hag-ridden
英文词源
- hag-ridden (n.)
- 1680s, "ridden by hags or witches," past-participle adjective from hag-ride (1660s); from hag (n.) + ridden. From 1702 as "oppressed, harassed;" 1758 as "afflicted by nightmares." An old term for sleep paralysis (the sensation of being held immobile in bed, often by a heavy weight, and accompanied by a sense of alien presence). A holed stone hung over the bed was said to prevent it.
双语例句
- 1. I hope the old hag has gone out to do her grocery shopping and hasn't come back yet.
- 我希望那个老妖婆出门买杂货还没回来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. " Come off it, old hag!
- “ 不!不! 不!
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- 3. An ugly old hag appeared.
- 一位相貌丑陋的老女巫走来.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Syed Mohammed and Hag looked cross.
- 悉德?穆罕默德先生和赫格先生看样子生气了.
来自辞典例句
- 5. This intimation seemed to compose in some degree the vehement passion of the old hag.
- 这番交代似乎使老妖婆的无名怒火稍微平息了一点.
来自辞典例句