nightmare /ˈnaɪtˌmɛə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A nightmare is a very frightening dream. 恶梦

  例：

  All the victims still suffered nightmares.

  所有的受害者仍为恶梦所扰。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you mean that it is very frightening and unpleasant. 噩梦 (指可怕处境)

  例：

  The years in prison were a nightmare.

  数年的铁窗生涯是一场噩梦。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you are saying in a very emphatic way that it is irritating because it causes you a lot of trouble. 噩梦 (指恼人的情况) [强调]

  例：

  Taking my son Peter to a restaurant was a nightmare.

  带我儿子彼得去饭店吃饭真是一场噩梦。