- a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep梦; 梦到的事物：
I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.
我老是梦见自己从极高的地方跌落下去。
- in sing. a state of mind in which someone is or seems to be unaware of their immediate surroundings出神; 心不在焉, 恍惚：
he had been walking around in a dream all day.
他整天精神恍惚地到处游荡。
- a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal梦想：
I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion
成为冠军实现了我儿时的梦想
the girl of my dreams
我的梦中情人
as modifier they'd found their dream home.他们找到了理想的家。
- an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy幻想, 空想：
maybe he could get a job and earn some money - but he knew this was just a dream.
也许他能找到一份工作, 赚些钱——但他知道这只不过是幻想罢了。
- a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect梦一般美妙的人（或事物）, 完美的人（或事物）：
her new man's an absolute dream
她的新丈夫是个绝对的完人
it was a dream of a backhand
那是一次绝妙的反手击球
she's a couturier's dream.
她是女装设计师的理想模特儿。
- experience dreams during sleep做梦：
I dreamed about her last night.
我昨夜梦见了她。
- with obj. see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream梦见, 梦到：
maybe you dreamed it
也许你是做梦见到的
with clause I dreamed that I was going to be executed.我梦见自己将被处死。
- indulge in daydreams or fantasies, typically about something greatly desired幻想, 梦想; 想望：
she had dreamed of a trip to America.
她一度想望着去美国旅行一次。
- with obj.
dream time away
waste one's time in a lazy, unproductive way白白浪费时间; 虚度光阴。
- with negative contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case想, 考虑, 料想; 想象：
I wouldn't dream of foisting myself on you
我做梦都没有想到要将自己强加于你
with clause I never dreamed anyone would take offence.我做梦都没有想到有人会生气。
beyond one's wildest dreams
- bigger or better than could be reasonably expected大大超过所望的（地）, 大大出乎意料的（地）：
stockbrokers command salaries beyond the wildest dreams of most workers.
股票经纪人的薪水之高是大多数工人做梦也想不到的。
in your dreams
- used in spoken English to assert that something much desired is not likely ever to happen用于口语那（样的事）是不可能（发生）的。
in one's wildest dreams
- with negative used to emphasize that a situation is beyond the scope of one's imagination（表示情况超出某人的想象）做梦也想不到：
she could never in her wildest dreams have imagined the summer weather in New York.
她做梦也不会想到纽约夏天的天气会是这样。
like a dream
- informal very well or successfully〈非正式〉很好地, 完美地：
the car is still running like a dream.
这辆车行驶起来依然像梦中一样完美。
dreamful
adjective （poetic/literary 〈诗/文〉）dreamless
adjectivedreamlike
adjectivedream on
- in imperative informal used, especially in spoken English, as an ironic comment on the unlikely or impractical nature of a plan or aspiration〈非正式〉白日做梦（尤在口语中用于讽刺某计划或想法不现实）：
Dean thinks he's going to get the job. Dream on, Babe.
迪安认为他会得到那份工作。做梦吧, 宝贝。
dream something up
- imagine or invent something赁空想出, 虚构出：
he's been dreaming up new ways of attracting customers.
他一直在构想着吸引顾客的新办法。