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night.mareH5naIt7meE5, $-mern [C]a very upsetting or frightening dream, or (fig.) an extremely unpleasant event or experience梦魇; 恶梦; 可怕的事物(或情景、人物)a terrifying nightmare一个可怕的恶梦(fig.) The worst nightmare for many people would be to be trapped in a car at an accident.对许多人来说最可怕的事莫过于出车祸时被关在车里。(fig.) An earthquake under a major city would be a nightmare (scenario).发生在一座大城市下面的地震会是十分可怕的(情景)。(fig.) The whole journey was a nightmare-we lost our luggage and we arrived two days late.整个旅行像一场恶梦,我们丢失了行李,又晚到了两天。"Nightmare on Elm Street" (horror film title, 1984)《榆树街上的梦魇》(恐怖电影名)
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