dream teamn.

Brit.

/ˈdriːm tiːm/, U.S.

/ˈdrim ˌtim/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dream n.², team n.

Etymology: < dream n.² + team n., as a rhyming pair. With sense 2 compare dream ticket n.

Originally U.S.

1. Sport. A (potentially) highly successful team; a team of excellent players; (originally) spec. an all-star team comprising the best available players in a particular league, division, etc.Popularized internationally as the name given to the U.S. basketball team which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.

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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > types of

twelve1573

county1729

colt1789

in1825

Big-side1845

offence1884

all-American1888

farm1896

farm club1896

farm team1896

dream team1911

skin1930

A-team1976

1911 News Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) 6 Sept. 3/4 Last year, though he had to play with one finger in a splint.., he still played such a game that he was chosen on the All Western dream team by almost every critic.

1925 D. Runyon in Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 26 Dec. 12/1 They are all-star teams, these ‘dream teams’—the kind of teams that football bugs fondly imagine, and that the football experts set down on paper as their idea of the absolute ultimate in football prowess, but never hope to see.

1955 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. 26/3 He was taking the two best men from each of the Big Three... He is willing to leave the National Hockey League to pilot this dream team.

1992 Independent 13 Aug. 18/7 Guy Hodgson took issue with the American Olympic basketball ‘dream team’... True, the American team romped home in great style, but at the same time they showed the rest of the world the gap they have to close.

2000 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 15 Oct. 4 Fans north and south of the border have been asked to pick their All-Ireland soccer dream team from anyone who has played during the last five decades.

2010 J. Langer & R. Wainwright Austral. you Little Beauty (subtitle) Inside test cricket's dream team.

2. A team or group of people considered the best in their field; (also) a group of people or things perceived to be an ideal combination for a particular purpose. Cf. dream ticket n.

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society > society and the community > social relations > co-operation > [noun] > example of harmonious co-operation

happy ship1845

dream team1938

1938 San Antonio (Texas) Express 17 June 9/5 (headline) Columbia's New Dream-Team [sc. Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell].

1950 Life 10 Apr. 19/1 (advt.) Airfoam mattress and Red Line foundation—a dream team for better sleep.

1972 J. McGinniss Dream Team 26 Do you know what Federated Press is starting?.. A collection of the smartest, prettiest girl reporters. They're bringing them all to New York and calling them the dream team.

1990 Daily Tel. Mirror (Sydney) 2 Nov. 37/5 Channel 10's new boss Gary Rice sacked her and the rest of the dream team Cosser had poached from Channel 9.

1994 Outdoor Canada Mar. 28 I've also chosen my own personal dream team of fishing destinations.

2009 Wire Jan. 60/2 A rhythmic dream-team of Dale Bruning (guitar), Ken Filiano (bass) and Matt Wilson (drums).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dream team
释义	dream teamn. Brit. /ˈdriːm tiːm/, U.S. /ˈdrim ˌtim/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dream n.², team n. Etymology: < dream n.² + team n., as a rhyming pair. With sense 2 compare dream ticket n. Originally U.S. 1. Sport. A (potentially) highly successful team; a team of excellent players; (originally) spec. an all-star team comprising the best available players in a particular league, division, etc.Popularized internationally as the name given to the U.S. basketball team which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > types of twelve1573 county1729 colt1789 in1825 Big-side1845 offence1884 all-American1888 farm1896 farm club1896 farm team1896 dream team1911 skin1930 A-team1976 1911 News Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) 6 Sept. 3/4 Last year, though he had to play with one finger in a splint.., he still played such a game that he was chosen on the All Western dream team by almost every critic. 1925 D. Runyon in Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 26 Dec. 12/1 They are all-star teams, these ‘dream teams’—the kind of teams that football bugs fondly imagine, and that the football experts set down on paper as their idea of the absolute ultimate in football prowess, but never hope to see. 1955 N.Y. Times 7 Feb. 26/3 He was taking the two best men from each of the Big Three... He is willing to leave the National Hockey League to pilot this dream team. 1992 Independent 13 Aug. 18/7 Guy Hodgson took issue with the American Olympic basketball ‘dream team’... True, the American team romped home in great style, but at the same time they showed the rest of the world the gap they have to close. 2000 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 15 Oct. 4 Fans north and south of the border have been asked to pick their All-Ireland soccer dream team from anyone who has played during the last five decades. 2010 J. Langer & R. Wainwright Austral. you Little Beauty (subtitle) Inside test cricket's dream team. 2. A team or group of people considered the best in their field; (also) a group of people or things perceived to be an ideal combination for a particular purpose. Cf. dream ticket n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > co-operation > [noun] > example of harmonious co-operation happy ship1845 dream team1938 1938 San Antonio (Texas) Express 17 June 9/5 (headline) Columbia's New Dream-Team [sc. Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell]. 1950 Life 10 Apr. 19/1 (advt.) Airfoam mattress and Red Line foundation—a dream team for better sleep. 1972 J. McGinniss Dream Team 26 Do you know what Federated Press is starting?.. A collection of the smartest, prettiest girl reporters. They're bringing them all to New York and calling them the dream team. 1990 Daily Tel. Mirror (Sydney) 2 Nov. 37/5 Channel 10's new boss Gary Rice sacked her and the rest of the dream team Cosser had poached from Channel 9. 1994 Outdoor Canada Mar. 28 I've also chosen my own personal dream team of fishing destinations. 2009 Wire Jan. 60/2 A rhythmic dream-team of Dale Bruning (guitar), Ken Filiano (bass) and Matt Wilson (drums). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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