| 释义 |
dream /driːm/ n. | vt. | vi. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 梦，睡梦；梦到的事物
have a happy (bad) dream 做一个美(恶)梦
have a dream about sb. (sth.) 梦见某人(某事)
awake from a dream 从睡梦中醒来
go to one's dreams 入睡
remember one's dreams 记得梦中所见
put one's dreams into words 把梦中所见记述下来(或叙述出来)
2. 梦一般虚幻(或短暂)的事物
Is life an empty dream? 人生如梦一场空吗?
3. 出神；心不在焉，恍惚
be lost in dreams 出神
live in a dream 心不在焉地过日子
In a dream I saw them off at the door. Then I sat down to wait for the morning. 我神志恍惚地把他们送到门口，然后坐下来等待早晨的来临。
4. 梦想，幻想，空想
thrive on dreams of the unattainable 沉湎于无法实现的梦想
a distant dream 缥缈梦想
5. 梦一般美妙的人(或事物)；佳境，美境
John Curry, a dream in pink, will skate a solo. 约翰·柯里，穿浅红色衣服的优秀选手，将表演单人滑冰。
The cathedral was a dream of Gothic towers. 这座大教堂是哥特式塔楼中的佳作。
The plane is a dream to fly. 这架飞机开起来那感觉真棒极了。
6. 理想，愿望，夙愿；梦寐以求的东西
pursue (realize) one's dream of becoming a singer 追求(实现)当歌唱家的理想
a big dream that would take a lot of planning and effort 一个须作大量规划和努力的宏大理想
the dream of one's lifetime 毕生的愿望
a meal that was a gourmet's dream 美食家梦寐以求的一顿美餐
II (dreamed /driːmd，dremt/ 或〈主英〉dreamt/dremt/)
❶ vt.
1. 做(梦)；梦见，梦到
dream a most extraordinary dream 做一个非常奇特的怪梦
dream a vision of the dead 梦见死者
He dreamed (that) he was in China. 他梦里游中国。
2. 梦想，幻想
I certainly didn't promise you the money; you must have dreamt it. 我肯定没有答应过给你那笔钱，准是你自己在胡思乱想。
3. [常用于否定句和疑问句]想到，考虑到，料到；想象
I never dreamt that he would behave so badly. 我做梦都没想到他会表现得如此恶劣。
How should he ever dream that his movement should be watched from under the water? 他怎么会想到竟有人从水下监视他的行动呢?
4. 迷迷糊糊地度过，虚度
❷ vi.
1. 做梦(of,about)
Do you dream at night? 你晚上做梦吗?
I dreamed about you last night. 我昨晚梦见你了。
2. 梦想，幻想；想望 (of)
You're dreaming if you think you can win. 如果你以为自己会赢，那真是白日做梦。
dream of a better future 向往更美好的未来
When I was young I dreamed of becoming a surgeon. 我小时候就向往当个外科医生。
3. [常用于否定句和疑问句]想，考虑，料想；想象(of)
I wouldn't dream of troubling you. 我怎么也不想来麻烦你的。
4. 显得梦境般安静；静止不动
houses dreaming in leafy shadows 沉睡在树荫中的房舍
III a.
1. 梦的；梦中的
2. 梦一般完美的，理想的
It's a dream job for a girl like her. 对像她这样的姑娘，这工作非常理想。
He's not exactly my dream man. 他并不是我称心满意的男子
[OE: song, joy, music, noise] phr. beyond sb.'s (wildest) dreams 超过某人所望，出乎某人意料 Incomes of millions have increased beyond their dreams. 千百万人收入增加，这是他们本人连做梦也没有想到的。dream and cream 〈美俚〉做色情的梦想 dream and cream about a man 幻想与一名男子交欢 dream away (或 out) 1. 不住地出神 I found him in the garden, dreaming away as usual. 我在花园里找到了他，同平时一样他又在一个劲儿地发呆。2. 梦幻似地度过，虚度 dream away the hours 在想入非非中虚度光阴 All he craves is to be allowed to smoke and dream away the rest of his life. 他别无他求，只希望能允许他抽抽烟，无所事事地度过余生。 dream on 〈口〉做你的美梦吧 dream up 〈口〉凭空想出；虚构出 dream up an extraordinary name 凭空想出一个奇特的名字 The raid was dreamed up by the journalists who reported it. 这次袭击是写报道的记者们虚构出来的。 in one's wildest dreams [用于否定句]难以想象 like a dream 〈口〉轻而易举地；完美地 The engine starts like a dream. 这台引擎一发就动。Everything went like a dream. 一切进展得十分顺利。 |