释义 |
daydreamdaydream1 /ˈdeɪdrim/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEdaydream |
Present | I, you, we, they | daydream | | he, she, it | daydreams | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | daydreamed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have daydreamed | | he, she, it | has daydreamed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had daydreamed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will daydream | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have daydreamed |
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Present | I | am daydreaming | | he, she, it | is daydreaming | | you, we, they | are daydreaming | Past | I, he, she, it | was daydreaming | | you, we, they | were daydreaming | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been daydreaming | | he, she, it | has been daydreaming | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been daydreaming | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be daydreaming | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been daydreaming |
THESAURUS to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like► imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like: It’s hard to imagine him without a beard. ► picture to imagine something by making an image in your mind: I had pictured him as short and dark, but he was actually very tall. ► visualize to picture a situation, person, or action in your mind, especially because you want it to be like that or happen in that way in the future: Evans visualized every step he would take in the 400-meter race. ► conceive of something to think of a new idea or imagine a new situation, especially something very difficult to imagine: In Galileo’s time, people could not conceive of the Earth moving around the Sun. ► envision/envisage formal to imagine something as a possibility in the future: He envisions an America where poor children have just as many opportunities as richer ones. ► dream of something informal to imagine what it would be like to be a particular kind of person, do a particular job, etc. in the future: When she was a child she dreamed of being a famous actress. ► fantasize to think about something that is pleasant or exciting, but unlikely to happen: I fantasized about meeting the perfect woman who would do anything for me. ► daydream to think about nice things so that you forget what you should be doing: She found herself staring at her computer screen, daydreaming about opening a cupcake store. to think about something nice, for example something you would like to happen, especially when this makes you forget what you should be doing: daydream about/of Many women daydream about having time to themselves.► see thesaurus at imagine—daydreamer noun [countable]—daydreaming noun [uncountable] |