dream
noun
verb
driːm
noun
1
WHILE SLEEPING
睡着时
a
series
of
thoughts,
images,
and
feelings
that
you
experience
when
you
are
asleep
梦;
in
a
dream
In
my
dream
I
flew
to
a
forest
of
enormous
trees.
我在梦中飞到了一片长着巨树的森林里。
I
had
a
really
weird
dream
last
night.
昨晚我做了个特别怪异的梦。
Nick
sleeps
in
my
room
because
he
has
bad
dreams
(=frightening
dreams)
sometimes.
尼克睡在我的房间里，因为他有时做恶梦。
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about
]
dreams
about
drowning
溺水的梦
recurring
dream
be/seem
like
a
dream
(seem
unreal)
似乎在做梦，就像在梦里
Those
few
short
months
with
Tony
seemed
like
a
dream
to
her.
和托尼在一起的那短短几个月对她来说就像在梦境里。
Seeing
him
again
was
like
a
bad
dream
(=so
unpleasant
that
it
seemed
unreal)
.
再次见到他就像是经历了一场恶梦。
2
WISH
愿望
a
wish
to
do,
be,
or
have
something
–
used
especially
when
this
seems
unlikely
梦想，愿望，理想
Her
dream
is
to
make
a
movie.
她的理想是要拍一部电影。
dream
of
(doing)
sth
She
had
dreams
of
university.
她的梦想是上大学。
fulfil/realize
a
dream
I
fulfilled
a
childhood
dream
when
I
became
champion.
我成为冠军，圆了我儿时的梦。
the
man/woman/dress/place
etc
of
your
dreams
(the
perfect
man,
woman
etc)
梦寐以求的男人/女人/连衣裙/地方等
I
have
just
met
the
man
of
my
dreams!
我刚刚遇到了我梦中的白马王子！
beyond
your
wildest
dreams
not/never
in
your
wildest
dreams
(used
to
emphasize
that
you
think
something
is
very
strange
or
unlikely)
做梦也没想到
Never
in
my
wildest
dreams
had
I
thought
I
would
go
to
Hollywood.
我做梦也没想到自己会去好莱坞。
3
dream house/home/job etc
something
that
seems
perfect
to
someone
梦想中的房屋/家/工作等
I’ve
finally
found
my
dream
house.
我终于找到了理想中的房子。
Win
a
dream
holiday
for
two
in
San
Francisco!
来赢取旧金山两人梦幻假期大奖啦！
4
in a dream
having
a
state
of
mind
in
which
you
do
not
notice
or
pay
attention
to
things
around
you
魂不守舍
Ruth
went
about
her
tasks
in
a
dream.
鲁丝工作时心不在焉。
5
be a dream come true
if
something
is
a
dream
come
true,
it
happens
after
you
have
wanted
it
to
happen
for
a
long
time
梦想成真
Marriage
to
her
is
a
dream
come
true.
结婚对她来说是梦想成真了。
6
like a dream
extremely
well
or
effectively
好极了，非常有效
The
plan
worked
like
a
dream.
这个计划进行得非常顺利。
7
be/live in a dream world
to
have
ideas
or
hopes
that
are
not
correct
or
likely
to
happen
生活在梦幻世界
If
you
think
that
all
homeless
people
have
it
as
easy
as
me,
then
you
are
living
in
dream
world.
如果你认为所有无家可归的人都能像我那样轻松自在，那你就想得太美了。
8
be a dream
be
perfect
or
very
desirable
很完美，非常理想
Her
latest
boyfriend
is
an
absolute
dream.
她最近的那个男友非常理想。
Some
performers
are
a
dream
to
work
with;
others
are
not.
有些演员合作起来很理想，但有些却不行。
sb’s
dream
(something
someone
would
really
like)
某人的理想之物
She’s
every
adolescent
schoolboy’s
dream.
她是每一个青春期男生的梦中女孩。
9
in your dreams
used
to
say
in
a
rude
way
that
something
is
not
likely
to
happen
[口] 痴心妄想，在做梦〔表示某事不可能发生〕
spoken
‘I’m
going
to
ask
her
to
go
out
with
me.’
‘In
your
dreams!’
“我要约她出来。”“做你的梦吧！”
driːm
verb
10
WISH
希望
to
think
about
something
that
you
would
like
to
happen
or
have
梦想，希望
I,T
dream
of/about
(doing)
sth
She
dreamed
of
becoming
a
chef.
她梦想成为一名厨师长。
He’s
got
the
sort
of
money
that
you
and
I
can
only
dream
about
.
他拥有的钱你我之辈只能在梦里想想了。
dream
(that)
She
dreamed
that
one
day
she
would
be
famous.
她梦想有一天能成名。
11
WHILE SLEEPING
睡着时
to
have
a
dream
while
you
are
asleep
做梦，梦见
I,T
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about
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I
dreamt
about
you
last
night.
我昨晚梦到你了。
dream
(that)
It’s
quite
common
to
dream
that
you’re
falling.
梦到自己在坠落是常有的事。
12
NOT PAY ATTENTION
注意力不集中
to
think
about
something
else
and
not
give
your
attention
to
what
is
happening
around
you
做白日梦，开小差;
I
She
had
been
dreaming
and
had
not
followed
the
conversation.
她一直在走神，没注意听谈话。
13
IMAGINE
想象
to
imagine
that
you
have
done,
seen,
or
heard
something
that
you
have
not
想象着做过 （见过，听到过 ）（某事）
I,T
I
was
sure
I
posted
the
letter
but
I
must
have
dreamt
it
.
我曾确信自己已经把信寄出去了，但我肯定是在凭空想象。
14
never dreamed (that)
used
to
say
that
you
did
not
think
that
something
would
happen
从没想到过，做梦也没有想到过
We
never
dreamed
that
we
would
get
through
to
the
next
round.
我们从没想到过会进入下一轮。
15
wouldn’t dream of (doing) sth
used
to
say
that
you
would
never
do
something
because
you
think
it
is
bad
or
wrong
[口] 无论如何也不会做某事
spoken
I
wouldn’t
dream
of
letting
strangers
look
after
my
own
grandmother!
我无论如何也不会让陌生人来照顾我的祖母！
16
who would have dreamt that …?
used
to
express
surprise
about
something
that
has
happened
[口] 谁能料到会…？〔表示惊讶〕
spoken
Who
would
have
dreamed
that
this
would
happen?
谁能想得到会发生这种事？
17
to
waste
time
by
thinking
about
what
may
happen
〔在空想中〕虚度〔光阴〕
She
would
just
sit
in
her
room
dreaming
away
the
hours.
她常常会在自己房间里坐着遐想几个小时。
18
used
to
tell
someone
that
they
are
hoping
for
something
that
will
not
happen
别做梦了〔用于告诉某人希望的事情不可能发生〕
You
think
I’m
going
to
help
you
move
house?
Dream
on!
你以为我会帮你搬家？ 别做梦了！
19
to
think
of
a
plan
or
idea,
especially
an
unusual
one
想出〔不同寻常的计划、主意〕
He
was
continually
dreaming
up
new
schemes
to
promote
and
enlarge
the
business.
他不断想出奇特的新计划来促进和扩大业务。