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a problem that makes you worry a lot 沉重的压力;巨大的精神负担 a male evil spirit, supposed in the past to have sex with a sleeping woman compare succubus梦淫妖(旧时传说中与熟睡女子交合的妖魔)
Word OriginMiddle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare’, from incubare ‘lie on’, from in- ‘upon’ + cubare ‘to lie’.