| 单词 | reverie |
| 释义 | reverie (once / 1330 pages) n If you're relaxing on the beach, dreaming of how you will never have to get up and go back to work, you're engaged in a reverie, or pleasant daydream. There's nothing wrong with reverie, but if you follow its path into English, you'll see how closely it is connected to madness. The noun is from French rêverie, from a Middle French word meaning "wild speech, delirium," from rever "to roam, speak wildly." Middle French rever is also the source of English rave, as in raving mad. WORD FAMILYreverie USAGE EXAMPLESThe photographs, he wrote, offer “a perfect blend of reverie and reality.” New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) His former Minibar chef, Johnny Spero, is opening Reverie there next year. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) Rather than follow their lead, I decided to interrupt my snowballing reverie. New York Times(Jun 14, 2013) 1n an abstracted state of absorption Syn|Hypo|Hyper revery dream a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality brown studya state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness abstractedness, abstraction preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else 2n absentminded dreaming while awake Syn|Hyper air castle, castle in Spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, revery dream, dreaming imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。