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daydreams
白日梦
daydreams is the plural of daydream.
核心释义
absentminded dreaming while awake
- 1.
清醒时自发产生的一系列想法,与当前现实无关。
A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
- 2.
清醒时心不在焉的幻想
absentminded dreaming while awake
清醒时自发产生的一系列想法,与当前现实无关。;清醒时心不在焉的幻想
用法In use
The student's daydream about winning a scholarship faded when the teacher called her name.
用法提示:此处 daydream 为名词,表示走神时产生的美好幻想。
He daydreams every time the meeting gets too technical.
用法提示:此处 daydream 为动词(第三人称单数),表示做白日梦、走神。
I was daydreaming about the weekend instead of listening to the safety instructions.
用法提示:此处 daydream 为动词(现在分词),表示发呆、走神。
daydream about sth
动词用法,后接 about 引出幻想的内容。
She often daydreams about living in Paris.
她经常做关于住在巴黎的白日梦。
be daydreaming
进行时态常用来表示走神、发呆的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be lost in a daydream
- 沉浸在白日梦中
- He was so lost in a daydream that he missed his stop.他沉浸在白日梦中,坐过了站。
- have a daydream
- 做一个白日梦
- I had a daydream about swimming in the ocean.我做了个关于在大海里游泳的白日梦。
- daydream about
- 幻想;做白日梦
- She often daydreams about traveling around the world.她经常幻想着环游世界。
- catch oneself daydreaming
- 发现自己走神做白日梦
- I caught myself daydreaming during the exam.我发现自己考试时走神做白日梦。
- snap out of a daydream
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
白天(day)做的梦(dream)就是白日梦;记住 day 是白天,dream 是梦,合起来即清醒时走神。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:everyday conversation、general writing、creative writing daydream 为中性常用词,既可作名词(白日梦)也可作动词(做白日梦)。它在日常对话和一般书面语中都自然,正式程度适中;作动词时多指心不在焉地幻想。具体褒贬由上下文决定,通常不带有强烈的正式或随意色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the /iːm/ sound, matching the final syllable of daydream /ˈdeɪˌdrim/. Dream, cream, stream and gleam also share the spelling pattern 'eam' with daydream. Seem and theme have the same sound but different spellings ('ee' and 'eme'). Beware lookalikes with 'ea' such as bread /brɛd/, head /hɛd/, and great /ɡreɪt/: they are not rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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