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单词 nightmare
释义
nightmarenight‧mare /ˈnaɪtmeə $ -mer/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINnightmare
Origin:
1200-1300 night + mare ‘evil spirit’ (11-18 centuries) (from Old English)
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • An oil spill on this part of the coast is the conservationists' nightmare scenario.
  • As the ship went down, people were rushing around in the dark screaming and yelling. It was an absolute nightmare.
  • During the trial, she had nightmares.
  • He woke from a nightmare, trembling with fear.
  • Highway 17 is a commuter nightmare.
  • It was a nightmare driving home in the snow.
  • Starting school can be a nightmare for some children.
  • The couple's honeymoon turned into a nightmare when Martin suddenly became very ill.
  • The hostages described life in the prison camp as a nightmare of fear and uncertainty.
  • Thousands of commuters faced a nightmare journey to work because of the strikes.
  • We were stuck in a traffic jam for about four hours - it was a nightmare.
  • Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He came awake suddenly, feeling frightened, as if he had had a nightmare.
  • In the early hours of the morning, at about three, Stephen jerked awake from a nightmare.
  • Still, Streep and Neeson are wonderful to watch as they show us how easily normality can slip into a nightmare.
  • The man looked like something from a bad nightmare.
  • There is a difference between a bad dream and a nightmare.
  • There were lots of posters and stuffed animals but all of them had a nightmare quality.
  • Visions or nightmares for others, but for him daylight events, in full consciousness.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSwhen you are sleeping
the thoughts, images, and feelings that go through your mind while you are asleep: · I had a strange dream last night -- you and I were in some sort of forest.
a very unpleasant and frightening dream: · She still has terrible nightmares about the accident.
a series of pleasant thoughts that go through your mind when you are awake, so that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Neil was in a daydream, and didn’t hear the teacher call his name.
formal a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming: · The doorbell rang, shaking her from her reverie.
Longman Language Activatorbad events/experiences/weather etc
not at all pleasant, enjoyable, or successful: · If the weather's bad, we could go to the museum instead.· bad housing conditionsbad news (=news of a bad event): · I'm afraid I have some bad news.a bad day/year/time etc (=when a lot of unpleasant things happen): · This was a very bad year for the banking industry.· It had been a bad day, and I just wanted to go home.
very bad: · The weather has been terrible lately.· Traffic in the downtown Boston area is awful.· Conditions in the hospital were dreadful. The place was falling apart and it was understaffed.
so bad that you are shocked: · Living conditions in the refugee camps were atrocious.· The appalling weather continued, with harsh winds, fogs and heavy rain.
extremely bad, unpleasant, and often frightening: · It was a horrendous storm.· She is still recovering from a horrendous car accident.
extremely bad, especially in a way that is frightening or upsetting: · It was a horrific experience. We really thought we were going to die.· The race was stopped after a horrific accident in which two drivers were killed.
spoken informal use this to talk about an extremely bad experience or situation: · The traffic coming in to work this morning was a nightmare.· The President's trip turned out to be a nightmare for his security staff.be a complete nightmare: · Our vacation was a complete nightmare. The weather was awful and our hotel was worse.
a dream
a series of events that you seem to experience while you are asleep: · I never remember my dreams when I wake up.· When she woke, she found that it was all a dream.dream about: · None of my dreams are about work.have a dream: · I had a strange dream last night -- you and I were in some sort of tropical forest.bad dream (=an unpleasant or frightening dream): · The events of the past few days seemed like a bad dream.recurring dream (=a dream that you keep having): · When I was younger, I had recurring dreams in which I was constantly pursued by soldiers.
a very unpleasant and frightening dream: · He woke from a nightmare, trembling with fear.have a nightmare: · Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.
a series of pleasant thoughts that you experience when you are awake, so that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Ingrid was brought out of her daydream by a shout from her mother.in a daydream: · Neil seemed lost in a daydream, and didn't hear what I said.
a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming: · The doorbell rang, shaking me from my reverie.· Sometimes he would drift off into reverie, and gaze out of the window for hours.
something bad that happens to you
· You shouldn't let one bad experience affect your decision.· Being arrested was one of the worst experiences of my life.· My passport was stolen and the police said they couldn't help me. It was a terrible experience.
a very unpleasant or frightening experience when you feel that you have no control over what is happening: · Starting school can be a nightmare for some children.· As the ship went down, people were rushing around in the dark screaming and yelling. It was an absolute nightmare.nightmare of: · The hostages described life in the prison camp as a nightmare of fear and uncertainty.
