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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
dream
I.dream1 S2 W2 /driːm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Word Family: adjective: dream, ↑dreamless, ↑dreamy; noun: ↑dream, ↑dreamer; verb: ↑dream; adverb: ↑dreamily] [Language: Old English; Origin: dream 'noise, great happiness'] 1. WHILE SLEEPING a series of thoughts, images, and feelings that you experience when you are asleep ⇨ daydream: I had lots of dreams last night. dream about a dream about drowning in a dream In my dream I flew to a forest of enormous trees. 2. WISH a wish to do, be, or have something – used especially when this seems unlikely: Her dream is to make a movie. dream of (doing) something She had dreams of university. fulfil/realize a dream I fulfilled a childhood dream when I became champion. I have just met the man of my dreams (=the perfect man)! beyond your wildest dreams (=better than anything you imagined or hoped for) 3. dream house/home/job etc something that seems perfect to someone: I’ve finally found my dream house. Win a dream holiday for two in San Francisco! 4. in a dream having a state of mind in which you do not notice or pay attention to things around you: Ruth went about her tasks in a dream. 5. be a dream come true if something is a dream come true, it happens after you have wanted it to happen for a long time: Marriage to her is a dream come true. 6. like a dream extremely well or effectively: The plan worked like a dream. 7. be/live in a dream world to have ideas or hopes that are not correct or likely to happen: If you think that all homeless people have it as easy as me, then you are living in a dream world. 8. be a dream be perfect or very desirable: Her latest boyfriend is an absolute dream. Some performers are a dream to work with; others are not. sb’s dream (=something someone would really like) She’s every adolescent schoolboy’s dream. 9. in your dreams spoken used to say in a rude way that something is not likely to happen: ‘I’m going to ask her to go out with me.’ ‘In your dreams!’ • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1) verbs ▪ have a dream I had a dream about you last night. adjectives ▪ a bad dream (=unpleasant or frightening) The movie gave the kids bad dreams. ▪ a strange/weird dream Sometimes I have a strange dream in which I try to speak but I can’t. ▪ a vivid dream (=very clear) In a vivid dream he saw a huge coloured bird flying above his head. ▪ a recurrent/recurring dream (=that you have many times) Having recurrent dreams is a very common experience. phrases ▪ be/seem like a dream (=seem unreal) That summer was so wonderful it seemed like a dream. ▪ Sweet dreams! (=said to someone who is going to bed) Good night, Sam! Sweet dreams! • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2) verbs ▪ have a dream/dreams I had dreams of becoming a doctor. ▪ achieve/fulfil/realize a dream (=do or get what you want) He had finally achieved his dream of winning an Olympic gold medal. ▪ pursue/follow a dream (=try to do or get what you want) She left her home town to pursue her dreams. ▪ dream a dream literary (=have a wish) We can dream great dreams for ourselves and others. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dream ▪ big/great dreams (=a wish to achieve great things) She was a little girl with big dreams. ▪ an impossible dream (=about something that cannot happen) Having a number one record had seemed an impossible dream. ▪ a childhood dream (=that you had when you were a child) I had a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. ▪ a lifelong dream (=that you have had all your life) His lifelong dream had been to write a novel. ▪ a distant dream (=that it will take a long time to achieve) Peace in this area may still be a distant dream. phrases ▪ a dream comes true (=something you want happens) I’d always wanted to go to Africa and at last my dream came true. ▪ the man/woman/house etc of your dreams (=the perfect one for you) We can help you find the house of your dreams. ▪ not/never in your wildest dreams (=used to say that you had never expected something to happen) Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would win the competition. ▪ beyond your wildest dreams (=better or more than you ever hoped for) Suddenly he was wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. • • • THESAURUS when you are sleeping ▪ dream the thoughts, images, and feelings