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梦想 (夢想)

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  • [mèngxiǎng]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

梦想 [mèngxiǎng]
  1. 1. verb dream
    不奋斗就能成功,简直是梦想
    You'd be dreaming to imagine that success can be achieved without a struggle.
    梦想着开一家自己的公司。
    He dreamed of opening his own company.
    她实现了当一名作家的梦想
    She fulfilled her dream of being a writer.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

梦想 [mèngxiǎng]
  1. 1. vain hope; wishful thinking; dream
    他以为她会嫁给自己的,这只是梦想而已。
    His belief that she will marry him is only wishful thinking.
  2. 2. vainly hope; dream of
    他居然得了冠军,这是连他自己都梦想不到的事。
    His winning of the championship was something he'd never dreamt of before.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

梦想 [mèngxiǎng]
  1. 1. 空想;幻想
    梦想一夜之间成为巨富。
  2. 2. 渴望
    他从小就梦想成为音乐家。
  3. 3. 渴望的事;理想
    对于生活充满了美好的梦想
    梦想成真。
  4. 4. 参见“幻想”的提示。

Examples

夫妇俩一直梦想着为自己建立一个安乐窝。
The couple always dreamed of building a cosy nest for themselves.
他居然得了冠军,这是连他自己都梦想不到的事。
His winning of the championship was something he'd never dreamt of before.
千百年来的梦想
an age-old dream
今年他终于实现了梦想从征入伍了。
He finally realized his dream of being recruited by the armed forces this year.
梦想着有一天可以被点化成仙。
He dreams of being enlightened by a monk one day.
为了梦想,让我们共同奋飞。
Let's strive for our dreams.
他的梦想是当一名干探。
His dream is to be a good detective.
我们实现了在高寒地区修建铁路的梦想
We achieved the dream of building a railway in the frigid zone.
他从小的梦想就是进航校,当飞行员。
He has been dreaming of entering aviation school, and becoming a pilot since he was very young.

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