| 单词 | dream |
| 释义 | dream (once / 36 pages) nv A dream is one of the little movies in your mind that play at night, or a type of hope: you might dream of being a doctor. Everyone dreams, and dreams tend to be weird, but the images and sounds that fill your head as you sleep are just part of the meaning of this word. People also have dreams that are kind of like plans and goals: many people dream of being movie stars. A good car runs like a dream. Something too good to be true feels like a dream. If you're acting confused, someone might say, "Stop dreaming!" WORD FAMILYdream: dreamed, dreamer, dreamfully, dreaming, dreamless, dreamlike, dreams, dreamt, dreamy+/dreamed: undreamed/dreamer: dreamers/dreaming: dreamings/dreamless: dreamlessly/dreamt: undreamt/dreamy: dreamier, dreamiest, dreamily, dreaminess USAGE EXAMPLESRead more: A Rohingya teenager dreams of leaving Myanmar, even if it means risking his life » Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Deutsche Bank was the focus of that dream and along the way, he declined many offers to leave and join rival banks. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) She considered the birth of her children — “my two miracles, walking” — a chance to raise the family she dreamed of as a child. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep I had a dream about you last night Syn|Hypo|Hyper dreaming nightmare a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery the ability to form mental images of things or events 2n imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality Syn|Hypo|Hyper dreaming air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, reverie, revery absentminded dreaming while awake woolgatheringan idle indulgence in fantasy imagination, imaginativeness, vision the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses 3n a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality he went about his work as if in a dream Hyper reverie, revery an abstracted state of absorption 4n a cherished desire Syn|Hypo|Hyper ambition, aspiration American Dream the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did emulationambition to equal or excel nationalismthe aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination desire the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state 5n a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe Syn|Hyper pipe dream fantasy, phantasy imagination unrestricted by reality 6n someone or something wonderful this dessert is a dream Hyper flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection the state of being without a flaw or defect 7v experience while sleeping She claims to never dream He dreamt a strange scene Hyper comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 8v have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy Syn|Hyper daydream, stargaze, woolgather conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case |
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