bad dream

IPA/bˈad dɹˈiːm/
IPA/bˈæd dɹˈiːm/

bad dream — phrase

1. something frightening or unpleasant that you seem to see and feel while you are

1.片語A2
釋義

something frightening or unpleasant that you seem to see and feel while you are asleep, which often wakes you up feeling afraid.

例句

Kian woke up at three in the morning after a terrible bad dream about falling.

wake up after a bad dream

Little Soraya ran into her parents' room because a bad dream had scared her.

a bad dream scares a child

同義詞
  • nightmare

    stronger; a very frightening dream, also used for any terrible experience

  • night terror

    technical; a sudden episode of fear during deep sleep, mostly in children

反義詞

文法句型

have a bad dream

wake up from a bad dream

用法筆記

Almost always the object of 'have' or follows a preposition like 'after'/'from' ('wake from a bad dream'); rarely used as the subject of a verb. Often used figuratively for a real situation that feels frightening and unreal.

常見錯誤

❌I dreamed a bad dream last night.
✅I had a bad dream last night.
💡the natural verb is 'have', not 'dream'.
❌I saw a bad dream about the fire.
✅I had a bad dream about the fire.
💡English does not use 'see' for dreams.