n (1) 梦(series of thoughts， images， or feelings occurring during sleep)[C]：I had a terrible/bad/extraordinary～last night. 我昨天夜里做了一个恶梦/不好的梦/特别的梦。have a～about a faraway place/that one had turned to be a bird/in which one was a hero 梦见一个遥远的地方/变成了小鸟/成了英雄;awake from a～从梦中醒来;It was only a～， after all. 这只不过是一场梦而已。It's a bad～. 这是一场噩梦。Good night — sweet～s! 晚安——愿你做个好梦!

(2) 梦境般的状态(dreamlike state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts)[C， a～]：Don't sit there/go about/walk around in a～. 不要梦游似地坐在那里/到处走/四处遛达。be/live in a (complete)～(完全)处于/生活在梦中;〖同〗daydream;

(3) 梦(幻，理)想，心愿(strong ambition of hope)[C]：His～is (It is his～) to win a Nobel Prize/to be an astronaut/to be a world champion/to live by the sea. 他的梦想是获得诺贝尔奖/成为宇航员/成为世界冠军/住在海边。Space travel used to be just a～. 宇宙航行从前只能是梦想而已。His～is for lasting peace. 他的梦想是实现持久和平。have～s of wealth/happiness/success/justice/equality/world domination/being a hero 梦想有钱/幸福/成功/公正/平等/统治世界/成为英雄;the car/holiday/home of one's～某人梦想中的汽车/假日/家;It's like a～come true. 这像是梦想成真。〖同〗desire， wish， hope， goal， expectation;

(4) 梦一般美好的人或物(thing or person considered to be beautiful，excellent，or lovely)[C， a～]：The new house/Her new dress/Your new car/Our evening is a real(absolute)～. 这新房子/她的新衣服/你的新车/我们的晚会真(绝对)是太棒了。She looked a perfect～. 她看起来像个十全十美的天仙。 a～house/kitchen/world 漂亮的房子/完美的厨房/美好的世界;a～of a dress 漂亮的衣服; My new car goes like a～. 我这辆新车跑得非常好。

→′dreamland n 梦境;′dreamworld n 梦境，梦幻世界;′dreamless adj 无梦的，安祥的;′dreamlessly adv 安祥地;′dreamlike adj 如梦的;虚幻的;′dreamy adj 心不在焉的;如梦的;朦胧的;奇妙的;′dreamily adv 心不在焉地;如梦地;′dreaminess n 心不在焉，朦胧;

v (1) 1) 做梦(see visions and pictures in the mind， esp while asleep)[I]：Do you often～at night? 你夜里常做梦吗?Normally， a person～s from one to two hours every night. 通常一个人每天晚上做一至两个小时的梦。2) 梦见(experience sth in a dream)[I+prep(of/about)，T+n，T+that]：～about (of) home/animals/a person/flying 梦见家/动物/一个人/在飞;Was it real or did I～it? 那是真的，还是我做梦了?～a strange dream 做了一个怪梦;I dreamt that I married a prince/the house had burnt down. 我梦见我嫁给了一个王子/房子烧光了。

(2) 梦(幻)想，渴望(have ideas， thoughts， hope， etc that are not likely or practical)[I，I+prep(of/about)，T+n， T+that]：He's always～ing and never succeeds in anything. 他总在幻想，可什么也没干成过。～of peace/a happy life 渴望和平/幸福的生活;～of becoming a famous surgeon/being a great artist 梦想成为著名的外科医生/成为伟大的艺术家;Who'd have dreamt it? They're getting married. 谁会想得到呢?他们就要结婚了。He never dreamt that his diary would be published/such a thing could happen! 他从未想到过他的日记会出版/这种事情会发生。〖同〗desire， wish， hope for;

not dream of(v prep)绝不会(有……想法)(vt)：I wouldn't/would never～of doing such a thing/following such a suggestion. 我绝不会做这种事情/接受这样的建议。

dream up (v adv)空想，杜撰(vt)：～up some silly plan/a crazy scheme/some new reason for not doing sth 凭空想出某种愚蠢的计划/荒唐的计划/不做某事的新理由;

→′dreamer n 做梦的人;梦想家;空想家;

【说明】dream等一些动词(又如：spoil，spill，learn，lean等)的过去式和过去分词都同时有规则变化和不规则变化两种形式。BrE中通常用不规则形式，规则形式则多用于表示一个持续一段时间的行为;AmE中不同，通常用规则形式。当过去分词用作attrib时，则AmE和BrE中都用不规则形式。