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mares

/mɛəɹz/

Meanings
noun

母马，牝马

An adult female horse.

Examples :

"The farmer kept several mares in the pasture, hoping they would give birth to foals in the spring. "
农夫在牧场里养了几匹母马，希望它们春天能生下小马驹。
animal biology
noun

梦魇, 梦魔

A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.

Examples :

"Although nightmares are often just bad dreams, in folklore, some believed mares were supernatural creatures that tormented sleepers with feelings of dread. "
虽然噩梦通常只是糟糕的梦境，但在民间传说中，有些人认为梦魇是会折磨睡眠者，使其感到恐惧的超自然生物。
mythology supernatural soul mind sensation religion

Related Words

Illustration suffocation

suffocation noun

/ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/

窒息， 呼吸困难

"A child left unattended may die of suffocation."

无人看管的儿童可能会因窒息而死亡。

Illustration frightening

frightening verb

/ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

害怕，使...恐惧，吓唬。

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

艾弗里把床单披在头上，假装成鬼来吓唬艾米丽。

Illustration tormented

tormented verb

/tɔrˈmɛntɪd/ /tɔːrˈmɛntɪd/

折磨，使痛苦，煎熬。

"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."

那个孩子通过扯掉苍蝇的翅膀来折磨它们，让它们非常痛苦。

Illustration suggested

suggested verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪd/ /səɡˈdʒɛstɪd/

暗示，示意

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

你是不是在暗示我杀了我的妻子？

Illustration creatures

creatures noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəz/ /ˈkɹit͡ʃɚz/

生物，动物，生灵.

"The children were excited to see the exotic creatures at the zoo. "

孩子们很兴奋地在动物园里看到了那些珍奇的动物。

Illustration terrifying

terrifying verb

/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/

使害怕，使恐惧

"The loud thunder terrifyingly shook the classroom windows. "

巨大的雷声吓得教室的窗户剧烈震动。

Illustration supernatural

supernatural noun

/ˌs(j)ʉːpɘˈnɛtʃɹɯ(l)/ /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnatʃ(ə)ɹəl/ /ˌs(j)uːpɚˈnætʃɚəl/

神，神灵，超自然生物

"My grandmother believed in the supernatural; she claimed she saw a ghost in her kitchen. "

我奶奶相信有神灵存在，她说她曾在厨房里见过鬼。

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

经验, 阅历

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

那是一段他永远难忘的经历。

Illustration attributed

attributed verb

/əˈtrɪbjutɪd/ /ˈætrɪˌbjutɪd/

归因于， 归结于

"The scientists attributed the sudden increase in rainfall to climate change. "

科学家们将降雨量的突然增加归因于气候变化。

Illustration nightmares

nightmares noun

/ˈnaɪtmeərz/

梦魇，恶梦。

"Old wives' tales warned that mischievous nightmares would sit on your chest as you slept, causing bad dreams and making it hard to breathe. "

老人们常说，调皮的梦魇会在你睡觉的时候坐在你胸口，让你做噩梦，呼吸困难。

Illustration displeasure

displeasure noun

/dɪsˈplɛʒə/ /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/

不满，不悦，反感

"My mother expressed her displeasure with my poor grades. "

我妈妈对我的糟糕成绩表示了不满。

Illustration gossiping

gossiping verb

/ˈɡɒs.ɪ.pɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑs.ɪ.pɪŋ/

说闲话，八卦

"The teenagers were gossiping about who had a crush on whom at the school dance. "

青少年们正在八卦谁在学校舞会上暗恋谁。