dreaming

American English uses the form dreamed as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either dreamed or dreamt. 美国英语中 dream 的过去式和过去分词形式均为 dreamed,英国英语中则是dreamed 和 dreamt均可。


1. N-COUNT 梦
   A dream is an imaginary series of events that you experience in your mind while you are asleep.
   1. He had a dream about Claire...
      他梦见了克莱尔。
   2. I had a dream that I was in an old study, surrounded by leather books.
      我梦见我在一间古老的书房里,四周全是皮装书。
2. VERB 做梦;梦见;梦到
   When you dream, you experience imaginary events in your mind while you are asleep.
   1. Ivor dreamed that he was on a bus...
      艾弗梦见他在一辆公共汽车上。
   2. She dreamed about her baby.
      她梦见了她的宝宝。
3. N-COUNT 梦想;幻想;愿望
   You can refer to a situation or event as a dream if you often think about it because you would like it to happen.
   1. He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot...
      他最终实现了成为一名飞行员的梦想。
   2. My dream is to have a house in the country...
      我梦想在乡间拥有一栋房子。
   3. You can make that dream come true.
      你可以让那个梦想实现。
4. VERB 梦想;渴望
   If you often think about something that you would very much like to happen or have, you can say that you dream of it.
   1. As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming an actress...
      她上学时曾梦想成为一名女演员。
   2. For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about...
      对我们大多数人来说,一间崭新的由著名设计师设计的厨房只能是一种梦想。
   3. I dream that my son will attend college and find a good job.
      我希望儿子能上大学并找到一份好工作。
5. ADJ 理想的;梦幻般的;完美的
   You can use dream to describe something that you think is ideal or perfect, especially if it is something that you thought you would never be able to have or experience.
   1. He had his dream house built on the banks of the river Bure.
      他在布尔河畔建造了他的梦幻屋。
   2. ...a dream holiday to Jamaica.
      牙买加梦幻之旅
6. N-SING 理想;夙愿;梦寐以求的事物
   If you describe something as a particular person's dream, you think that it would be ideal for that person and that he or she would like it very much.
   1. Greece is said to be a botanist's dream...
      据说希腊是植物学家梦寐以求的地方。
   2. He's every girl's dream!
      他是所有姑娘的梦中情人！
7. 美妙的事;美好的事
   If you say that something is a dream, you mean that it is wonderful.
8. N-COUNT 空想;胡思乱想
   You can refer to a situation or event that does not seem real as a dream, especially if it is very strange or unpleasant.
   1. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.
      当有合适的女人出现时,这种胡思乱想就会停止了。
9. VERB 绝不;无论如何也不
   If you say that you would not dream of doing something, you are emphasizing that you would never do it because you think it is wrong or is not possible or suitable for you.
   1. I wouldn't dream of making fun of you...
      我绝不会取笑你。
   2. My sons would never dream of expecting their clothes to be ironed.
      我的几个儿子从不指望别人帮他们熨好衣服。
10. VERB 想到;料到
    If you say that you never dreamed that something would happen, you are emphasizing that you did not think that it would happen because it seemed very unlikely.
    1. I never dreamed that I would be able to afford a home here...
       我从没想到我在这儿能买得起房子。
    2. Who could ever dream of a disaster like this?...
       谁能想到会发生这样的灾难？
    3. I find life more charming and more astonishing than I'd ever dreamed.
       我发现生活比我想象的更迷人、更不可思议。
11. See also: pipe dream wet dream
12. PHRASE 痴心妄想
    If you tell someone to dream on, you mean that something they are hoping for is unlikely to happen.
    1. 'Perhaps one day I may go on a relaxing holiday.' — 'Yeah, dream on.'
       “也许有一天我可以享受一个放松身心的假期。”——“是啊,你就做梦吧。”
13. PHRASE 心不在焉;梦游般地
    If you say that you are in a dream, you mean that you do not concentrate properly on what you are doing because you are thinking about other things.
    1. All day long I moved in a dream.
       整整一天我都心不在焉。
14. PHRASE 梦幻般地;美妙地;完美地
    If you say that someone does something like a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happens like a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
    1. She cooked like a dream...
       她烹饪技艺精湛。
    2. His ship had sailed like a dream.
       他的船行驶十分顺畅。
15. PHRASE 理想中的;完美的
    If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
    1. This could be the man of my dreams.
       这就是我理想中的男子。
16. PHRASE （强调极为奇怪或完全不可能）再怎么想也
    If you say that you could not imagine a particular thing in your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
    1. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could win.
       我做梦也没想到我们会赢。
17. PHRASE 超出想象的;比希望中要好的
    If you describe something as being beyond your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that it is better than you could have imagined or hoped for.
    1. She had already achieved success beyond her wildest dreams.
       她已经取得超乎想象的成功。

