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  • Derivatives : adj  dreamful ; adj  dreamlike
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

dream [driːm]
  1. 1. noun [c] (when asleep) 梦
  2. 2. noun (ambition) 梦想
  3. 3. vi. to dream about (when asleep) 梦到
    to have a dream about sb/sth
    梦到某人/某事
    sweet dreams!
    睡个好觉!
    to dream that...
    梦见
  4. 4. vi. (when wishing for sth) 渴望
    to dream of doing sth
    梦想着做某事
    I wouldn't dream of...
    永远不…

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

dream [driːm]
  1. 1. n.[c]
    I forget most of my dreams as soon as I wake up.
    我一醒来就会忘记大部分梦的内容
    I had a dream about you last night.
    昨晚梦见你了。
  2. 2. n.[c] [Singular] 幻想想象
    Dreams of world domination passed through his mind.
    他的头脑中有过统治世界幻想
    He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality.
    生活完全现实无关的梦幻中。
  3. 3. n.[c] 理想梦想抱负
    His dream of winning the lottery has come true.
    他中彩票的心愿终于美梦成真
  4. 4. n.[c] 空想白日梦
    I have a few pipe dreams that will never come true.
    有些永难实现梦想
  5. 5. n.[c] 恍惚心不在焉
    When I awoke, everyone had vanished as if in a dream.
    当我醒来每个人消失了,犹如在梦中。
    He went about his work as if in a dream.
    处理工作时就像在梦游
  6. 6. n.[c] [Spoken] 很棒的东西,梦一般美好东西
    My easy life is a dream to most.
    我的安逸生活是大多数人都向往的。
    This dessert is a dream.
    这个甜点好吃了。
  7. 7. vi. 空想,做白日梦胡思乱想
    Many people throughout history have dreamed of a world without war.
    历史上,许多人都向往一个没有战争世界
  8. 8. verb 做梦梦见
    I often dream about unicorns and dragons.
    常常梦见独角兽和龙
    She claims to never dream.
    声称从不做梦
    He dreamt a strange scene.
    梦见了一种奇怪景象
  9. 9. verb 梦想向往
  10. 10. adjective 理想的梦想

Collins English-English Dictionary

dream [driːm]
  1. 1. n mental activity, usually in the form of an imagined series of events, occurring during certain phases of sleep
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    a dream sequence
  3. 3. n (in combination)
    dreamland
  4. 4. n a sequence of imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; daydream; fantasy
  5. 5. n (as modifier)
    a dream world
  6. 6. n a person or thing seen or occurring in a dream
  7. 7. n a cherished hope; ambition; aspiration
  8. 8. n a vain hope
  9. 9. n a person or thing that is as pleasant, or seemingly unreal as a dream
  10. 10. vb [may take a clause as object] to undergo or experience (a dream or dreams)
  11. 11. vi. [intr] to indulge in daydreams
  12. 12. vi. [intr] to suffer delusions; be unrealistic
    you're dreaming if you think you can win
  13. 13. vi. [when intr, foll by of or about] to have an image (of) or fantasy (about) in or as if in a dream
  14. 14. vi. [intr; foll by of] to consider the possibility (of)
    I wouldn't dream of troubling you
  15. 15. vi. See also dream up
  16. 16. adj too good to be true; ideal
    dream kitchen
  17. 17. adj [Etymology] Old English dream song; related to Old High German troum, Old Norse draumr, Greek thrulos noise

Examples

One simply finds oneself in the dream-unless it is a day-dream!
一个人可以简单地认为梦想能实现自我,除非那是白日梦。
to read a dream
详梦
My dream is to study abroad but it is too expensive.
我的梦想是去海外留学,但这太昂贵了。
This is a real experience, not a dream.
这是一次真实的经历,不是在做梦。
His dream is to become a director.
他的梦想是成为一名导演。

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