dream

英 [driːm]

美 [driːm]

n.  梦; 睡梦; 梦想; 理想; 愿望; 梦幻状态; 恍惚; 出神
v.  做梦; 梦见; 想象; 梦想

复数：dreams　现在分词：dreaming　过去分词：dreamed　过去式：dreamed　第三人称单数：dreams　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1513 / COCA.990

短语动词

短语用例

dream sth away

• 梦幻似的度过；在遐想中虚度
  to waste time just thinking about things you would like to do without actually doing anything
  1. I had a vivid dream about my old school.
     我做了一个非常逼真的梦，梦见了我的母校。
  2. I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream.
     我还以为有人进了卧室，结果只是一场梦。
  3. ‘Goodnight. Sweet dreams.’
     “晚安。祝你做个好梦。”

dream on

• 痴心妄想
  you say dream on to tell sb that an idea is not practical or likely to happen
  1. She walked around in a dream all day.
     她整天都在梦游似的到处转悠。

dream sth↔up

• 凭空想出，虚构出（尤指荒诞不经的事）
  to have an idea, especially a very unusual or silly one

习惯用语

n.

go/work like a dream
• 性能极佳；十分有效
  to work very well
• My new car goes like a dream.
  我的新汽车性能好极了。
• 毫无困难；非常顺利；完美
  to happen without problems, in the way that you had planned
in your dreams
• 你妄想；你在做梦
  used to tell sb that sth they are hoping for is not likely to happen
• ‘I'll be a manager before I'm 30.’ ‘In your dreams.’
  “我要在30岁前当经理。”“你做梦。”
like a bad dream
• 噩梦般令人难以置信
  so unpleasant that you cannot believe it is true
• In broad daylight the events of the night before seemed like a bad dream.
  在大白天里，前一天夜里发生的事情就像噩梦般令人难以置信。
beyond sb's wildest dreams
• 做梦都没想到；远远出乎所料；大大超出希望
  far more, better, etc. than you could ever have imagined or hoped for

牛津词典

noun

• 梦；睡梦
  a series of images, events and feelings that happen in your mind while you are asleep
  1. I had a vivid dream about my old school.
     我做了一个非常逼真的梦，梦见了我的母校。
  2. I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream.
     我还以为有人进了卧室，结果只是一场梦。
  3. ‘Goodnight. Sweet dreams.’
     “晚安。祝你做个好梦。”
• 梦想；理想；愿望
  a wish to have or be sth, especially one that seems difficult to achieve
  1. Her lifelong dream was to be a famous writer.
     她的毕生愿望就是成为名作家。
  2. He wanted to be rich but it was an impossible dream.
     他想发财，然而这只是不可能实现的梦想。
  3. If I win, it will be a dream come true .
     如果我赢了，那就是梦想成真。
  4. She tried to turn her dream of running her own business into reality.
     她努力实现经营自己企业的梦想。
  5. a dream car/house/job, etc.
     梦寐以求的汽车、房子、工作等
  6. I've finally found the man of my dreams .
     我终于找到了理想中的男人。
  7. a chance to fulfil a childhood dream
     实现童年梦想的机会
  8. It was the end of all my hopes and dreams.
     我的希望和梦想全都破灭了。
• 梦幻状态；恍惚；出神
  a state of mind or a situation in which things do not seem real or part of normal life
  1. She walked around in a dream all day.
     她整天都在梦游似的到处转悠。
• 梦一般美妙的人（或事物）；极美好的人（或事物）
  a beautiful or wonderful person or thing
  1. That meal was an absolute dream.
     那顿饭真是太棒了。

verb

• 做梦；梦见
  to experience a series of images, events and feelings in your mind while you are asleep
  1. Did I talk in my sleep? I must have been dreaming.
     我说梦话了吗？我肯定是在做梦。
  2. I dreamt about you last night.
     我昨晚梦见你了。
  3. Did it really happen or did I just dream it?
     这是真的吗？还是我在做梦？
  4. I dreamt (that) I got the job.
     我梦见自己得到了那份工作。
• 想象；梦想
  to imagine and think about sth that you would like to happen
  1. She dreams of running her own business.
     她梦想自己开公司。
  2. It was the kind of trip most of us only dream about.
     这是我们大多数人只能梦想的旅行。
  3. I wouldn't dream of going without you (= I would never go without you) .
     你不去，我绝对不会去。
  4. Who'd have dreamt it? They're getting married.
     谁会料到？他们要结婚了。
  5. I never dreamt (that) I'd actually get the job.
     我做梦也没想到会真的得到这份工作。

