noun
a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
梦,梦到的事物
I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.
我多次梦见从极高的地方跌落。
■[in sing.]a state of mind in which someone is or seems to be unaware of their immediate surroundings.
出神;心不在焉,恍惚
he had been walking around in a dream all day.
他整天精神恍惚地游荡。
■a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.
梦想
I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion.
成为冠军实现了我儿时的梦想。
the girl of my dreams.
我的梦中情人。
they'd found their dream home.
他们找到了理想的家。
■an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy.
幻想,空想
maybe he could get a job and earn some money—but he knew this was just a dream.
也许他可以找一份工作,赚些钱——但他知道这只不过是幻想罢了。
■a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect.
梦一般美妙的人(或事物),完美的人(或事物)
her new man's an absolute dream.
她的新恋是个绝对的完人。
it was a dream of a backhand.
那是一次绝妙的反手击球。
she's a couturier's dream.
她是女装设计师的理想模特。
verb (past and past participle dreamed dr?mt, dri:md 或 dreamt dr?mt)
[no obj.]
experience dreams during sleep
做梦
I dreamed about her last night.
昨夜我梦见了她。
■[with obj.]see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream.
梦见,梦到
maybe you dreamed it.
你也许是做梦见到的。
I dreamed that I was going to be executed.
我梦见自己将被处死。
■indulge in daydreams or fantasies, typically about something greatly desired.
幻想,空想
she had dreamed of a trip to America.
她梦想去美国旅行。
■[with obj.](dream time away)waste one's time in a lazy, unproductive way.
虚度
[with negative]contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case
想到,考虑到,料到;想象
I wouldn't dream of foisting myself on you.
我做梦都没有想要将自己强加于你。
I never dreamed anyone would take offence.
我做梦都没想过有人会生气。