英语词汇“dream”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	dream
释义	dream I. \ˈdrēm\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English dreem, from Old English drēam noise, joy, music, probably influenced in meaning by Old Norse draumr dream; probably akin to Old High German troum dream, Old Norse draumr, Greek thrylos noise, din, Latvian duñduris gadfly, wasp — more at drone 1. a. : a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep : a semblance of reality or events occurring to one asleep b. psychoanalysis : condensed, elaborated, symbolized, or otherwise distorted images of memories or of unconscious impulses experienced especially during sleep but also during other lapses in attention the meaning of which is concealed from the ego; also : the verbal or written report of such images or experiences 2. : an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream: as a. : a visionary creation of the imagination : daydream < the dreams of youth > b. : a state of mind marked by abstraction or release from the sense of reality : reverie < lives in a dream, oblivious of all practical concerns > c. : an object seen in a dreamlike state : vision < if you be what I think you, some sweet dream — Alfred Tennyson > 3. : something that is notable for its beauty, excellence, or enjoyable quality < she wore a dream of a dress > < it was a dream of a trip > < the food is marvelous … and the setting is an absolute dream — T.H.Fielding > 4. : a major aim, goal, or purpose the attainment of which is ardently desired or longed for : ideal < the shore thou foundest verifies thy dream — Walt Whitman > < the dream of … an empire stretching to the Pacific — R.W.Van Alstyne > < achieved her dream of becoming a professional writer — Current Biography > Synonyms: see fancy II. verb (dreamed \ˈdrem(p)t, -ēmd\ ; or dreamt \-em(p)t\ ; dreamed or dreamt ; dreaming \-ēmiŋ\ ; dreams \-ēmz\) Etymology: Middle English dremen, from dreem, n. *intransitive verb* 1. : to have a dream : have ideas or images in the mind while asleep < there are very normal people who dream nightly — Otto Fenichel > < she dreamed of taking a trip and awoke with a feeling of excitement > 2. : to let the mind run on in idle reverie : give oneself over to effortless thought especially of a fanciful nature < the tendency of the population to dream about their ancient glory rather than struggle with contemporary facts — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington > < dreaming of renown to come — Charles Kingsley > 3. : to wish for something ardently or yearningly : long : scheme, plan, or aspire for the attainment of some object — usually used with of < she dreamed of becoming a language teacher — Gertrude Samuels > < those powers who dream of further aggrandizement in the East > 4. : to appear tranquil or dreamy : be suggestive of or give an impression of tranquility or dreaming < quaint historic villages where pre-Revolutionary houses dream in leafy shadows — Gladys Taber > < the pale dreaming sky — Dorothy C. Fisher > *transitive verb* 1. : to have a dream of : imagine in sleep : think of or seem to have a sensory impression of while asleep < your old men shall dream dreams — Acts 2:17 (Revised Standard Version) > < according to Descartes a dreamer supposes that what he dreams are real objects and incidents — Margaret Macdonald > < I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls — Alfred Bunn > 2. : to consider as a possibility : conceive of : imagine < little dreaming that I could park my car, climb down the bank, set up my rod and catch big trout — Joseph Novick > < the great new country whose expanse they did not dream — Meridel Le Sueur > 3. : to pass (time) in reverie or inaction — usually used with away < he dreamed his life away > • - dream of III. adjective Etymology: dream (I) 1. : of, relating to, involved in, or resembling a dream 2. : experienced in a dream < dream myths of the Mohave, that are sung by the person who has dreamt the myth — Edward Sapir > 3. : appropriate to a pleasant dream : marked by as desirable qualities as can be imagined : approaching perfection or the ideal < win a dream holiday in Europe > < he is the dream competitor — the one in 10,000 who has the temperament to match the talent — Time > < a display of dream cars >
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