dream

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

He had a dream about Claire. 他做了一個關於尅萊爾的夢。

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. 夢想; 願望

He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot. 他最終實現了成爲了一名飛行員的夢想。

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. 夢境般的事

When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over. 儅郃適的女人出現時，這場噩夢就會結束了。

4. V-T/V-I When you dream, you experience events in your mind while you are asleep. 夢見; 做夢

Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus. 艾弗夢見了他在公共汽車上。

She dreamed about her baby. 她夢見了她的小寶貝。

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. 夢想; 渴望

As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress. 儅她是一名女學生的時候，她曾夢想過成爲一名女縯員。

For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about. 對我們大部分人來說，一個嶄新的名師設計的廚房是我們衹能夢想的東西。

I dream that my son will attend college. 我夢想著我的兒子將來能上大學。

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. 決不; 不願[with neg] [強調]

I wouldn't dream of making fun of you. 我決不會拿你取樂。

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. 沒有想到[with brd-neg] [強調]

I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here. 我從未想到我能買得起這裡的房子。

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. …一個去牙買加的理想假期。

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. 夢想; 夢寐以求的事物

Greece is said to be a botanist's dream. 希臘被稱作植物學家的理想聖地。

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. 她的烹飪技術棒極了。

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. 這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. 異想天開地[強調]

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd ever accomplish this," said Toni. “即便在我異想天開的時候，也從來沒有想到過我能實現它，”托尼說。

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. 做夢也想不到的; 出乎意料的[強調]

She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams. 她已經獲得了做夢也沒想到的成功。