新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dream

英 [driːm]

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 理想的 , 完美的
You can use dream to 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.
双语例句
例：
a dream holiday to Jamaica.
一个去牙买加的理想假期。

NOUN. 名词

dreams
1. [C 可数名词] 梦
A dream is a series of events that you experience only in your mind while you are asleep.
双语例句
例：
He had a dream about Claire.
他做了一个关于克莱尔的梦。
2. [C 可数名词] 梦想 , 愿望
You can refer to a situation or event as a dream if you often think about it because you would like it to happen.
近义词
ambition
双语例句
例：
He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot.
他最终实现了成为了一名飞行员的梦想。
3. [C 可数名词] 梦境般的事
You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as a dream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant.
双语例句
例：
When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.
当合适的女人出现时，这场噩梦就会结束了。
4. [SING 单数型名词] 梦想 , 梦寐以求的事物
If you describe something as a particular person's dream, you think that it would be ideal for that person and that he or she would like it very much.
双语例句
例：
Greece is said to be a botanist's dream.
希腊被称作植物学家的理想圣地。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

dream up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 虚构出 , 凭空设想出
If you dream up a plan or idea, you work it out or create it in your mind.
双语例句
例：
I dreamed up a plan to solve both problems at once.
我想出了一个可以立刻解决这两个问题的计划。

PHRASE. 习语

like a dream
1. 完美地 , 美妙地
If you say that someone does something like a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happens like a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
双语例句
例：
She cooked like a dream.
她的烹饪技术棒极了。
of your dreams
1. （某人）理想中的
If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
双语例句
例：
This could be the man of my dreams.
他可能是我的白马王子。
in your wildest dreams
1. 异想天开地
If you say that you could not imagine a particular thing in your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
双语例句
例：
'Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd ever accomplish this,' said Toni.
“我做梦也没有想到过我能实现它，”托尼说。
beyond your wildest dreams
1. 超于想象的 , 出乎意料的
If you describe something as being beyond your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that it is better than you could have imagined or hoped for.
双语例句
例：
She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
她已经获得了超乎想象的成功。

VERB. 动词

dreams , dreaming , dreamed , dreamt
1. [I 不及物动词] 梦见 , 做梦
When you dream, you experience events in your mind while you are asleep.
双语例句
例：
Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus.
艾弗梦见了他在公共汽车上。
例：
She dreamed about her baby.
她梦见了她的小宝贝。
2. [I 不及物动词] 梦想 , 渴望
If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that you dream of it.
双语例句
例：
As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress.
在学生时代，她曾梦想过成为一名女演员。
例：
For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about.
对我们大部分人来说，一个崭新的由著名设计师设计的厨房只能是一种梦想。
例：
I dream that my son will go to university.
我梦想着我的儿子将来能上大学。
3. [I 不及物动词] 决不 , 不愿
If you say that you would not dream of doing something, you are emphasizing that you would never do it because you think it is wrong or is not possible or suitable for you.
双语例句
例：
I wouldn't dream of making fun of you.
我决不会拿你取乐。
4. [I 不及物动词] 没有想到
If you say that you never dreamed that something would happen, you are emphasizing that you did not think that it would happen because it seemed very unlikely.
双语例句
例：
I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here.
我从未想到我能买得起这里的房子。