dream
【drim
dri:m]
Countable noun
1 (dream in sleep)
(→ daydream synonym)
A bad one ~
horrible
→ wet dream
Feel at home
Dream of hometown
→ v.t. 1 a
Read a ~
Explain a dream
Sweet ~s! (.
Sweet dreams! Good Night!
2 daydreaming
Wake up ~
Daydream, dream, daydream
→ daydreaming.
3 dream (state)
In ~
In a dream [living in a dream, wandering in a dream]
4 dreams (pictures in my mind), dreams (hopes to come true), and ideals
His wish is to have a house of his own in the suburbs.
Lake.
His dream is to have a house of his own by the lake.
She realized her dream of becoming a singer.
She realized her dream of becoming a singer.
Dreams sometimes come true.
Dreams sometimes come true.
5 (oral) things [people] such as [beauty, beauty, yearning] in dreams.
This is a replica of a house! .
That's the dream house!
She is a perfect girl.
She is as beautiful as a dream.
(She is so beautiful)
well
Easy, easy
This car drives very fast.
This car is easy to drive.
(2) Completely and perfectly
adjective
1 dream dream; Ideal, dreamy
All kinds of cars on display
Ideal perfect automobile exhibition
Fantasy, unrealistic
He lives in an unreal world.
He lives in a fantasy world.
intransitive verb
(~ ed[drimd； Dremt], dreaming of [Dr. [mpt;
dremt，-mpt])
Dream, dream
He said that he seldom tells lies.
He said that he seldom dreams.
B. Dream of ...
I dreamed of you last night.
I dreamed of you last night.
2 a. in a dream; Dream, indulge in fantasy
You must have been stealing.
You must be dreaming.
(Otherwise, you wouldn't be so misunderstood)
B. dreams […]; Fantasy, fantasy
He is eager for honor.
He dreams of glory.
He wants a new car.
He dreams of owning a new car.
Never dreamed that ...
I shouldn't [won't] do that.
I never dreamed of doing such a thing.
I hardly [never] expected to meet.
She ...
I never dreamed of meeting her.
transitive verb
1 a .[ often followed by a homologous recipient used with adjectives] dream
He had a terrible dream that night.
He had a terrible dream that night.
B. [take it as the recipient] dreaming; dream
You must have stolen it.
You must have dreamed it.
There can be no such thing.
C. dream
I dreamed that he was at home.
I dreamed that he went home.
2
I never thought I would offend.
She ...
I never dreamed of offending her.
3 dream;
~ waste your life
idle away one's life
design
(slang) think of;
To conceive out of thin air, invent.