a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
夢,夢到的事物
I had a recurrent dream about falling from great heights.
我多次夢見從極高的地方跌落。
■[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.
他整天精神恍惚地遊蕩。
■a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.
夢想
I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion.
成為冠軍實現了我兒時的夢想。
the girl of my dreams.
我的夢中情人。
they'd found their dream home.
他們找到了理想的家。
■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.
也許他可以找壹份工作,賺些錢——但他知道這只不過是幻想罷了。
■a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect.
夢壹般美妙的人(或事物),完美的人(或事物)
her new man's an absolute dream.
她的新戀是個絕對的完人。
it was a dream of a backhand.
那是壹次絕妙的反手擊球。
she's a couturier's dream.
她是女裝設計師的理想模特。
verb (past and past participle dreamed dr?mt, dri:md 或 dreamt dr?mt)
[no obj.]
experience dreams during sleep
做夢
I dreamed about her last night.
昨夜我夢見了她。
■[with obj.]see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream.
夢見,夢到
maybe you dreamed it.
妳也許是做夢見到的。
I dreamed that I was going to be executed.
我夢見自己將被處死。
■indulge in daydreams or fantasies, typically about something greatly desired.
幻想,空想
she had dreamed of a trip to America.
她夢想去美國旅行。
■[with obj.](dream time away)waste one's time in a lazy, unproductive way.
虛度
[with negative]contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case
想到,考慮到,料到;想象
I wouldn't dream of foisting myself on you.
我做夢都沒有想要將自己強加於妳。
I never dreamed anyone would take offence.
我做夢都沒想過有人會生氣。