形容持续存在的极度糟糕处境，如同醒着的噩梦般令人痛苦。
“Being trapped in the elevator for hours was a living nightmare.”
（被困在电梯里数小时如同醒着的噩梦。）
nightmare scenario — 指最坏的可能情况，通常用于描述令人恐惧的假设性事件。
“A pandemic was the nightmare scenario health experts had warned about.”
（疫情正是卫生专家警告过的最坏情况。）