dream

noun

1. a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

e.g. I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe

Synonym: pipe dream

2. a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality

e.g. he went about his work as if in a dream

3. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

e.g. I had a dream about you last night

Synonym: dreaming

4. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

e.g. he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality

Synonym: dreaming

5. a cherished desire

e.g. his ambition is to own his own business

Synonym: ambitionaspiration

6. someone or something wonderful

e.g. this dessert is a dream

verb

1. have a daydream
indulge in a fantasy

Synonym: daydreamwoolgatherstargaze

2. experience while sleeping

e.g. She claims to never dream
He dreamt a strange scene

1. 梦
A dream is an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.

dream的意思

e.g. He had a dream about Claire...
他梦见了克莱尔。
e.g. I had a dream that I was in an old study, surrounded by leather books.
我梦见我在一间古老的书房里,四周全是皮装书。

2. 做梦;梦见;梦到
When you dream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.

dream的反义词

e.g. Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus...
艾弗梦见他在一辆公共汽车上。
e.g. She dreamed about her baby.
她梦见了她的宝宝。

3. 梦想;幻想;愿望
You can refer to a situation or event as a dream if you often think about it because you would like it to happen.

dream

e.g. He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot...
他最终实现了成为一名飞行员的梦想。
e.g. My dream is to have a house in the country...
我梦想在乡间拥有一栋房子。

4. 梦想;渴望
If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that you dream of it.

e.g. As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress...
她上学时曾梦想成为一名女演员。
e.g. For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about...
对我们大多数人来说,一间崭新的由著名设计师设计的厨房只能是一种梦想。

5. 理想的;梦幻般的;完美的
You can use dream to describe something that you think is ideal or perfect, especially if it is something that you thought you would never be able to have or experience.

e.g. He had his dream house built on the banks of the river Bure.
他在布尔河畔建造了他的梦幻屋。
e.g. ...a dream holiday to Jamaica.
牙买加梦幻之旅

6. 理想;夙愿;梦寐以求的事物
If you describe something as a particular person's dream, you think that it would be ideal for that person and that he or she would like it very much.

e.g. Greece is said to be a botanist's dream...
据说希腊是植物学家梦寐以求的地方。
e.g. He's every girl's dream!
他是所有姑娘的梦中情人！

7. 美妙的事;美好的事
If you say that something is a dream, you mean that it is wonderful.

8. 空想;胡思乱想
You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as a dream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant.

e.g. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.
当有合适的女人出现时,这种胡思乱想就会停止了。

9. 绝不;无论如何也不
If you say that you would not dream of doing something, you are emphasizing that you would never do it because you think it is wrong or is not possible or suitable for you.

e.g. I wouldn't dream of making fun of you...
我绝不会取笑你。
e.g. My sons would never dream of expecting their clothes to be ironed.
我的几个儿子从不指望别人帮他们熨好衣服。

10. 想到;料到
If you say that you never dreamed that something would happen, you are emphasizing that you did not think that it would happen because it seemed very unlikely.

e.g. I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here...
我从没想到我在这儿能买得起房子。
e.g. Who could ever dream of a disaster like this?...
谁能想到会发生这样的灾难？

11. see also: pipe dream;wet dream

12. 痴心妄想
If you tell someone to dream on, you mean that something they are hoping for is unlikely to happen.

e.g. 'Perhaps one day I may go on a relaxing holiday.' — 'Yeah, dream on.'
“也许有一天我可以享受一个放松身心的假期。”——“是啊,你就做梦吧。”

13. 心不在焉;梦游般地
If you say that you are in a dream, you mean that you do not concentrate properly on what you are doing because you are thinking about other things.

e.g. All day long I moved in a dream.
整整一天我都心不在焉。

14. 梦幻般地;美妙地;完美地
If you say that someone does something like a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happens like a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.

dream

e.g. She cooked like a dream...
她烹饪技艺精湛。
e.g. His ship had sailed like a dream.
他的船行驶十分顺畅。

15. 理想中的;完美的
If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.

e.g. This could be the man of my dreams.
这就是我理想中的男子。

16. （强调极为奇怪或完全不可能）再怎么想也
If you say that you could not imagine a particular thing in your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.

e.g. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could win.
我做梦也没想到我们会赢。

17. 超出想象的;比希望中要好的
If you describe something as being beyond your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that it is better than you could have imagined or hoped for.

e.g. She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
她已经取得超乎想象的成功。

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