dream

1 عمومی:: رویا دیدن‌، خواب‌، خواب‌ دیدن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 فلسفه:: رویا

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun while you are asleep ADJ. awful, bad, disturbing, strange a child frightened by a bad dream | pleasant | vivid | recurrent | erotic, wet | prophetic He had a prophetic dream about a train crash the night before the rail disaster. VERB + DREAM dream, have She fell asleep and dreamed strange dreams. I had a very disturbing dream last night. | awake/wake from, be awoken/woken from I was awoken from my dream by a knock at the door. | interpret | haunt Images of the crash still haunted his dreams years later. DREAM + VERB come true I hope my dream about prison won't come true! | haunt sb vivid dreams that regularly haunted him DREAM + NOUN interpretation PREP. in a/the ~ In her dream, she was on board a ship heading for America. | ~ about a recurrent dream about being late for an exam PHRASES as (if) in a dream She found herself standing in front of the crowded hall and making her speech, as if in a dream. | sweet dreams ‘Sweet dreams,’ she said, turning off the light. sth that you want very much to happen ADJ. big, great Her biggest dream was to become a singer. | lifelong | distant His plans to travel the world now seemed like a distant dream. | impossible Peace no longer seemed an impossible dream. | utopian | romantic She had this romantic dream of living in a windmill. VERB + DREAM cherish, have the great utopian dream that they have cherished for so long | achieve, fulfil, realize At last his dreams were fulfilled. | shatter The injury shattered her dream of running in the Olympics. | keep alive The victory keeps San Marino's dream of a World Cup place alive. DREAM + VERB come true He put all his efforts into making his dream of a united country come true. | turn into a nightmare, turn sour Their dream turned into a nightmare as the cruise ship began to sink. DREAM + NOUN holiday, home, house After Betty retired, she and her husband designed and built their dream house. | world The government is living in a dream world if they think voters will agree to higher taxes. PREP. ~ of their dream of a fairer world PHRASES the … of sb's dreams the house of her dreams | beyond sb's wildest dreams They achieved a success beyond their wildest dreams. | a dream come true Their holiday in the Bahamas was a dream come true.,   verb ADV. always As a child she always dreamt of working with animals. | never I never dreamt I'd actually get the job. | still | long People have long dreamt of an egalitarian society. | just, only It was the kind of trip most of us can only dream about. VERB + DREAM wouldn't I wouldn't dream of going without you (= I would never go without you). PREP. about, of

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: dream sth up [ M ] to invent something very unusual and usually silly • This is the latest ploy dreamt up by advertising companies to sell their new products., dream about/of sth to think about something that you want very much • I dream of one day working for myself and not having a boss.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

3 general:: dream 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! dream 2 phrases 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. 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. 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.

transnet.ir

4 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with DREAM, Also see LIKE A DREAM; PIPE DREAM; SWEET DREAMS; WOULDN'T DREAM OF.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: 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?

Longman-Thesaurus

6 general:: noun sleep illusion: I had a dream last night. verb visualize: I dream of the day when all are free.

Simple Definitions