a painful, frightening, or worrying experience, especially one that continues for a long time: · The three week trial turned out to be an emotional ordeal for everyone involved.· The hostages were relieved that their long ordeal was finally over.
a very bad experience or shock that has an effect on you: · June never recovered from the trauma of her husband's violent death.· Multiple-personality disorder is usually caused by early childhood trauma.
an unpleasant experience
a horrible experience or situation is one that makes you feel very worried and upset: · It was really horrible coming home and finding all our things had been stolen.· There was a horrible moment when she thought she had left all her files on the train.
horrible - use this especially about events where there is violence, injury, or death: · There was a nasty accident on the freeway and seven people were killed.· a particularly nasty murder case· The news of his death came as a very nasty shock.
making you feel slightly worried, uncomfortable, or embarrassed: · I had an unpleasant feeling that someone was following me.· Phil and Jane argued the whole time, so it was a pretty unpleasant evening.· Then Nel lost her temper and there was an extremely unpleasant scene in Kenwood's office.
especially spoken unpleasant: · It's not very nice being stuck in an elevator for an hour.· Divorce is not a very nice business.
a very unpleasant or frightening experience: · We were stuck in a traffic jam for about four hours - it was a nightmare.· The couple's honeymoon turned into a nightmare when Martin suddenly became very ill.nightmare day/journey etc : · Thousands of commuters faced a nightmare journey to work because of the strikes.nightmare scenario (=the worst possible situation): · An oil spill on this part of the coast is the conservationists' nightmare scenario.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2adjectives
· The whole day was an absolute nightmare.
· The situation with our neighbours is a real nightmare!
(=the worst possible situation)· The ultimate nightmare for any parent is to suffer the loss of a child.
(=the worst possible situation)· The outbreak of foot and mouth disease was farming's worst nightmare.
· How can we bring an end to the long nightmare in the Middle East?
(=something extremely bad that happens in your life)· Being told I had cancer was a waking nightmare.
(=something that is very complicated and difficult to organize)· Arranging childcare during the summer can be a logistical nightmare.
(=something that is very complicated and difficult to keep accurate records of)· Dealing with so many new applications for asylum is an administrative nightmare.
(=a very bad situation that affects only one person)· His personal nightmare began when he was arrested for murder.
verbs
· The whole holiday was a nightmare.
· Their honeymoon turned into a nightmare when they were involved in a car accident.
· The nightmare began when her mother fell ill.
· We just want this nightmare to end!
· He longed for something to end the nightmare.
(=something bad that someone fears actually happens)· The company's worst financial nightmare has now come true.
nightmare + NOUN
(=the worst possible situation)· Emergency planners are trying to prepare for this nightmare scenario.
(=a very bad situation that might happen)· The book gives us a nightmare vision of a family destroyed by one man's secrets.
(=a situation in which everything is bad and there is nothing good)· It's hard to understand how people survived the nightmare world of the concentration camps.
(=an extremely unpleasant journey)· Commuters are facing a nightmare journey to work due to the tube drivers strike.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a very bad thing that might happen)· The nightmare scenario would be a number of simultaneous terrorist attacks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· In reality it would be an administrative nightmare.· The hon. Gentleman is determined, as ever, to see administrative nightmares where none exists.
· This is a macabre impersonation of a white racist's worst nightmare or crowd-baiting at its most mindless.· We thought maybe our worst nightmare came true.· Few suffer the agony of Johanna Young's parents and find that their worst nightmare has become a reality.· He is your worst corporate nightmare: the Vampire Presenter.· It was an engineer's worst nightmare.· They eventually suffered from an embarrassment of riches: they laughingly killed all their enemies and created their worst nightmare.· The Halloween night fight at London's Earls Court was hyped as the worst nightmare for one of the boxers.· The scene he saw there confirmed his worst nightmares.
NOUN
· It must be said, however, that this is a nightmare scenario which the Government does not subscribe to.· Keith says this match was a nightmare scenario and Gloucester are in trouble.
· However, Bland's nightmare vision had a powerful effect on the government's thinking and on public opinion.
VERB
· It was sold as the fulfilment of a dream but it became a nightmare for many.· So many different police departments were involved that protecting the president at times became a logistical nightmare.· All she could recall with any certainty was the tender, soothing voice in a dream that was rapidly becoming a nightmare.· But it became a real nightmare of conflicting noises a little later on.· Cracking up ... the dream home that's become a couple's nightmare.· The administrative backlogs and incompetence at certain licensed dealers became a nightmare for clients.· And for these people the problem can become a nightmare.· What if our dreams become nightmare, our plans crumble to dust?
