| 单词 | the——of one's dreams |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe——of one's dreams P4. the——of one's dreams: the person or thing that one has dreamed of or longed for; one's model of perfection. ΚΠ 1824 J. Fellowes Reminiscences 128 A health to the girl of my dreams,..—Bessy! 1846 D. G. Osborne tr. E. Sue Orphan I. xxxviii. 276 At last I have found the man of my dreams. He..only passed by—I know neither his name, nor who he is. 1861 Peterson's Mag. Nov. 369/1 I've seen beautiful, brilliant, accomplished..women; but..I have not found the one little, loving, home woman of my dreams. 1896 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 14 Oct. 8/3 You find yourself..saddled with a house the wrong shape, the wrong size.., bearing but the faintest resemblance to the ideal house of your dreams. 1907 S. M. Düring Disinherited v. 77 It was not the wedding of her dreams,..but a hideous travesty of them, with Sir Peter, silver-haired, sixty-three and suffering from the gout, as bridegroom. 1947 Pop. Mech. July 238/1 (advt.) Have you a flair for youth and beauty? Then the new fine Crosley Convertible is the car of your dreams! 2003 Independent 30 July (Review section) 2/3 [I] arrive at my speed-dating event... I have three minutes to decide whether each date is the man of my dreams. < as lemmas |
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