that go through your mind while you are asleep: I had a strange dream last night -- you and I were in some sort of forest. ▪ nightmare a very unpleasant and frightening dream: She still has terrible nightmares about the accident. ▪ daydream a series of pleasant thoughts that go through your mind when you are awake, so that you do not notice what is happening around you: Neil was in a daydream, and didn’t hear the teacher call his name. ▪ reverie formal a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming: The doorbell rang, shaking her from her reverie. something that you want to do ▪ dream something very special that you want to do and that you think about a lot, especially something that is not very likely to happen: As a teenager, his dream was to become a professional footballer. ▪ ambition something that you want to achieve and that you work hard to achieve, especially in your work: My ambition had always been to start my own business. ▪ aspirations the important things that people want from their lives – used especially about the things a society or a large group of people wants: It’s important that young people think seriously about their career aspirations. ▪ fantasy something exciting that you imagine happening to you, which is extremely unlikely to happen and often involves sex: schoolboy fantasies ▪ pipe dream a dream that is impossible or is extremely unlikely to happen: Is world peace no more than a pipe dream? II.dream2 S3 W3 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle dreamed or dreamt /dremt/) [Word Family: adjective: dream, ↑dreamless, ↑dreamy; noun: ↑dream, ↑dreamer; verb: ↑dream; adverb: ↑dreamily] 1. WISH [intransitive and transitive] to think about something that you would like to happen or have dream of/about (doing) something She dreamed of becoming a chef. He’s got the sort of money that you and I can only dream about. dream (that) She dreamed that one day she would be famous. 2. WHILE SLEEPING [intransitive and transitive] to have a dream while you are asleep dream about I dreamt about you last night. dream (that) It’s quite common to dream that you’re falling. 3. NOT PAY ATTENTION [intransitive] to think about something else and not give your attention to what is happening around you SYN daydream: She had been dreaming and had not followed the conversation. 4. IMAGINE [intransitive and transitive] to imagine that you have done, seen, or heard something that you have not: I was sure I posted the letter but I must have dreamt it. 5. never dreamed (that) used to say that you did not think that something would happen: We never dreamed that we would get through to the next round. 6. wouldn’t dream of (doing) something spoken used to say that you would never do something because you think it is bad or wrong: I wouldn’t dream of letting strangers look after my own grandmother! 7. who would have dreamt that ...? spoken used to express surprise about something that has happened: Who would have dreamt that this would happen? dream something ↔ away phrasal verb to waste time by thinking about what may happen: She would just sit in her room dreaming away the hours. dream on phrasal verb [only in imperative] spoken used to tell someone that they are hoping for something that will not happen: You think I’m going to help you move house? Dream on! dream something ↔ up phrasal verb to think of a plan or idea, especially an unusual one: He was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.
dreamhu◎ | [dri:m] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | giấc mơ, giấc mộng | | ☆ | in a dream | | trong giấc mơ | | ☆ | to see a dream | | nằm mơ | | ■ | sự mơ mộng, sự mơ màng, sự mộng tưởng | | ☆ | in a waking dream | | trong lúc mơ màng, trong lúc mơ mộng | | ■ | điều mơ tưởng, điều mơ ước; điều kỳ ảo như trong giấc mơ | | ☆ | the dream of one's life | | điều mơ tưởng của đời mình | ※ | động từ dreamt, dreamed | | ■ | mơ, nằm mơ thấy | | ☆ | he must have dreamt it | | hẳn là nó nằm mơ thấy điều đó | | ■ | mơ màng, mơ mộng, vẩn vơ | | ☆ | to dream away one's time | | mơ mộng vẩn vơ hết thì giờ | | ■ | (thường), phủ định tưởng tượng, mơ tưởng; nghĩ rằng, tưởng rằng, có ý niệm rằng | | ☆ | I never dream of doing such a thing | | tôi không hề bao giờ nghĩ đến chuyện làm một điều như thế | | ☆ | to dream of something | | mơ tưởng tới cái gì | | 〆 | to dream up | | ✓ | (thông tục) tưởng tượng ra, bịa ra |
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