· Harvey creates a credible nightmare and turns what at first seems a simple eco-sermon into something more weirdly compelling.· By virtue of its high profile, Magellan created a public relations nightmare for Fidelity.· Each one created its own nightmare.· They eventually suffered from an embarrassment of riches: they laughingly killed all their enemies and created their worst nightmare.
· They all had a bounden responsibility to start negotiations to end the nightmare.
· The parents face a nightmare week-long wait before blood tests show if there has been a hospital blunder.· Perhaps he should let her go; perhaps he should finally face the nightmare.· Then they faced an admen's nightmare as one by one their heroes failed.
· She sat down on a very solid patio chair and knew she was living a nightmare.· Computerized Hollywood is giving the world new ways to dream, or perchance to live through waking nightmares.· She waited and waited, the feeling of living a nightmare that had been with her ever since Thursday intensifying.
· I still shudder recalling the recurring nightmare of Tuesdays, when we went to the art house to lay out the paper.
· Craig's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares, and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling.· I have great sympathy for people who are suffering through private nightmares of hopelessness and loss.· Father-of-two Mr Weddle's former wife, Jacqueline Dearden, 41, has suffered nightmares since the tragedy.· For many months afterwards, Cissie had suffered awful nightmares, when she would scream for her mam.· Pat Hurley suffered terrible nightmares and considered suicide.· William suffered greatly from nightmares as a child.
· But the vision is turning into a political nightmare.· He and his cloned cohorts kidnap children to steal their dreams, which turn into nightmares.· Richard could be turning his nightmares to profits, but his dad thinks they may have thrown away a fortune already.· But his housewarming party turns into a nightmare when his co-workers shed their inhibitions and become unruly.· At the election it will undoubtedly turn into a nightmare for them.
· For a fleeting second he wondered if he might be dreaming, but this time he had woken into a nightmare.· Computerized Hollywood is giving the world new ways to dream, or perchance to live through waking nightmares.· She keeps circling between past and present, memory and oblivion, like some one trying to wake up from a nightmare.
1a very frightening dreamnightmare about Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it. a recurring nightmare (=one which you have again and again)2[usually singular] a very difficult, unpleasant, or frightening experience or situation:  Traffic was a nightmare.nightmare for This has been an absolute nightmare for me and my family.nightmare of (doing) something the nightmare of going through divorce It was every teacher’s worst nightmare (=the worst thing which could have happened). a nightmare journey3something terrible that you fear may happen in the futurenightmare of the nightmare of a nuclear warnightmare scenario (=the worst or most frightening situation that you can imagine)—nightmarish adjectiveCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesan absolute/complete nightmare· The whole day was an absolute nightmare.a real nightmare· The situation with our neighbours is a real nightmare!the ultimate nightmare (=the worst possible situation)· The ultimate nightmare for any parent is to suffer the loss of a child.somebody's worst nightmare (=the worst possible situation)· The outbreak of foot and mouth disease was farming's worst nightmare.a long nightmare· How can we bring an end to the long nightmare in the Middle East?a living/waking nightmare (=something extremely bad that happens in your life)· Being told I had cancer was a waking nightmare.a logistical nightmare (=something that is very complicated and difficult to organize)· Arranging childcare during the summer can be a logistical nightmare.an administrative/bureaucratic nightmare (=something that is very complicated and difficult to keep accurate records of)· Dealing with so many new applications for asylum is an administrative nightmare.a personal/private nightmare (=a very bad situation that affects only one person)· His personal nightmare began when he was arrested for murder.verbsbe a nightmare· The whole holiday was a nightmare.become/turn into a nightmare· Their honeymoon turned into a nightmare when they were involved in a car accident.a nightmare begins· The nightmare began when her mother fell ill.a nightmare ends· We just want this nightmare to end!end a nightmare· He longed for something to end the nightmare.a nightmare comes true (=something bad that someone fears actually happens)· The company's worst financial nightmare has now come true.nightmare + NOUNthe nightmare scenario (=the worst possible situation)· Emergency planners are trying to prepare for this nightmare scenario.a nightmare vision (=a very bad situation that might happen)· The book gives us a nightmare vision of a family destroyed by one man's secrets.a nightmare world (=a situation in which everything is bad and there is nothing good)· It's hard to understand how people survived the nightmare world of the concentration camps.a nightmare journey/trip (=an extremely unpleasant journey)· Commuters are facing a nightmare journey to work due to the tube drivers strike.
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