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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 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’.