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incubus

/in-kyuh-buhs, ing-/US // ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ- //UK // (ˈɪnkjʊbəs) //

孵化器,潜伏者,孵化,孵化体

Related Words

hobgoblin妖精,小妖精,妖怪,妖魔鬼怪nightmare噩梦,恶梦,梦魇,寎月demon恶魔,妖魔,妖怪,魔鬼devil魔鬼,恶魔,妖怪,妖魔fiend恶魔,凶神恶煞,恶人,恶煞goblin小妖精,妖精,小精灵,妖怪succuba琥珀色,琥珀,琥珀色的,琥珀酸succubus魅魔,魅惑,魅惑者,魅影

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural in·cu·bi [in-kyuh-bahy, ing-], /ˈɪn kyəˌbaɪ, ˈɪŋ-/, in·cu·bus·es.

    • : an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep.Compare succubus.
    • : a nightmare.
    • : something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounevil spirit
Synonyms
demon恶魔,妖魔,妖怪,魔鬼devil魔鬼,恶魔,妖怪,妖魔fiend恶魔,凶神恶煞,恶人,恶煞goblin小妖精,妖精,小精灵,妖怪hobgoblin妖精,小妖精,妖怪,妖魔鬼怪nightmare噩梦,恶梦,梦魇,寎月succuba琥珀色,琥珀,琥珀色的,琥珀酸succubus魅魔,魅惑,魅惑者,魅影

Examples

  • She is betrayed in the usual manner, and finds, when too late, that she is embracing a hairy incubus which has a long tail.

  • Everything in life looked too bright since I succeeded in ridding myself of this incubus, and, then I found you.

  • Penniless and dclasse, the beautiful fugitive was an embarrassing incubus to her Roman relations.

  • Even in times when we felt no personal danger, this incubus of savage life all around weighed on our hearts.

  • The Marconi scandal was an incubus which lay heavily on the Government throughout the year.

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