Nightmare
My train was cancelled, so I had to get a bus to work but it was packed with people and really slow because of the traffic.
他的火车班次被取消了，结果他得坐公共汽车，在路上还堵了很久，所以上班迟到了。
In English, a nightmare is a scary dream, but we can also use it to mean a bad experience or event.
A nightmare 是一个噩梦, 它也可以用来形容一段可怕的经历。
Example
A: Oh I’m glad that exam’s over. It was alright, wasn’t it?
B: Really? I thought it was a nightmare.
He thought the exam was a nightmare. It was too difficult for him and the experience was bad.
对他来说，考试简直就是一场噩梦 a nightmare. 太难了，整个经历的感觉都不好。
Neil: Anyway Helen, how are you at the moment?
I’m alright, though I have got my in-laws staying at my house for six months.
Oh really, that sounds like an absolute nightmare!
我的公公婆婆搬到我家来住6个月，Neil 觉得听起来就是麻烦，特别可怕的噩梦。
an absolute nightmare.
a bit of a nightmare…
一点点可怕
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