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。
• 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。
• I had to give my dream up.
  我不得不放弃我的梦想。
• You could dream up any scenario.
  你可以幻想任何故事情节。
• The event was dreamed up by Mick Jagger
  这事是米克·贾格尔的凭空捏造。
• Your love-struck friend will wonder if you feel the same way, and will probably dream up subtle tests to find out.
  迷上你的那位朋友不知道你和他（她）的想法是否一样，因此就想出一些绝妙的测试来验证。
• 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。
• Don't dream up thousand of reasons why you can't do what you want to; find one reason why you can.
  不要空想出千百个理由来解释你为何不能做；你想做的事，找一个理由解释你为何要做吧。
• He could dream up the most fantastic rumors.
  他能想出最怪诞的谣传。
• They must have a full-time staff to dream up all this gobbledygook.
  他们当时一定是有一个专门炮制这类官样文章的人员班底。