柯林斯词典

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。


• N-COUNT 梦
  Adreamis an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.
  1. He had a dream about Claire...
     他梦见了克莱尔。
  2. 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。
• VERB 做梦;梦见;梦到
  When youdream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.
  1. Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus...
     艾弗梦见他在一辆公共汽车上。
  2. She dreamed about her baby.
     她梦见了她的宝宝。
• N-COUNT 梦想;幻想;愿望
  You can refer to a situation or event as adreamif you often think about it because you would like it to happen.
  1. 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。
  2. My dream is to have a house in the country...
     我梦想在乡间拥有一栋房子。
  3. You can make that dream come true.
     你可以让那个梦想实现。
• VERB 梦想;渴望
  If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that youdream ofit.
  1. As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress...
     她上学时曾梦想成为一名女演员。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• ADJ 理想的;梦幻般的;完美的
  You can usedreamto 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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a dream holiday to Jamaica.
     牙买加梦幻之旅
• N-SING 理想;夙愿;梦寐以求的事物
  If you describe something asaparticular person'sdream, you think that it would be ideal for that person and that he or she would like it very much.
  1. 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。
  2. He's every girl's dream!
     他是所有姑娘的梦中情人！
• 美妙的事;美好的事
  If you say that something isa dream, you mean that it is wonderful.
• N-COUNT 空想;胡思乱想
  You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as adream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant.
  1. 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。
• VERB 绝不;无论如何也不
  If you say that youwould not dream ofdoing something, you are emphasizing that you would never do it because you think it is wrong or is not possible or suitable for you.
  1. I wouldn't dream of making fun of you...
     我绝不会取笑你。
  2. 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。
• VERB 想到;料到
  If you say that younever dreamed thatsomething would happen, you are emphasizing that you did not think that it would happen because it seemed very unlikely.
  1. 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。
  2. Who could ever dream of a disaster like this?...
     谁能想到会发生这样的灾难？
  3. 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。
• See also:pipe dreamwet dream
• PHRASE 痴心妄想
  If you tell someone todream on, you mean that something they are hoping for is unlikely to happen.
  1. '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。”
• PHRASE 心不在焉;梦游般地
  If you say that you arein a dream, you mean that you do not concentrate properly on what you are doing because you are thinking about other things.
  1. All day long I moved in a dream.
     整整一天我都心不在焉。
• PHRASE 梦幻般地;美妙地;完美地
  If you say that someone does somethinglike a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happenslike a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
  1. She cooked like a dream...
     她烹饪技艺精湛。
  2. His ship had sailed like a dream.
     他的船行驶十分顺畅。
• PHRASE 理想中的;完美的
  If you describe someone or something as the person or thingofyourdreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
  1. This could be the man of my dreams.
     这就是我理想中的男子。
• PHRASE （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 thinginyourwildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
  1. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could win.
     我做梦也没想到我们会赢。
• PHRASE 超出想象的;比希望中要好的
  If you describe something as beingbeyondyourwildest dreams, you are emphasizing that it is better than you could have imagined or hoped for.
  1. She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
     她已经取得超乎想象的成功。

英英释义

noun

• a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
  1. I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
  Synonym:pipe dream
• a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
  1. he went about his work as if in a dream
• a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
  1. I had a dream about you last night
  Synonym:dreaming
• imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
  1. he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality
  Synonym:dreaming
• a cherished desire
  1. his ambition is to own his own business
  Synonym:ambitionaspiration
• someone or something wonderful
  1. this dessert is a dream

verb

• have a daydream
  Synonym:daydreamwoolgatherstargaze
• experience while sleeping
  1. She claims to never dream
  2. He dreamt a strange scene

双语例句

• She cooked like a dream
  她烹饪技艺精湛。
• Who could ever dream of a disaster like this?
  谁能想到会发生这样的灾难？
• She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
  她已经取得超乎想象的成功。
• 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。
• He's every girl's dream!
  他是所有姑娘的梦中情人！
• 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。
• All day long I moved in a dream.
  整整一天我都心不在焉。
• My dream is to have a house in the country
  我梦想在乡间拥有一栋房子。
• 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。
• 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。