1 [C] a series of events or pictures which happen in your mind while you are asleep 梦:
I had a strange dreamlast night.昨晚我做了一个怪梦。That horror film has given me bad dreams.那部恐怖影片害我做了些恶梦。☞Look at nightmare. 参看nightmare。
2 [C] something that you want very much to happen, although it is not likely 梦想;理想:
His dream was to give up his job and live in the country.他的梦想是放弃工作,到乡间去生活。My dream house would have a huge garden and a swimming pool.我梦想中的房子要带一个大花园和一个游泳池。Becoming a professional dancer was a dream come true for Nicola.成为职业舞蹈演员对尼古拉来说已经梦想成真了。
3 [sing] a state of mind in which you are not thinking about what you are doing 心不在焉:
You've been in a dream all morning!你整个早上都做着白日梦!
1 [I,T] dream (about sb/sth) to see or experience pictures and events in your mind while you are asleep 做梦:
I dreamt about the house that I lived in as a child.我梦见了我小时候住过的房子。I dreamed that I was running but I couldn't get away.我梦见我在跑呀跑的,可是怎么跑也跑不掉。☞Look at daydream. 参看daydream。
2 [I] dream (about/of sth/doing sth) to imagine sth that you would like to happen 梦想:
I've always dreamt about winning lots of money.我老是梦想赢很多很多钱。
3 [I] dream (of doing sth/that...) to imagine that sth might happen 想象;料想:
I wouldn't dream of telling Stuart that I don't like his music.我绝对不会对斯图尔特说,我不喜欢他的音乐。When I watched the Olympics on TV, I never dreamt that one day I'd be here competing!我在电视上观看奥运会的时候,怎么也没有想到有朝一日我会来这里参加比赛!
dream sth up(informal 非正式) to think of a plan, an idea, etc, especially sth strange 想出计划、主意等(尤指鬼主意):
Which of you dreamt up that idea?你们当中谁想出这个鬼主意来的?
dream1/drim; driːm/n [C]1 a series of thoughts, images, and experiences that come into your mind when you are asleep [→ daydream] 梦﹐梦境: +about I had a dream about you last night. 昨晚我做梦梦见你了。Did you have a bad dream ? 你做噩梦了吗?2 something that you hope will happen 理想﹐梦想﹐愿望: It was his dream to play football for his country. 能为自己的祖国踢球是他梦寐以求的事。+of He fulfilled his dream of becoming a police officer. 他实现了自己的梦想﹐当上了警察。beyond your wildest dreams (=better than anything you imagined or hoped) 做梦也想不到The whole experience has been a dream come true (=as good as I hoped). 这整件事就是梦想成真。the man/home/holiday etc of your dreams (=the perfect man, home etc) 理想中的男人/家/假期等3 like a dreama) if something is like a dream, it does not seem real 像梦境一般: The last few days have seemed like a dream . 最后几天像做梦一般。b) extremely well 好极了﹐非常有效: The plan worked like a dream . 这个计划非常有效。 4 in a dream not noticing or paying attention to what is happening 心不在焉﹐神情恍惚: Ruth went about her tasks in a dream. 鲁斯心不在焉地开始干活。 5 a dream world a good situation which exists only in your imagination 幻想[梦幻]的世界﹐理想[美好]的世界: If you believe that, you’re living in a dream world . 如果你相信它﹐你就是生活在梦幻世界里。
dream2v past tense and past participle dreamed or dreamt /drɛmt; dremt/1 [I,T] to have a dream while you are asleep [→ daydream] 做梦﹐梦见: +(that) I often dream that I’m falling. 我常常梦到自己向下坠落。+about I dreamt about you last night. 昨晚我梦见你了。2 [I,T] to think about something that you would like to happen 梦想﹔幻想: +of/about We dream of having our own home. 我们梦想有个自己的家。+(that) Cath never dreamt she’d be offered the job (=she did not expect it to happen). 凯思做梦也想不到自己会得到这份工作。3 wouldn’t dream of (doing) sth spoken used to say that you would never do something because you think it is wrong【口】〔因认为某事不对〕无论如何也不做某事﹐怎么也不会考虑某事: I wouldn’t dream of letting her go on her own. 我无论如何也不会让她独个儿去。dream sth up phr v to think of a plan or idea, especially an unusual one 想出来﹐虚构出〔尤指不寻常的事〕: Who dreams up these TV commercials? 是谁想出这些电视广告的?
dream3adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] perfect, or exactly what you wanted 梦一般完美的﹔理想的: They had built their dream home . 他们建成了自己理想中的房子。
dreamdreamdreamsdreameddreamtdreaming2verb (dreams, dreaming, dreamtor dreamed/, has dreamtor has dreamed)1to have a picture or idea in your mind when you are asleep: I dreamt about you last night. I dreamt that I was flying.2to hope for something nice in the future: She dreams of becoming a famous actress.dreamdreamdreams1noun1pictures or events which happen in your mind when you are asleep: I had a dream about school last night.word buildingA bad or frightening dream is called a nightmare.2something nice that you hope for: His dream was to give up his job and live in the country.