dream

1. N-COUNT A dream is a series of events that you experience only in your mind while you are asleep. 梦

He had a dream about Claire. 他做了一个关于克莱尔的梦。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a situation or event as a dream if you often think about it because you would like it to happen. 梦想; 愿望

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. N-COUNT You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as a dream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant. 梦境般的事

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. V-T/V-I When you dream, you experience events in your mind while you are asleep. 梦见; 做梦

Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus. 艾弗梦见了他在公共汽车上。

She dreamed about her baby. 她梦见了她的小宝贝。

5. V-T/V-I If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that you dream of it. 梦想; 渴望

As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress. 当她是一名女学生的时候，她曾梦想过成为一名女演员。

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，一个崭新的名师设计的厨房是我们只能梦想的东西。

I dream that my son will attend college. 我梦想着我的儿子将来能上大学。

6. V-I 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. 决不; 不愿[with neg] [强调]

I wouldn't dream of making fun of you. 我决不会拿你取乐。

7. V-T/V-I 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. 没有想到[with brd-neg] [强调]

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。

8. ADJ 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. 理想的; 完美的[ADJ n]

...a dream holiday to Jamaica. …一个去牙买加的理想假期。

9. N-SING 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. 梦想; 梦寐以求的事物

Greece is said to be a botanist's dream. 希腊被称作植物学家的理想圣地。

10. PHRASE 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. 完美地; 美妙地

She cooked like a dream. 她的烹饪技术棒极了。

11. PHRASE 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. (某人) 理想中的

This could be the man of my dreams. 这可能是我理想的男人。

12. PHRASE 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. 异想天开地[强调]

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd ever accomplish this," said Toni. “即便在我异想天开的时候，也从来没有想到过我能实现它，”托尼说。

13. PHRASE 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. 做梦也想不到的; 出乎意料的[强调]

She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams. 她已经获得了做梦也没想到的成功。