incubus
🇬🇧 UK/'iŋkjubәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A male demon said to have sex with sleeping women; an oppressive burden or source of anxiety.
梦淫妖;梦魇;沉重的负担
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.financial incubus财务负担
- 2.political incubus政治负担
Example Sentences
- 1.
The financial debt had become an incubus weighing down the company.