dream S2 W2 / drim / 名词 [可数名词] #

1 while sleeping a series of thoughts, images, and feelings that you experience when you are asleep → daydream :

I had lots of dreams last night.

dream about

a dream about drowning

in a dream

In my dream I flew to a forest of enormous trees.

2 wish a wish to do, be, or have something – used especially when this seems unlikely :

Her dream is to make a movie.

dream of (doing) something

She had dreams of university.

fulfil/realize a dream

I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion.

I have just met the man of my dreams (= the perfect man ) !

beyond your wildest dreams (= better than anything you imagined or hoped for )

3 dream house/home/job etc something that seems perfect to someone :

I’ve finally found my dream house.

Win a dream holiday for two in San Francisco!

4 in a dream having a state of mind in which you do not notice or pay attention to things around you :

Ruth went about her tasks in a dream.

5 be a dream come true if something is a dream come true, it happens after you have wanted it to happen for a long time :

Marriage to her is a dream come true.

6 like a dream extremely well or effectively :

The plan worked like a dream .

7 be/live in a dream world to have ideas or hopes that are not correct or likely to happen :

If you think that all homeless people have it as easy as me, then you are living in a dream world.

8 be a dream be perfect or very desirable :

Her latest boyfriend is an absolute dream.

Some performers are a dream to work with; others are not.

sb’s dream (= something someone would really like )

She’s every adolescent schoolboy’s dream.

9 in your dreams spoken used to say in a rude way that something is not likely to happen :

‘I’m going to ask her to go out with me.’ ‘In your dreams!’

COLLOCATIONS

动词

have a dream I had a dream about you last night.

形容词

a bad dream (= unpleasant or frightening ) The movie gave the kids bad dreams.

a strange/weird dream Sometimes I have a strange dream in which I try to speak but I can’t.

a vivid dream (= very clear ) In a vivid dream he saw a huge coloured bird flying above his head.

a recurrent/recurring dream (= that you have many times ) Having recurrent dreams is a very common experience.

短语

be/seem like a dream (= seem unreal ) That summer was so wonderful it seemed like a dream.

Sweet dreams! (= said to someone who is going to bed ) Good night, Sam! Sweet dreams!

COLLOCATIONS

动词

have a dream/dreams I had dreams of becoming a doctor.

achieve/fulfil/realize a dream (= do or get what you want ) He had finally achieved his dream of winning an Olympic gold medal.

pursue/follow a dream (= try to do or get what you want ) She left her home town to pursue her dreams.

dream a dream literary (= have a wish ) We can dream great dreams for ourselves and others.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dream

big/great dreams (= a wish to achieve great things ) She was a little girl with big dreams.

an impossible dream (= about something that cannot happen ) Having a number one record had seemed an impossible dream.

a childhood dream (= that you had when you were a child ) I had a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut.

a lifelong dream (= that you have had all your life ) His lifelong dream had been to write a novel.

a distant dream (= that it will take a long time to achieve ) Peace in this area may still be a distant dream.

短语

a dream comes true (= something you want happens ) I’d always wanted to go to Africa and at last my dream came true.

the man/woman/house etc of your dreams (= the perfect one for you ) We can help you find the house of your dreams.

not/never in your wildest dreams (= used to say that you had never expected something to happen ) Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would win the competition.

beyond your wildest dreams (= better or more than you ever hoped for ) Suddenly he was wealthy beyond his wildest dreams.

THESAURUS

when you are sleeping

dream the thoughts, images, and feelings that go through your mind while you are asleep : I had a strange dream last night – you and I were in some sort of forest.

nightmare a very unpleasant and frightening dream : She still has terrible nightmares about the accident.

daydream a series of pleasant thoughts that go through your mind when you are awake, so that you do not notice what is happening around you : Neil was in a daydream, and didn’t hear the teacher call his name.

reverie formal a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming : The doorbell rang, shaking her from her reverie.

something that you want to do

dream something very special that you want to do and that you think about a lot, especially something that is not very likely to happen : As a teenager, his dream was to become a professional footballer.

ambition something that you want to achieve and that you work hard to achieve, especially in your work : My ambition had always been to start my own business.

aspirations the important things that people want from their lives – used especially about the things a society or a large group of people wants : It’s important that young people think seriously about their career aspirations.

fantasy something exciting that you imagine happening to you, which is extremely unlikely to happen and often involves sex : schoolboy fantasies

pipe dream a dream that is impossible or is extremely unlikely to happen : Is world peace no more than a pipe dream?

dream S3 W3 verb ( past tense and past participle dreamed or dreamt / dremt / ) #

1 wish [不及物和及物动词] to think about something that you would like to happen or have dream of/about (doing) something She dreamed of becoming a chef. He’s got the sort of money that you and I can only dream about . dream (that) She dreamed that one day she would be famous. 2 while sleeping [不及物和及物动词] to have a dream while you are asleep dream about I dreamt about you last night. dream (that) It’s quite common to dream that you’re falling. 3 not pay attention [不及物动词] to think about something else and not give your attention to what is happening around you SYN daydream :
She had been dreaming and had not followed the conversation. 4 imagine [不及物和及物动词] to imagine that you have done, seen, or heard something that you have not :
I was sure I posted the letter but I must have dreamt it . 5 never dreamed (that) used to say that you did not think that something would happen :
We never dreamed that we would get through to the next round. 6 wouldn’t dream of (doing) something spoken used to say that you would never do something because you think it is bad or wrong :
I wouldn’t dream of letting strangers look after my own grandmother! 7 who would have dreamt that …? spoken used to express surprise about something that has happened :
Who would have dreamt that this would happen?

dream something ↔ away phrasal verb to waste time by thinking about what may happen :
She would just sit in her room dreaming away the hours.

dream on phrasal verb [ only in imperative ] spoken used to tell someone that they are hoping for something that will not happen :
You think I’m going to help you move house? Dream on!

dream something ↔ up phrasal verb to think of a plan or idea, especially an unusual one :
He was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.