n. 噩梦；可怕的经历，很难对付的人（或情形）
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nightmares
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词根：nightmare
adj.
nightmarish 可怕的；恶梦似的；不愉快的
1.I had a nightmare last night, and lost sleep.
昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。
2.They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering.
他们开始从痛苦的噩梦中慢慢恢复过来。
3.The years in prison were a nightmare.
数年的铁窗生涯是一场噩梦。
4.People involved in it think it's a nightmare, but I'm sure it will work itself out.
参与其中的人们认为它是一场噩梦，但我确信它会有满意的结果。
5."It's the ultimate nightmare," a retail executive from a well-known chain admitted to TIME.
一家知名连锁店的零售主管向《时代周刊》坦言：“这是一场终极噩梦。”
6.The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.
整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。