have a nightmare
I had a nightmare last night.
我昨晚做了个噩梦。
噩梦；可怕的情景
nightmares — plural of nightmare
非常不愉快或可怕的梦；类似可怕梦境的情形；任何引起焦虑、恐惧、痛苦或极大不快的糟糕、悲惨、困难或可怕的情况或经历。；可怕或令人极度不安的梦；梦魇
此处指令人恐惧的经历或困境，而非睡眠中的噩梦。
非常不愉快或可怕的梦
A very unpleasant or frightening dream.
类似可怕梦境的情形
a situation resembling a terrifying dream
任何引起焦虑、恐惧、痛苦或极大不快的糟糕、悲惨、困难或可怕的情况或经历。
Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.
可怕或令人极度不安的梦
a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
I had a terrible nightmare last night and woke up sweating.
我昨晚做了一个可怕的噩梦，醒来时浑身是汗。
用法提示：此处 nightmare 是可数名词，指‘噩梦’。
Filling out all these forms is a real nightmare.
填写所有这些表格真是一场噩梦。
用法提示：此处 nightmare 为可数名词，比喻非常糟糕、可怕的事情。
The traffic on the highway was a nightmare this morning.
今天早上高速公路上的交通简直是噩梦。
用法提示：此处 nightmare 是名词，强调令人痛苦或可怕的情况。
I had a nightmare last night.
我昨晚做了个噩梦。
The traffic was a nightmare.
交通糟透了。
The project was a nightmare for the team.
这个项目对团队来说是一场噩梦。
强调令人恐惧的事物，但不如nightmare常用指长期痛苦经历
侧重个人经受的长时间磨难，nightmare更强调恐惧和噩梦感
更强调恐惧本身，不常用于比喻性的麻烦事
指突发性巨大灾难，nightmare可以指任何令人恐惧的境况，不一定是物理破坏
grammar · medium
易错句子I had much nightmare last night.
正确表达I had many nightmares last night.
nightmare是可数名词，复数形式为nightmares，表示多次恶梦应用many而非much。
grammar · medium
易错句子I had nightmare last night.
正确表达I had a nightmare last night.
nightmare作为可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词a或an，表示“一个恶梦”。
与噩梦相反的美好的梦
梦泛指睡眠中的任何体验，而噩梦特指使人恐惧的梦
做噩梦
She often has a nightmare about falling.
她经常做关于坠落的噩梦。
反复出现的噩梦
He suffers from recurrent nightmares after the accident.
事故后他反复做噩梦。
活生生的噩梦，极痛苦的经历
The war was a living nightmare for the civilians.
战争对平民来说是一场活生生的噩梦。
最坏的情况，噩梦般的局面
Every pilot trains for a nightmare scenario like engine failure.
每位飞行员都会针对发动机故障这样的噩梦场景进行训练。
最可怕的噩梦
Losing my passport was my worst nightmare come true.
丢失护照是我最可怕的噩梦成真了。
噩梦般的经历
The job interview turned into a nightmare experience.
那次求职面试变成了一场噩梦般的经历。
night (夜) + mare (恶魔)
一场噩梦
The exam was a nightmare.
那场考试简直是一场噩梦。
最坏的情况
We need to plan for every nightmare scenario.
我们需要为每一种最坏的情况做好计划。
噩梦般的事物
That movie was the stuff of nightmares.
那部电影简直是噩梦般的存在。
欢迎来到我的噩梦。
I had a nightmare about being trapped in a fire.
我做了一个关于被困在火中的噩梦。
每个噩梦都有开端。
That room is a nightmare for anyone who fears spiders.
那个房间对任何害怕蜘蛛的人来说都是一场噩梦。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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