dreams

英 [driːmz]

美 [driːmz]

n.  梦; 睡梦; 梦想; 理想; 愿望; 梦幻状态; 恍惚; 出神
v.  做梦; 梦见; 想象; 梦想
dream的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

American English uses the form dreamed as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either dreamed or dreamt. 美国英语中 dream 的过去式和过去分词形式均为 dreamed,英国英语中则是dreamed 和 dreamt均可。


• N-COUNT 梦
  Adreamis an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.
  1. He had a dream about Claire...
     他梦见了克莱尔。
  2. I had a dream that I was in an old study, surrounded by leather books.
     我梦见我在一间古老的书房里,四周全是皮装书。
• VERB 做梦;梦见;梦到
  When youdream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.
  1. Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus...
     艾弗梦见他在一辆公共汽车上。
  2. She dreamed about her baby.
     她梦见了她的宝宝。
• N-COUNT 梦想;幻想;愿望
  You can refer to a situation or event as adreamif you often think about it because you would like it to happen.
  1. He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot...
     他最终实现了成为一名飞行员的梦想。
  2. My dream is to have a house in the country...
     我梦想在乡间拥有一栋房子。
  3. You can make that dream come true.
     你可以让那个梦想实现。
• VERB 梦想;渴望
  If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that youdream ofit.
  1. As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress...
     她上学时曾梦想成为一名女演员。
  2. For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about...
     对我们大多数人来说,一间崭新的由著名设计师设计的厨房只能是一种梦想。
  3. I dream that my son will attend college and find a good job.
     我希望儿子能上大学并找到一份好工作。
• ADJ 理想的;梦幻般的;完美的
  You can usedreamto describe something that you think is ideal or perfect, especially if it is something that you thought you would never be able to have or experience.
  1. He had his dream house built on the banks of the river Bure.
     他在布尔河畔建造了他的梦幻屋。
  2. ...a dream holiday to Jamaica.
     牙买加梦幻之旅
• N-SING 理想;夙愿;梦寐以求的事物
  If you describe something asaparticular person'sdream, you think that it would be ideal for that person and that he or she would like it very much.
  1. Greece is said to be a botanist's dream...
     据说希腊是植物学家梦寐以求的地方。
  2. He's every girl's dream!
     他是所有姑娘的梦中情人！
• 美妙的事;美好的事
  If you say that something isa dream, you mean that it is wonderful.
• N-COUNT 空想;胡思乱想
  You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as adream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant.
  1. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.
     当有合适的女人出现时,这种胡思乱想就会停止了。
• VERB 绝不;无论如何也不
  If you say that youwould not dream ofdoing something, you are emphasizing that you would never do it because you think it is wrong or is not possible or suitable for you.
  1. I wouldn't dream of making fun of you...
     我绝不会取笑你。
  2. My sons would never dream of expecting their clothes to be ironed.
     我的几个儿子从不指望别人帮他们熨好衣服。
• VERB 想到;料到
  If you say that younever dreamed thatsomething would happen, you are emphasizing that you did not think that it would happen because it seemed very unlikely.
  1. I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here...
     我从没想到我在这儿能买得起房子。
  2. Who could ever dream of a disaster like this?...
     谁能想到会发生这样的灾难？
  3. I find life more charming and more astonishing than I'd ever dreamed.
     我发现生活比我想象的更迷人、更不可思议。
• See also:pipe dreamwet dream
• PHRASE 痴心妄想
  If you tell someone todream on, you mean that something they are hoping for is unlikely to happen.
  1. 'Perhaps one day I may go on a relaxing holiday.' — 'Yeah, dream on.'
     “也许有一天我可以享受一个放松身心的假期。”——“是啊,你就做梦吧。”
• PHRASE 心不在焉;梦游般地
  If you say that you arein a dream, you mean that you do not concentrate properly on what you are doing because you are thinking about other things.
  1. All day long I moved in a dream.
     整整一天我都心不在焉。
• PHRASE 梦幻般地;美妙地;完美地
  If you say that someone does somethinglike a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happenslike a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
  1. She cooked like a dream...
     她烹饪技艺精湛。
  2. His ship had sailed like a dream.
     他的船行驶十分顺畅。
• PHRASE 理想中的;完美的
  If you describe someone or something as the person or thingofyourdreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
  1. This could be the man of my dreams.
     这就是我理想中的男子。
• PHRASE （强调极为奇怪或完全不可能）再怎么想也
  If you say that you could not imagine a particular thinginyourwildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
  1. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could win.
     我做梦也没想到我们会赢。
• PHRASE 超出想象的;比希望中要好的
  If you describe something as beingbeyondyourwildest dreams, you are emphasizing that it is better than you could have imagined or hoped for.
  1. She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
     她已经取得超乎想象的成功。

双语例句

• Her husband dreams about lolling about on the deck and taking long snoozes in the afternoon sun.
  她丈夫梦想着自己懒洋洋地躺在甲板上，在午后的阳光下打长盹。
• Dreams can help indicate your true feelings
  梦可以反映你的真实感情。
• But, two-and-a-half years later, things haven't quite gone to plan and Stanley's dreams of fame and fortune lie tattered and torn.
  但是，两年半之后，事情并未如愿发展，斯坦利追求名利的梦想完全破灭了。
• Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter
  有许多母亲都试图在女儿身上实现自己未竟的梦想。
• Jung believed that God speaks to us in dreams. The Bible says so too.
  荣格认为上帝在梦中和我们交谈。圣经上也如是说。
• He set out to square his dreams with reality.
  他开始让自己的梦想接近现实。
• Her dreams were troubled, reflecting the tenor of her waking hours.
  她在梦中焦虑不安，反映了她白天生活的基调。
• He is to fulfill those dreams and wishes of his parents which they never carried out.
  他要满足自己双亲从未实现的梦想和愿望。
• According to Chinese legends, zhougong can interpret dreams.
  根据中国传说，周公可以解梦。
• Their dreams went up in smoke after the collapse of their travel agency.
  他们的旅行社倒闭之后，他们的梦想也随之破灭了。