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单词 dreamy
释义
dreamy
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adj

Things that are dreamy seem slightly strange and unreal, but in a lovely way. A dreamy tune on the radio might make you close your eyes and smile.
Your favorite tea shop might have a dreamy atmosphere, and your favorite movie might be slow and dreamy, with dreamlike images and meditative music. If a person is dreamy, she tends to live in her head, thinking or daydreaming. Informally, you can also describe something or someone that's wonderful or nice to look at as dreamy: "He's my favorite singer, and he's so dreamy." This casual meaning began as US teen slang in the 1940s.
WORD FAMILY
dreamy: dreamier, dreamiest, dreamily, dreaminess+/dream: dreamed, dreamer, dreamfully, dreaming, dreamless, dreamlike, dreams, dreamt, dreamy/dreamed: undreamed/dreamer: dreamers/dreaming: dreamings/dreamless: dreamlessly/dreamt: undreamt
USAGE EXAMPLES
It’s all a little dreamy, and its New Agey-ness is unmistakable.
New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)
A carefully produced set of dreamy folk tunes, the record earned warm reviews and even won a Grammy Award for album of the year.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016)
Last spring, when I was once again joining my husband on his academic adventures, this time in London, I spent many dreamy hours in Waterstones.
New York Times(Dec 06, 2016)
1adj dreamy in mood or nature
Syn
moony, woolgathering
inattentive
showing a lack of attention or care
2adj lacking spirit or liveliness
Syn
lackadaisical, languid, languorous
lethargic, unenrgetic
deficient in alertness or activity
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