dream
n. 梦(想); 理想; 美好的事; 胡思乱想
v. 做梦; 渴望; 想到
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。
When you dream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.
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。
You can refer to a situation or event as a dream if you often think about it because you would like it to happen.
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。
If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that you dream of it.
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。
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.
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
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.
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!
If you say that something is a dream, you mean that it is wonderful.
You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as a dream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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?
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。”
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.
All day long I moved in a dream.
整整一天我都心不在焉。
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.
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。
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.
This could be the man of my dreams.
这就是我理想中的男子。
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.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could win.
我做梦也没想到我们会赢。
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.
She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
她已经取得超乎想象的成功。
1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep;
2. a cherished desire;
3. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake;
4. a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe);
5. a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality;
6. someone of something wonderful;
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
2. experience while sleeping;
beyond one's wildest dreams
大大超过所望的(地),大大出乎意料的(地)
in your dreams
[用于口语]梦中才有的
in one's wildest dreams
无法想像的(地)
like a dream
(非正式)很好地,完美地
dream on
(非正式)做梦(尤在口语中用于讽刺某计划或想法的不现实)
空想出;设想出
dream up
设计;策划
The girl is a perfect dream.
这个女孩子太美了.
His dream of being a doctor has come true.
他当医生的愿望实现了.
It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.
我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖.
Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream.
许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦.
He realised his dream when he passed the entrance examination.
入学考试通过了,他的梦想就实现了.