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Dream I   [V Phrase 短语 N Verb 动词

英语单词 dream
英美音标 英 [driːm] 美 [driːm]
中文释义 n.梦;梦想
v.做梦;梦想
英语例句 (1) I had some very strange dreams last night.
(2) I have a recurrent dream that I've turned into an elephant.
(3) My son's dream is to be an astronaut.
(4) His dream of becoming an artist has been fulfilled.
(5) She claims she never dreams.
(6) I often dream about being wealthy.
(7) He dreams of one day becoming a famous violinist.
中文例句 (1) 昨晚我做了很奇怪的梦。
(2) 我屡次梦见自己变成了大象。
(3) 我儿子的理想是当宇航员。
(4) 他成为一个艺术家的梦想实现了。
(5) 她说她从来不做梦。
(6) 我经常梦到发财。
(7) 他梦想有朝一日成为著名的小提琴家。
vocabulary简明 A dream is one of the little movies in your mind that play at night, or a type of hope: you might dream of being a doctor.
vocabulary扩展 Everyone dreams, and dreams tend to be weird, but the images and sounds that fill your head as you sleep are just part of the meaning of this word. People also have dreams that are kind of like plans and goals: many people dream of being movie stars. A good car runs like a dream. Something too good to be true feels like a dream. If you're acting confused, someone might say, "Stop dreaming!"
柯林斯解释
American English uses the form dreamed as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either dreamed or dreamt. 美国英语中 dream 的过去式和过去分词形式均为 dreamed,英国英语中则是dreamed 和 dreamt均可。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词] A dream is an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.
  • He had a dream about Claire...

    他梦见了克莱尔。

  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]做梦;梦见;梦到 When you dream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.
  [V that]
  [V about/of n]
  [Also V]
  • Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus...

    艾弗梦见他在一辆公共汽车上。

  • She dreamed about her baby.

    她梦见了她的宝宝。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
  [usu with supp]
  • 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。

  • My dream is to have a house in the country...

    我梦想在乡间拥有一栋房子。

  • You can make that dream come true.

    你可以让那个梦想实现。

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[VERB 动词]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.
  [V of/about n/-ing]
  [V that]
  • As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress...

    她上学时曾梦想成为一名女演员。

  • 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。

  • I dream that my son will attend college and find a good job.

    我希望儿子能上大学并找到一份好工作。

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[ADJ 形容词]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.
  [ADJ n]
  • 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。

  • ...a dream holiday to Jamaica.

    牙买加梦幻之旅

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[N-SING 单数名词]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.
  [poss N]
  • 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。

  • He's every girl's dream!

    他是所有姑娘的梦中情人!

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[N-SING 单数名词]美妙的事;美好的事 If you say that something is a dream, you mean that it is wonderful.
  [a N]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
      [usu sing]
    • 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
    [VERB 动词]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.
      [V of -ing/n]
      [with neg]
      [emphasis]
    • I wouldn't dream of making fun of you...

      我绝不会取笑你。

    • 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。

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    [VERB 动词]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.
      [V that]
      [V of n]
      [V]
      [with brd-neg]
      [emphasis]
    • 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。

    • Who could ever dream of a disaster like this?...

      谁能想到会发生这样的灾难?

    • I find life more charming and more astonishing than I'd ever dreamed.

      我发现生活比我想象的更迷人、更不可思议。

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    See also:
    pipe dream
    wet dream
      12
      [PHRASE 短语]痴心妄想 If you tell someone to dream on, you mean that something they are hoping for is unlikely to happen.
      • '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
      [PHRASE 短语]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.
        [PHR after v]
      • All day long I moved in a dream.

        整整一天我都心不在焉。

      14
      [PHRASE 短语]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.
        [PHR after v]
      • She cooked like a dream...

        她烹饪技艺精湛。

      • His ship had sailed like a dream.

        他的船行驶十分顺畅。

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      [PHRASE 短语]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.
        [n PHR]
      • This could be the man of my dreams.

        这就是我理想中的男子。

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      [PHRASE 短语](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.
        [with brd-neg]
        [emphasis]
      • Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could win.

        我做梦也没想到我们会赢。

      17
      [PHRASE 短语]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.
        [n PHR]
        [emphasis]
      • 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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