| 释义 |
night terror
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈnaɪt ˌter.ər/ us /ˈnaɪt ˌter.ɚ/
a period during which someone, especially a child, shows signs of fear while they are asleep, for example by shouting, or jumping out of bed:
She had a night terror two nights ago.
Night terrors and sleepwalking are two types of parasomnias.
Compare
nightmare
Night terrors usually occur in the first third of the night, during deep sleep.
No one knows exactly what causes night terrors, but they tend to run in families.
The three children were suffering from night terrors and a fear of strangers, among other problems.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dreaming
be hearing/imagining/seeing thingsidiom
be miles awayidiom
daydream
daydreamer
daydreaming
dream
dreamfully
dreamless
dreamlessly
dreamscape
fantasist
imagination
in a dreamidiom
mile
nightmare
oneiric
optical illusion
reverie
thing
Walter Mitty
|