dream up

英 [driːm ʌp]

美 [driːm ʌp]

凭空想象出; 虚构出

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 凭空想象出;虚构出
  If youdream upa plan or idea, you work it out or create it in your mind.
  1. I dreamed up a plan to solve both problems at once...
     我想出了一个方案，可以同时解决两个问题。
  2. The event was dreamed up by Mick Jagger...
     这事是米克·贾格尔的凭空捏造。
  3. His son hadn't dreamed it up.
     他儿子并没有虚构此事。

英英释义

verb

• devise or invent
  1. He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
  2. no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
  Synonym:think upthink ofhatchconcoct

双语例句

• The noise of the shortness of the bell I was awakened from the dream up, and three in the morning, a day of boring and to start.
  急促的闹铃把我从梦中惊醒醒，又是凌晨三点&一天的无聊又要开始。
• Google isn't the first to dream up such an idea& plenty of companies large and small are working on creating clothing that can connect to your phone.
  谷歌并不是第一个有这种想法的公司&许多大大小小的公司都试图创造可以连接手机的服装。
• Don't dream up such an excuse.
  别找这种借口了。
• His mission was to improve economics within government, using evidence to set policy, rather than using economists to dream up justifications for the policies already decided.
  他的任务是改善政府内部的经济状况，利用事实证据来制定政策，而非让经济学家们凭空想象既定政策的合理性。
• This was not hard to dream up; the crown on this style of Buddha is naturally the correct shape for pulp extraction and juicer.
  这不难想像，这类佛祖外型的头部就跟果肉萃取机和果汁机的形状一样。
• Once the troublesome mind begins to compose speeches and dream up arguments, especially if these are clever, it will soon imagine it is doing important work.
  麻烦的脑袋一旦开始构思演说，编造巧思辩论，很快就会以为自己做的工作很重要。
• Where did you dream up that fantastic rumor?
  你哪里想出如此怪诞的谣传？
• They can always dream up some new excuse for the train arriving late.
  他们总能够臆造出火车误点的藉口。
• There are day dreamers and night dreamers who dream up make believe places.
  白天做梦和晚上做梦的人，他们运用梦赐给他们的众多想象力，构造出/梦见虚假的地方。
• You could dream up any scenario.
  你可以幻想任何故事情节。