n.噩梦;<口>可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧;泛滥成灾;紧张;
例句:
(informal)Filling in all those forms was a nightmare.
填写了那么多的表格,真是太可怕了。
Taking my son Peter to a restaurant was a nightmare...
带我儿子彼得外出吃饭简直糟糕透了。
a nightmare situation
恶劣的形势