1. He'd been dreaming of her
   他一直梦见她。
2. Perhaps I'm still dreaming, I said to myself
   也许我还在做梦，我心里想。
3. She was dreaming peacefully.
   她正安详地做着梦。
4. Noodles? You were really dreaming about noodles?
   面条！你是真的梦见面条了吗？
5. I never said that! you must have been dreaming!
   我从未那样说！你一定是在做梦！
6. As long as you are dreaming, believing, and doing, you can go anywhere and achieve anything.
   只要你在梦想，相信和行动，你就可以达到任何目标和成就任何事业。
7. So then, that means I wasn't dreaming.
   那就是说，我那不是在做梦了？
8. I was dreaming about a black cat.
   我梦见一只黑猫。
9. I think I was dreaming the whole time.
   我觉得我做了一个梦。
10. Even in my dream I knew I was dreaming.
    我在梦中自己也知道这是个梦。
11. You have been dreaming up a romance for me!
    你在替我编出一段罗曼史！
12. This is a dream that I'm dreaming.
    这是我在做的一个梦。
13. I am dreaming my dream.
    我正梦想着我的梦想。
14. This life, this love that you and I have been dreaming of, for so long.
    这生活，这份爱，你与我曾梦想如此的长久。
15. I'm not dreaming, am I?
    我不是在做梦吧，对吗？
16. I was not dreaming. it's real for sure!
    我没有做梦，肯定是真的！
17. Then I was dreaming before.
    那我之前都是在做梦。
18. Are you dreaming of your sun?
    你是不是在梦见了你的太阳神？
19. I am always dreaming: If I have a long life.
    我经常会做梦：如果我有很长很长的寿命，我会想要去做什么？
20. Now I know that reading is dreaming, that dreaming is sleeping and thought inaction.
    现在我知道了，读书就是在做梦，做梦就是在睡觉和思想停止。
21. "I am dreaming," she said.
    “我在做梦，”她说。
22. The oak tree went to a happy world, dreaming.
    栎树去了一个幸福的世界，在做梦。
23. When you were dreaming yesterday, you already said it.
    昨天你做梦的时候你已经说了。
24. What boat? Are you still dreaming?
    什么船啊？你是不是做梦了？
25. Yes I'm ready to be all you're dreaming of.
    是的我准备好出现在你的每个梦中了。
26. Scientists have now discovered more about the processes of sleep and dreaming.
    科学家已经发现了更多的有关睡眠和做梦的过程。
27. Did I talk in my sleep? I must have been dreaming.
    我说梦话了吗？我肯定是在做梦。
28. Are you really here or am I dreaming?
    你真的在这里吗？还是我在梦境中？
29. I'll be dreaming my dreams with U.
    我将与你一起梦我的梦（与你分享我的梦想）。
30. The one you dreamed is dreaming of you.
    你梦中的人其实正梦着你。

noun

1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
   1. I had a dream about you last night

   Synonym:    dream

2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
   1. he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality

   Synonym:    dream