plural dreams
plural dreams
Learner's definition of DREAM
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[count] : a series of thoughts, visions, or feelings that happen during sleep梦；梦境 -
He had a dream about climbing a mountain.他梦见爬山了。
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You were in my dream last night.昨天晚上我梦见你了。
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Scary movies always give me bad dreams. [=nightmares]看恐怖片总让我做噩梦。
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“Good night, my love. Sweet dreams.” [=I hope you will sleep well and have pleasant dreams]“亲爱的，晚安！做个好梦！”
— see also wet dream 2
[count] : an idea or vision that is created in your imagination and that is not real幻想；梦想 -
She indulged in dreams [=fantasies] of living in a palace.她沉溺于生活在宫殿的梦想中。
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I've found the man/woman of my dreams.我找到了我的梦中情人。
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They succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.他们成功了，这是他们连做梦都没想到的。
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Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be so much fun.我做梦也没想到这会如此有趣。
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If you think the work will be easy, you're living in a dream world.如果你认为这个工作很容易，说明你还活在梦幻世界里。
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a [count] : something that you have wanted very much to do, be, or have for a long time梦寐以求的事情；夙愿；理想 -
He has had a lifelong dream of becoming an actor.他毕生的理想就是成为一名演员。
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It's a dream of mine to own a house in the country.在乡下拥有一幢房子是我的梦想。
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Tell me your hopes and dreams.告诉我你的希望和梦想。
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She followed/fulfilled her dreams.她追逐/实现了自己的梦想。
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Making it to the Olympics was a dream come true.成功晋级奥运会已是梦想成真。
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Many believe that worldwide peace is an impossible dream.很多人认为世界和平是一个不可能实现的梦想。
— see also american dream, pipe dream b [singular] : someone or something that has the qualities that a person wants most梦寐以求的人（或物） —
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She's still trying to find her dream husband.她仍在努力寻找她理想的丈夫。
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Managing a professional baseball team is his dream job.掌管一个职业棒球队是他梦寐以求的职业。
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They just moved into their dream home.他们刚刚搬入他们理想的住宅。
— see also dream team 4
[singular] informal : something that is beautiful, excellent, or pleasing美妙的事物 -
It's a dream of a house.那是理想中的房子。
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The new car is a dream to drive. = The new car drives like a dream.那辆新车开起来棒极了。
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My new computer works like a dream. [=works very well]我的新电脑性能好极了。
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[singular] : a state or condition in which you are not thinking about or aware of the real things that are around you心不在焉；恍惚
in your dreams
informal
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used to say that you do not think something that another person wants or expects will ever happen你痴心妄想；你别做梦了 2 dream /ˈdriːm/ verb
dreams; dreamed /ˈdrɛmt/ /ˈdriːmd/ or dreamt /ˈdrɛmt/ ; dreaming dreams; dreamed /ˈdrɛmt/ /ˈdriːmd/ or dreamt /ˈdrɛmt/ ; dreaming Learner's definition of DREAM
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: to have visions and thoughts in your sleep : to have a dream while you are sleeping做梦 [no object]
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often + of or about [+ object]
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: to think about something that you wish would happen or something that you want to do or be梦想；幻想 [no object]
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He tends to dream big but he never really does the things he dreams of doing.他总是梦想干一番事业，却从不付诸行动。
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She stared out the window dreaming. [=daydreaming]她凝视窗外，陷入幻想。
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You're dreaming [=you're completely wrong] if you think being a parent is going to be easy.你以为做父母会很容易，那是你的幻想。
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often + of -
She spent hours reading love stories and dreaming of romance.她花了大把的时间阅读爱情小说，梦想着浪漫的恋情。
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They dreamed of success.他们梦想能够取得成功。
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He dreamed of becoming a teacher.他梦想成为一名教师。
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As a child, I always dreamed (that) I would be an astronaut when I grew up.小时候，我一直梦想长大后成为一名航天员。
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I sat on the porch and dreamed away the day. [=I spent the whole day thinking and dreaming]我坐在走廊上，在遐想中度过了一天。
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I never dreamt that it would be so difficult. [=it was much more difficult than I expected it to be]我做梦都没料到事情会如此困难。
dream on
informal
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used to say that you do not think something that another person wants or expects will ever happen痴心妄想；纯属做梦
dream up
[phrasal verb] dream up (something) also dream (something) up
: to think of or invent (something) in your mind凭空想出 -
He dreams up all sorts of fantastic adventures.他凭空想出各种奇妙的冒险。
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She tries a lot of new recipes that she dreams up herself.她尝试许多自己凭空想出的新的烹饪方法。
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They dreamed up a plan to get the information.他们虚构了一个获取信息的计划。
never/not dream of
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used to say that you would never do something or think of doing something决不会想，绝无可能（做某事）