dream

dream
noun

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.
我多次梦见从极高的地方跌落。
■[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.
也许他可以找一份工作，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.
她的新恋是个绝对的完人。
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。

(past and past participle dreamed drɛmt, driːmd 或 dreamt drɛmt)
[no obj.]

experience dreams during sleep
做梦
I dreamed about her last night.
昨夜我梦见了她。
■[with obj.]see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream
梦见，梦到
maybe you dreamed it.
你也许是做梦见到的。
[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，空想
she had dreamed of a trip to America.
她梦想去美国旅行。
■[with obj.](dream time away)waste one's time in a lazy, unproductive way
虚度
[with negative]contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case
想到，考虑到，料到；想象
I wouldn't dream of foisting myself on you.
我做梦都没有想要将自己强加于你。
[with clause]I never dreamed anyone would take offence.
我做梦都没想过有人会生气。

常用词组
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］梦中才有的

in one's wildest dreams

[with negative]used to emphasize that a situation is beyond the scope of one's imagination
无法想像的（地）
she could never in her wildest dreams have imagined the summer weather in New York.
她做梦也无法想像纽约夏天的天气。

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.
那辆车行驶起来依然像梦一样完美。

派生
dreamful
adjective

(poetic/literary )(诗／文)

dreamless
adjective
dreamlike
adjective
语源

Middle English: of Germanic origin, related to Dutch droom and German Traum, and probably also to Old English drēam 'joy, music'

继承用法
dream 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)做梦（尤在口语中用于讽刺某计划或想法的不现实）
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
空想出；设想出
he's been dreaming up new ways of attracting customers.
他一直在大胆设想吸引顾客的新办法。

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